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1979 40 Teams (Seeds 1-10) 10 wins
1 Indiana State (National Runner-up) beat 8 VPI (86-69); beat 5 Oklahoma (93-72)
beat 2 Arkansas (73-71); beat 2 DePaul (76-74); lost to 2 Michigan St (75-64).
4 San Francisco (Sweet 16) beat 5 BYU (86-63); lost to 1 UCLA (99-81).
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5 Toledo (Sweet 16) beat 4 Iowa (74-72); lost to 1 Notre Dame (79-71).
9 Penn (Final Four) beat 8 Iona (73-69); beat 1 North Carolina (72-71);
beat 4 Syracuse (84-76); lost to 1 Michigan St (101-67).
9 Pepperdine beat 8 Utah (92-88 ot); lost to 1 UCLA (76-71).

1980 48 Teams (Seeds 1-12) 5 wins
6 Iona beat 11 Holy Cross (84-78); lost to Georgetown (74-71).
7 Weber St lost to 10 Lamar (87-86).
8 Alcorn St beat 9 South Alabama (70-62); lost to 1 Louisiana St (98-88).
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10 Lamar (Sweet 16) beat 7 Weber (87-86); beat 2 Ore St (81-77); l 6 Clem (74-66).
12 Penn beat 5 Washington St (62-55); lost to 4 Duke (52-42).

1981 48 Teams (Seeds 1-12) 11 wins
5 Va Commonwealth beat 12 Long Island (85-69); lost to 4 Tennessee (58-56 ot).
5 Wyoming beat 12 Howard (78-43); lost to 4 Illinois (67-65).
6 Wichita St (Elite 8) beat 11 Southern (95-70); beat 3 Iowa (60-56);
beat 7 Kansas (66-65); lost to 1 Louisiana St (96-85).
6 Fresno St lost to 11 Northeastern (55-53).
8 Lamar beat 9 Missouri (71-67); lost to 1 Louisiana St (100-78).
8 Creighton lost to 9 St. Joseph’s (59-57).
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9 St. Josephs (Elite 8) beat 8 Creighton (59-57); beat 1 DePaul (49-48);
beat 5 Boston College (42-41); lost to to 3 Indiana (78-46).
10 James Madison beat 7 Georgetown (61-55); lost to 2 Notre Dame (54-45).
11 Northeastern beat 6 Fresno St (55-53); lost to 3 Utah (94-69).

1982 48 Teams (Seeds 1-12) 8 wins
3 Idaho (Sweet 16) beat 6 Iowa (69-67 ot); lost to 2 Oregon St (60-42).
3 Tulsa lost to 6 Houston (94-74).
4 Fresno St (Sweet 16) beat 5 West Virginia (50-46); lost to 1 Georgetown (58-40).
6 St. Josephs lost to 11 Northeastern (63-62).
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9 James Madison beat 8 Ohio St (55-48); lost to 1 North Carolina (52-50).
7 Pepperdine beat 10 Pittsburgh (99-88); lost to 2 Oregon St (70-51).
8 Wyoming beat 9 USC; lost to 1 Georgetown (51-43).
10 UT-Chattanooga beat 7 North Carolina St (58-51); lost to 2 Minnesota (62-61).
11 Middle Tennessee St beat 6 Kentucky (50-44); lost to 3 Louisville (81-56).
11 Northeastern beat 6 St Joseph’s (63-62); lost to 3 Villanova (76-72 ot).

1983 52 Teams (Seeds 1-12) 5 wins
5 Va Commonwealth beat 12 LaSalle (76-67); lost to 4 Georgia (56-54).
6 Illinois St lost to 11 Ohio (51-49).
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10 James Madison beat 7 West Virginia (57-50); lost to 2 North Carolina (68-49).
11 Lamar beat 6 Alabama (73-50); lost to 3 Villanova (60-58).
11 Ohio beat 6 Illinois St (51-49); lost to 3 Kentucky (57-40).
12 Princeton beat 5 Oklahoma St (56-53); lost to 4 Boston College (51-42).

