User:Skarmory/NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament upsets

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To anyone stumbling across this page, this is an overhaul of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament upsets that I'm working on. Feel free to chip in if you want, but if you have any ideas for which games should be included/excluded that are potentially controversial, I'd like to talk it out on a talk page somewhere (the one for this page should work). I'm not going to focus on prose until after I finish the tables, but if anyone wants to take that on, be my guest. My main goal right now is to get the tables done and well-sourced – anything defined as an "upset" by the NCAA will be included, at the bare minimum.

My current plan is to include every seed mentioned in a previous section, starting with 16–11 winning in the round of 64, then adding 10–7 winning in the round of 32, and 6 seeds winning in the elite 8. I don't think it's possible to pull an official NCAA upset before those parameters, and 5 seeds and above can never pull off an official NCAA upset. The name will have to be changed, because this list will include teams seeded above others winning (e.g. an 11 over a 14), but it's probably better to do that than to wipe all trace of any "unofficial" upsets by teams after they've already pulled one to get there, at least in my view.

NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament upsets (and advancements by lower-seeded teams?)[edit]

Round of 64 upsets[edit]

16 vs. 1[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2018 UMBC Virginia 74–54[1]
2023 Fairleigh Dickinson Purdue 63–58[2]

15 vs. 2[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1991 Richmond Syracuse 73–69
1993 Santa Clara Arizona 64–61
1997 Coppin State South Carolina 78–65
2001 Hampton Iowa State 58–57
2012 Lehigh Duke 75–70
Norfolk State Missouri 86–84
2013 Florida Gulf Coast Georgetown 78–68[3]
2016 Middle Tennessee Michigan State 90–81[4]
2021 Oral Roberts Ohio State 75–72OT[5]
2022 Saint Peter's Kentucky 85–79OT[6]
2023 Princeton Arizona 59–55[7]

14 vs. 3[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1986 Cleveland State Indiana 83–79
Arkansas–Little Rock[a] Notre Dame 90–83
1987 Austin Peay Illinois 68–67
1988 Murray State NC State 78–75
1989 Siena Stanford 80–78
1990 Northern Iowa Missouri 74–71
1991 Xavier Nebraska 89–84
1992 East Tennessee State Arizona 87–80
1995 Old Dominion Villanova 89–813 OT
Weber State Michigan State 79–72
1997 Chattanooga Georgia 73–70
1998 Richmond South Carolina 62–61
1999 Weber State North Carolina 76–74
2005 Bucknell Kansas 64–63
2006 Northwestern State Iowa 64–63
2010 Ohio Georgetown 97–83
2013 Harvard New Mexico 68–62[3]
2014 Mercer Duke 78–71
2015 Georgia State Baylor 57–56
UAB Iowa State 60–59
2016 Stephen F. Austin West Virginia 70–56[8]
2021 Abilene Christian Texas 53–52[5]

13 vs. 4[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1985 Navy LSU 78–55
1987 Xavier Missouri 70–69
SW Missouri State Clemson 65–60
1988 Richmond Indiana 72–69
1989 Middle Tennessee Florida State 97–83
1991 Penn State UCLA 74–69
1992 Southwestern Louisiana[b] Oklahoma 87–83
1993 Southern Georgia Tech 93–78
1995 Manhattan Oklahoma 77–67
1996 Princeton UCLA 43–41
1998 Valparaiso Ole Miss 70–69
1999 Oklahoma Arizona 61–60
2001 Kent State Indiana 77–73
Indiana State Oklahoma 70–68OT
2002 UNC Wilmington USC 93–89OT
2003 Tulsa Dayton 84–71
2005 Vermont Syracuse 60–57OT
2006 Bradley Kansas 77–73
2008 Siena Vanderbilt 83–62
San Diego Connecticut[c] 70–69OT
2009 Cleveland State Wake Forest 84–69
2010 Murray State Vanderbilt 66–65
2011 Morehead State Louisville 62–61
2012 Ohio Michigan 65–60
2013 La Salle Kansas State 63–61[3]
2016 Hawaii California 77–66[9]
2018 Marshall Wichita State 81–75
Buffalo Arizona 89–68
2019 UC Irvine Kansas State 70–64[10]
2021 Ohio Virginia 62–58[5]
North Texas Purdue 78–69OT[5]
2023 Furman Virginia 68–67[11]