1984 53 Teams (Seeds 1-12) 6 wins
4 Tulsa lost to 5 Louisville (69-67).
4 UTEP lost to 5 UNLV (73-60).
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6 Va Commonwealth beat 11 Northeastern (70-69); lost to 3 Syracuse (78-63).
8 Illinois St beat 9 Alabama (49-48); lost to 1 DePaul (75-61).
10 Dayton (Sweet 16) beat 7 Louisiana St (74-66); beat 2 Oklahoma (89-85);
lost to 1 Georgetown (61-49).
10 Louisiana Tech beat 7 Fresno St (66-56); lost to 2 Houston (77-69).
12 Richmond beat 5 Auburn (72-71); lost to 4 Indiana (75-67).

1985 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 7 wins
2 Va Commonwealth beat 15 Marshall (81-65); lost to 7 Alabama (63-59).
4 Loyola-Chicago (Sweet 16) beat 13 Iona (59-58); beat 5 SMU (70-57);
lost to 1 Georgetown (60-54).
5 Louisiana Tech (Sweet 16) beat 12 Pittsburgh (78-54); beat 4 Ohio St (79-67);
lost to 1 Oklahoma (86-84 ot).
5 SMU beat 12 Old Dominion (85-68); lost to 4 Loyola-Chicago (70-57).
6 Tulsa lost to 11 UTEP (79-75).
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13 Navy beat 4 Louisiana St (78-55); lost to 6 Maryland (64-59).

1986 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 10 wins
6 St Josephs beat 11 Richmond (60-59); lost to 14 Cleveland St (75-69).
7 Bradley beat 10 UTEP (83-65); lost to 2 Louisville (82-68).
7 Navy (Elite 8) beat 10 Tulsa (87-68); beat 2 Syracuse (97-85);
beat 14 Cleveland St (71-70); lost to 1 Duke (71-50).
8 Jacksonville lost to 9 Temple (61-50 ot).
8 Old Dominion beat 9 West Virginia (72-64); lost to 1 Duke (89-61).
8 Western Kentucky beat 9 Nebraska (67-59); lost to 1 Kentucky (71-64).
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14 Cleveland St (Sweet 16) beat 3 Indiana (83-79); beat 6 St. Josephs (75-69);
lost to 7 Navy (71-70).
14 Arkansas-Little Rock beat 3 Notre Dame (90-83);
lost to 6 North Carolina St (80-66 2ot).

1987 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 9 wins
4 Texas Christian beat 13 Marshall (76-60); lost to 5 Notre Dame (58-57).
7 UTEP beat 10 Arizona (98-91 ot); lost to 2 Iowa (84-82).
7 New Orleans beat 10 BYU (83-79); lost to 2 Alabama (101-76).
8 Navy lost to 9 Michigan 97-82.
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10 Western Kentucky beat 7 West Virginia (64-62); lost to 2 Syracuse (104-86).
12 Wyoming (Sweet 16) beat 5 Virginia (64-60); beat 4 UCLA (78-68);
lost to 1 UNLV (92-78).
13 Xavier beat 4 Missouri (70-69); lost to 5 Duke (65-60).
13 Southwest Missouri beat 4 Clemson (65-60); lost to 5 Kansas (67-63).
14 Austin Peay beat 3 Illinois (68-67); lost to 6 Providence (90-87 ot).

1988 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 7 wins
7 SMU beat 10 Notre Dame (83-75); lost to 2 Duke (94-79).
7 Wyoming lost to 10 Loyola Marymount (119-115).
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10 Loyola Marymount beat 7 Wyoming (119-115);
lost to 2 North Carolina (123-97).
11 Rhode Island (Sweet 16) beat 6 Missouri (87-80); beat 3 Syracuse (97-94);
lost to 2 Duke (73-72).
13 Richmond (Sweet 16) beat 4 Indiana (72-69); beat 5 Georgia Tech (59-55);
lost to 1 Temple (69-47).
14 Murray St beat 3 North Carolina St (78-75); lost to 6 Kansas (61-58).

1989 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 8 wins
7 UTEP beat 10 Louisiana St (85-74); lost to 2 Indiana (92-69).
8 LaSalle lost to 9 Louisiana Tech (88-74).
8 St. Mary’s lost to 9 Clemson (83-70).
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9 Ball St beat 8 Pittsburgh (68-64); lost to 1 Illinois (72-60).
9 Louisiana Tech beat 8 LaSalle (88-74); lost to 1 Oklahoma (124-81)
10 Colorado St beat 7 Florida (68-46); lost to 2 Syracuse (65-50).
11 South Alabama beat 6 Alabama (86-84); lost to 3 Michigan (91-82).
11 Evansville beat 6 Oregon St (94-90 ot); lost to 3 Seton Hall (87-73).
13 Middle Tennessee St beat 4 Florida St (97-83); lost to 5 Virginia (104-88).
14 Siena beat 3 Stanford (80-78); lost to 11 Minnesota (80-67).

1990 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 11 wins
4 LaSalle beat 13 Southern Miss (79-63); lost to 5 Clemson (79-75).
6 New Mexico St lost to 11 Loyola Marymount (111-92).
6 Xavier (Sweet 16) beat 11 Kansas St (87-79); beat 3 Georgetown (74-71);
lost to 10 Texas (102-89).
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9 UC-Santa Barbara beat 8 Houston (70-66); lost to 1 Michigan St (62-58).
11 Loyola Marymount (Elite 8) beat 6 New Mexico St (111-92); beat
3 Michigan (149-115); beat 7 Alabama (62-60); lost to 1 UNLV (131-101).
12 Ball St (Sweet 16) beat 5 Oregon St (54-53); beat 4 Louisville (62-60);
lost to 1 UNLV (69-67).
12 Dayton beat 5 Illinois (88-86); lost to 4 Arkansas (86-84).
14 Northern Iowa beat 3 Missouri (74-71); lost to 6 Minnesota (81-78).

1991 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 6 wins
6 New Mexico St lost to 11 Creighton (64-56).
8 Princeton lost to 9 Villanova (50-48).
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11 Creighton beat 6 New Mexico St (64-56); lost to 3 Seton Hall (81-69).
12 Eastern Michigan (Sweet 16) beat 5 Mississippi St (76-56);
beat 13 Penn St (71-68 ot); lost to 1 North Carolina (93-67).
13 Penn St beat 4 UCLA (74-69); lost to 12 Eastern Michigan (71-68 ot).
14 Xavier beat 3 Nebraska (89-84); lost to 11 Connecticut (66-50).
15 Richmond beat 2 Syracuse (73-69); lost to 7 Temple (77-64).

1992 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 8 wins
3 Massachusetts (Sweet 16) beat 14 Fordham (85-58); beat 6 Syracuse (77-71 ot);
lost to 2 Kentucky (87-77).
8 Evansville lost to 9 UTEP (55-50).
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9 UTEP (Sweet 16) beat 8 Evansville (55-50); beat 1 Kansas (66-60);
lost to 4 Cincinnati (69-67).
12 New Mexico St (Sweet 16) beat 5 DePaul (81-73); beat 13 SW Louisiana (81-73);
lost to 1 UCLA (85-78).
13 SW Louisiana beat 4 Oklahoma (87-83); lost to 12 New Mexico St (81-73).
14 East Tennessee St beat 3 Arizona (87-80); lost to 6 Michigan (102-90).

1993 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 10 wins
3 Massachusetts beat 14 Penn (54-50); lost to 6 Virginia (71-56).
5 New Mexico lost to 12 George Washington (82-68).
7 Western Kentucky (Sweet 16) beat 10 Memphis St (55-52);
beat 2 Seton Hall (72-68); lost to 3 Florida St (81-78 ot).
7 New Mexico St beat 10 Nebraska (93-79); lost to 2 Cincinnati (92-55).
8 Rhode Island beat 9 Purdue (74-68); lost to 1 North Carolina (112-67).
8 New Orleans lost to 9 Xavier (73-55).
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9 Xavier beat 8 New Orleans (73-55); lost to 1 Indiana (73-70).
12 George Washington (Sweet 16) beat 5 New Mexico (82-68);
beat 13 Southern (90-80); lost to 1 Michigan (72-64).
13 Southern beat 4 Georgia Tech (93-78); lost to 12 George Washington (90-80).
15 Santa Clara beat 2 Arizona (64-61); lost to 7 Temple (68-57).