12 vs. 5[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1980 Penn Washington State 62–55[12]
1983 Princeton Oklahoma State 56–53[12]
1984 Richmond Auburn 72–71[12]
1985 Kentucky Washington 66–58
1986 DePaul Virginia 72–68
1987 Wyoming Virginia 64–60
1989 DePaul Memphis State[d] 66–63
1990 Dayton Illinois 88–86
Ball State Oregon State 54–53
1991 Eastern Michigan Mississippi State 76–56
1992 New Mexico State DePaul 81–73
1993 George Washington New Mexico 82–68
1994 Wisconsin–Green Bay[e] California 61–57
Tulsa UCLA 112–102
1995 Miami (OH) Arizona 71–62
1996 Drexel Memphis State[d] 75–63
Arkansas Penn State 86–80
1997 College of Charleston Maryland 75–66
1998 Florida State TCU 96–87
1999 SW Missouri State Wisconsin 43–32
Detroit[f] UCLA 56–53
2001 Gonzaga[g] Virginia 86–85
Utah State Ohio State 77–68OT
2002 Creighton Florida 83–822 OT
Tulsa Marquette 71–69
Missouri Miami (FL) 93–80
2003 Butler Mississippi State 47–46
2004 Manhattan Florida 75–60
Pacific Providence 66–58
2005 Milwaukee Alabama 83–73
2006 Montana Nevada 87–79
Texas A&M[h] Syracuse 66–58
2008 Villanova Clemson 75–69
Western Kentucky Drake 101–99OT
2009 Wisconsin Florida State 61–59OT
Arizona Utah 84–71
Western Kentucky Illinois 76–72
2010 Cornell Temple 78–65
2011 Richmond Vanderbilt 69–66
2012 South Florida Temple 58–44
VCU Wichita State 62–59
2013 Ole Miss Wisconsin 57–46[3]
California UNLV 64–61[3]
Oregon Oklahoma State 68–55[3]
2014 Stephen F. Austin VCU 77–75OT
North Dakota State Oklahoma 80–75OT
Harvard Cincinnati 61–57
2016 Little Rock Purdue 85–832 OT[14]
Yale Baylor 79–75[15]
2017 Middle Tennessee[g] Minnesota 81–72
2019 Murray State Marquette 83–64[16]
Oregon Wisconsin 72–54[17]
Liberty Mississippi State 80–76[18]
2021 Oregon State Tennessee 70–56[5]
2022 Richmond Iowa 67–63[19]
New Mexico State UConn 70–63[20]

11 vs. 6[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1981 Northeastern Fresno State 55–53[21]
1982 Northeastern Saint Joseph's 63–62[21]
Middle Tennessee Kentucky 50–44[22]
1983 Ohio Illinois State 51–49[12]
Lamar Alabama 73–50[12]
1984 West Virginia Oregon State 64–62[12]
1985 Boston College Texas Tech 55–53
UTEP Tulsa 79–75
Auburn Purdue 59–58
1986 LSU Purdue 94–87OT
1988 Rhode Island Missouri 87–80
1989 Minnesota Kansas State 86–75
Evansville Oregon State 94–90OT
South Alabama Alabama 86–84
Texas Georgia Tech 76–70
1990 Loyola Marymount New Mexico State 111–92
1991 Creighton New Mexico State 64–56
Connecticut[c] LSU 79–62
1993 Tulane Kansas State 55–53
1994 Penn Nebraska 90–80
1995 Texas Oregon 90–73
1996 Boston College Indiana 64–51
1998 Washington Xavier 69–68
Western Michigan Clemson 75–72
2000 Pepperdine Indiana 77–57
2001 Georgia State Wisconsin 50–49
Temple Texas 79–65
2002 Wyoming Gonzaga 73–68
Southern Illinois Texas Tech 76–68
2003 Central Michigan Creighton 79–73
2005 UAB LSU 82–68
2006 Milwaukee Oklahoma 82–74
George Mason Michigan State 75–65
2007 Winthrop Notre Dame 76–64
VCU Duke 79–77
2008 Kansas State USC 80–67
2009 Dayton West Virginia 68–62
2010 Washington Marquette 80–78
Old Dominion Notre Dame 51–50
2011 Marquette Xavier 66–55
VCU Georgetown 74–56
Gonzaga St. John's 86–71
2012 Colorado UNLV 68–64
North Carolina State San Diego State 79–65
2013 Minnesota UCLA 83–63[3]
2014 Tennessee UMass 86–67
Dayton Ohio State 60–59
2015 Dayton Providence 66–53
UCLA SMU 60–59
2016 Northern Iowa Texas 75–72[9]
Gonzaga Seton Hall 68–52[23]
Wichita State Arizona 65–55[24]
2017 Rhode Island Creighton 84–72
USC SMU 66–65
Xavier Maryland 76–65
2018 Loyola Chicago Miami (FL) 64–62
Syracuse TCU 57–52
2019 Ohio State Iowa State 62–59[25]
2021 UCLA BYU 73–62[26]
Syracuse San Diego State 78–62[5]
2022 Michigan[i] Colorado State 75–63[28]
Notre Dame Alabama 78–64[29]
Iowa State LSU 59–54[30]
2023 Pittsburgh Iowa State 59–41[31]