1994 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 5 wins
2 Massachusetts beat 15 SW Texas St (78-60); lost to 10 Maryland (95-87).
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10 George Washington beat 7 UAB (51-46); lost to 2 Connecticut (75-63).
11 Penn beat 6 Nebraska (90-80); lost to 3 Florida (70-58).
12 Wisconsin-Green Bay beat 5 California (61-57); lost to 4 Syracuse (64-59).
12 Tulsa (Sweet 16) beat 5 UCLA (112-102); beat 4 Oklahoma St (82-80);
lost to 1 Arkansas (103-84).

1995 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 12 wins
2 Massachusetts (Elite 8) beat 15 St. Peter’s (68-51); beat 10 Stanford (75-53);
beat 6 Tulsa (76-51); lost to 4 Oklahoma St (68-54).
6 Tulsa (Sweet 16) beat 11 Illinois (68-62); beat 14 Old Dominion (64-52);
lost to 2 Massachusetts (76-51).
8 Western Kentucky beat 9 Michigan (82-76 ot); lost to 1 Kansas (75-70).
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9 St. Louis beat 8 Minnesota (64-61 ot); lost to 1 Wake Forest (64-59).
9 Tulane beat 8 Brigham Young (76-70); lost to 1 Kentucky (82-60).
12 Miami, Ohio beat 5 Arizona (71-62); lost to 4 Virginia (60-54 ot).
13 Manhattan beat 4 Oklahoma (77-67); lost to 5 Arizona St (64-54).
14 Weber St beat 3 Michigan St (79-72); lost to 6 Georgetown (53-51).
14 Old Dominion beat 3 Villanova (89-81 3ot); lost to 6 Tulsa (64-52).

1996 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 9 wins
1 Massachusetts (Final Four) beat 16 Central Florida (92-70);
beat 9 Stanford (79-74); beat 12 Arkansas (79-63); beat 2 Georgetown (86-62);
lost to 1 Kentucky (81-74).
7 New Mexico beat 10 Kansas St (69-48); lost to 2 Georgetown (73-62).
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9 Eastern Michigan beat 8 Duke (75-60); lost to 1 Connecticut (95-81).
10 Santa Clara beat 7 Maryland (91-79); lost to 2 Kansas (76-51).
12 Princeton beat 5 UCLA (43-41); lost to 4 Mississippi St (63-41).
12 Drexel beat 5 Memphis (75-63); lost to 4 Syracuse (69-58).

1997 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 5 wins
3 New Mexico beat 14 Old Dominion (59-55); lost to 6 Louisville (64-63).
4 St. Joseph’s (Sweet 16) beat 13 Pacific (75-65); beat 5 Boston College (81-77 ot);
lost to 1 Kentucky (83-68).
5 Tulsa beat 12 Boston U (81-52); lost to 4 Clemson (65-59).
7 Xavier beat 10 Vanderbilt (80-68); lost to 2 UCLA (96-83).
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12 College of Charleston beat 5 Maryland (75-66); lost to 4 Arizona (73-69).
14 UT-Chattanooga (Sweet 16) beat 3 Georgia (73-70); beat 6 Illinois (75-63);
lost to 10 Providence (71-65).
15 Coppin St beat 2 South Carolina (78-65); lost to 10 Texas (82-81).

1998 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 12 wins
4 New Mexico beat 13 Butler (79-62); lost to 5 Syracuse (66-56).
5 Princeton beat 12 UNLV (69-57); lost to 4 Michigan St (63-56).
5 Texas Christian lost to 12 Florida St (96-87).
6 Xavier lost to 11 Washington (69-68).
8 Rhode Island (Elite 8) beat 9 Murray St (97-74); beat 1 Kansas (80-75);
beat 13 Valparaiso (74-68); lost to 3 Stanford (79-77).
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9 Illinois St beat 8 Tennessee (82-81); lost to 1 Arizona (82-49).
10 Detroit beat 7 St. John’s (66-64); lost to 2 Purdue (80-65).
10 St. Louis beat 7 Massachusetts (51-46); lost to 2 Kentucky (88-61).
11 Western Michigan beat 6 Clemson (75-72); lost to 3 Stanford (83-65).
13 Valparaiso (Sweet 16) beat 4 Mississippi (70-69); beat 12 Florida St (81-77);
lost to 8 Rhode Island (74-68).
14 Richmond beat 3 South Carolina (62-61); lost to 11 Washington (81-66).

1999 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 11 wins
8 College of Charleston lost to 9 Tulsa (62-53).
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9 Tulsa beat 8 College of Charleston (62-53); lost to 1 Duke (97-56).
10 Gonzaga (Elite 8) beat 7 Minnesota (75-63); beat 2 Stanford (82-74);
beat 6 Florida (73-72); lost to 1 Connecticut (67-62).
10 Miami, Ohio (Sweet 16) beat 7 Washington (59-58); beat 2 Utah (66-58);
lost to 3 Kentucky (58-43).
10 Creighton beat 7 Louisville (62-58); lost to 2 Maryland (75-63).
12 Southwest Missouri (Sweet 16) beat 5 Wisconsin (43-32);
beat 4 Tennessee (81-51); lost to 1 Duke (78-61).
12 Detroit beat 5 UCLA (56-53); lost to 4 Ohio St (75-44).
14 Weber St beat 3 North Carolina (76-74); lost to 6 Florida (82-74 ot).

2000 64 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 6 wins
7 Tulsa (Elite 8) beat 10 UNLV (89-62); beat 2 Cincinnati (69-61);
beat 6 Miami, Florida (80-71); lost to 8 North Carolina (59-55).
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10 Gonzaga (Sweet 16) beat 7 Louisville (77-66); beat 2 St. Johns (82-76);
lost to 6 Purdue (75-66).
11 Pepperdine beat 6 Indiana (77-57); lost to 3 Oklahoma St (75-67).

2001 65 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 11 wins
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9 St. Joseph’s beat 8 Georgia Tech (66-62); lost to 1 Stanford (90-83).
9 Fresno St beat 8 California (82-70); lost to 1 Michigan St (81-65).
10 Butler beat 7 Wake Forest (79-63); lost to 2 Arizona (73-52).
11 Georgia St beat 6 Wisconsin (50-49); lost to 3 Maryland (79-60).
12 Gonzaga (Sweet 16) beat 5 Virginia (86-85); beat 13 Indiana St (85-68);
lost to 1 Michigan St (77-62).
12 Utah St beat 5 Ohio St (77-68); lost to 4 UCLA (75-50).
13 Kent St beat 4 Indiana (77-73); lost to 5 Cincinnati (66-43).
13 Indiana St beat 4 Oklahoma (70-68 ot); lost to 12 Gonzaga (85-68).
15 Hampton beat 2 Iowa St (58-57); lost to 10 Georgetown (76-57).

2002 65 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 9 wins
6 Gonzaga lost to 11 Wyoming (73-66).
7 Xavier beat 10 Hawaii (70-58); lost to 2 Oklahoma (71-63).
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10 Kent St (Elite 8) beat 7 Oklahoma St (69-61); beat 2 Alabama (71-58);
beat 3 Pittsburgh (78-73 ot); lost to 5 Indiana (81-69).
11 Southern Illinois (Sweet 16) beat 7 Texas Tech (76-68); beat 3 Georgia (77-75);
lost to 2 Connecticut (71-59).
12 Tulsa beat 5 Marquette (71-69); lost to 4 Kentucky (87-82).
12 Creighton beat 5 Florida (83-82 2ot); lost to 4 Illinois (72-60).
13 UNC-Wilmington beat 4 USC (93-89 ot); lost to 5 Indiana (76-67).

2003 65 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 6 wins
3 Xavier beat 14 Troy St (71-59); lost to 6 Maryland (77-64).
4 Dayton lost to 13 Tulsa (84-71).
6 Creighton lost to 11 Central Michigan (79-73).
7 St. Joseph’s lost to 10 Auburn (65-63 ot).
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9 Gonzaga beat 8 Cincinnati (74-69); lost to 1 Arizona (96-95 2ot).
11 Central Michigan beat 6 Creighton (79-73); lost to 3 Duke (86-60).
12 Butler (Sweet 16) beat 5 Mississippi St (47-46); beat 4 Louisville (79-71);
lost to 1 Oklahoma (65-54).
13 Tulsa beat 4 Dayton (84-71); lost to 5 Wisconsin (61-60).

2004 65 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 13 wins
1 St. Joseph’s (Elite 8) beat 16 Liberty (82-63); beat 8 Texas Tech (70-65);
beat 4 Wake Forest (84-80); lost to 2 Oklahoma State (64-62).
2 Gonzaga beat 15 Valparaiso (76-49); lost to 10 Nevada (91-72).
7 Xavier (Elite 8) beat 10 Louisville (80-70); beat 2 Mississippi St (89-74);
beat 3 Texas (79-71); lost to 1 Duke (66-63).
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9 UAB (Sweet 16) beat 8 Washington (102-100); beat 1 Kentucky (76-75);
lost to 4 Kansas (100-74).
10 Nevada (Sweet 16) beat 7 Michigan St (72-66); beat 2 Gonzaga (91-72);
lost to 3 Georgia Tech (72-67).
12 Manhattan beat 5 Florida St (75-60); lost to 4 Wake Forest (84-80).
12 Pacific beat 5 Providence (66-58); lost to 4 Kansas (78-63).

2005 65 Teams (Seeds 1-16) 9 wins
3 Gonzaga beat 14 Winthrop (74-64); lost to 6 Texas Tech (71-69)
7 Southern Illinois beat 10 Saint Marys (65-56)
8 Pacific beat 9 Pittsburgh (79-71); lost to 1 Washington (97-79)
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9 Nevada beat 8 Texas (61-57); lost to 1 Illinois (71-59)
11 UAB beat 6 Louisiana St (82-68); lost to 3 Arizona (85-63)
12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat 5 Alabama (83-73); beat 4 Boston College (83-75)
13 Vermont beat 4 Syracuse (60-57 ot)
14 Bucknell beat 3 Kansas (64-63)

updated through first day's action

Amazing how some years the upsets are more than others. Interesting that expanding the field has actually hurt mid-majors. Those At-large majors make it much more difficult to get to elite 8 and final four. Kent State's elite 8 run is much more impressive now that the Ohio elite 8 appearance when the field was 32 team back in the early 60's. Also,some of those teams that are majors today were mid-majors years ago. And some Majors then are mid-major today. The old Southwest confernce was a major conference along with the Metro Conference. The Big Eight wasn't even close to what it is right now. The A-10 had West Virginia and Penn State. Virginia Tech was in the Metro. Houston was a major power in the Southwest with Guy Lewis as coach. Now they are a C-USa midweight. Houston and Arkansas were the big two teams in the SWC. Texas and Texas Tech weren't much better than the MAC today. Independents like Depaul, Marquette, and Notre Dame were very powerfull. Now they are NIT regulars. UNLV was a power in the Big west. Now they haven't won a tourney game since 1991. Old Dominion once was offered a membership in the Big East, they turned it down thinking that the Colonial had a better future. The Big East wasn't a major Conference until late 70's early eighties. Uconn was a seller dweller for most of the early years in the Big East. St. John's the elite program of the big east. What a difference 25 years makes. The small field only took the conference winners back then. Today, the field has more mediocre Majors than conference champs. Adding small conferences to the list of automatic bids also has watered down the tourneyment. The Nit was the tourney for at-large teams. The Nit has the second place and third place teams from the major conferences back then. The conference tourney has replaced the regular season as the automatic bid.

I believe there were 24 teams in the tourney when OU made final four in the early 60's.

axeme Wrote:I believe there were 24 teams in the tourney when OU made final four in the early 60's.

I'm pretty sure the only MAC team to ever make an NCAA final four would be Western Kentucky (if we add them). The Hilltoppers did it in 1971.

Ohio did make the Elite 8 in 1964. They beat Louisville 71-69 and Kentucky 85-69 before losing to Michigan 69-57.

Twenty-five teams were invited that year.

Duh. Of course. Elite 8. Too early to be posting.
They had to "play-in" to the round of 16, then won that game. Must have seeded 8 teams, then 16 teams played to get to play them.

axeme Wrote:Duh. Of course. Elite 8. Too early to be posting.
They had to "play-in" to the round of 16, then won that game. Must have seeded 8 teams, then 16 teams played to get to play them.

That's roughly it, I think.

All past NCAA tournament brackets are listed in the Official 2005 NCAA® Men’s Final Four® Records Book starting on page 179:

<a href='http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/m_final_four_records_book/2005/2005_m_final_four_records.pdf' target='_blank'>http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/m_fina...our_records.pdf</a>

(Note: That's a big .pdf file. If your computer is a weakling, beware).

updated through the end of round 1