Round of 32 upsets and advancements by lowly seeded teams[edit]

15 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2013 Florida Gulf Coast (7) San Diego State 81–71[3]
2021 Oral Roberts (7) Florida 81–78[5]
2022 Saint Peter's (7) Murray State 70–60[32]
2023 Princeton (7) Missouri 78–63[33]

14 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1986 Cleveland State (6) Saint Joseph's 75–69
1997 Chattanooga (6) Illinois 75–63

13 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1988 Richmond (5) Georgia Tech 59–55
1999 Oklahoma (5) UNC Charlotte[j] 85–72
2006 Bradley (5) Pittsburgh 72–66

Non-upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1998 Valparaiso (12) Florida State 83–77OT
2012 Ohio (12) South Florida 62–56
2013 La Salle (12) Ole Miss 76–74[3]

12 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1985 Kentucky (4) UNLV 64–61
1986 DePaul (4) Oklahoma 74–69
1987 Wyoming (4) UCLA 78–68
1990 Ball State (4) Louisville 62–60
1994 Tulsa (4) Oklahoma State 82–80
1996 Arkansas (4) Marquette 65–56
1999 Southwest Missouri State[k] (4) Tennessee 81–51
2002 Missouri (4) Ohio State 83–64
2003 Butler (4) Louisville 79–71
2005 Milwaukee (4) Boston College 83–75
2010 Cornell (4) Wisconsin 87–69
2013 Oregon (4) Saint Louis 74–57[3]
2021 Oregon State (4) Oklahoma State 80–70[5]

Non-upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1991 Eastern Michigan (13) Penn State 71–68OT
1992 New Mexico State (13) Southwestern Louisiana[b] 81–73
1993 George Washington (13) Southern 90–80
2001 Gonzaga (13) Indiana State 85–68
2008 Western Kentucky (13) San Diego 72–63
Villanova (13) Siena 84–72
2009 Arizona (13) Cleveland State 71–57
2011 Richmond (13) Morehead State 65–48
2019 Oregon (13) UC Irvine 73–54

11 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1985 Auburn (3) Kansas 66–64
Boston College (3) Duke 74–73
1986 LSU (3) Memphis State[d] 83–81
1988 Rhode Island (3) Syracuse 97–94
1990 Loyola Marymount (3) Michigan 149–115
2001 Temple (3) Florida 75–54
2002 Southern Illinois (3) Georgia 77–75
2006 George Mason (3) North Carolina 65–60
2010 Washington (3) New Mexico 82–64
2011 Marquette (3) Syracuse 66–62
VCU (3) Purdue 94–76
2012 NC State (3) Georgetown 66–63
2014 Dayton (3) Syracuse 55–53
2016 Gonzaga (3) Utah 82–59
2017 Xavier (3) Florida State 91–66
2018 Loyola Chicago (3) Tennessee 63–62
Syracuse (3) Michigan State 55–53
2021 Syracuse (3) West Virginia 75–72[5]
2022 Iowa State (3) Wisconsin 54–49[34]
Michigan (3) Tennessee 76–68[35]

Non-upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1989 Minnesota (14) Siena 80–67
1991 Connecticut[c] (14) Xavier 66–50
1998 Washington (14) Richmond 81–66
2014 Tennessee (14) Mercer 83–63
2015 UCLA (14) UAB 92–75
2021 UCLA (14) Abilene Christian 67–47[36]

10 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1979 St. John's (2) Duke 80–78[12]
1983 Utah (2) UCLA 67–61[12]
1984 Dayton (2) Oklahoma 89–85[12]
1987 LSU (2) Temple 72–62
1990 Texas (2) Purdue 73–72
1994 Maryland (2) UMass 95–87
1997 Providence (2) Duke 98–87
1998 West Virginia (2) Cincinnati 75–74
1999 Purdue (2) Miami (FL) 73–63
Miami (OH) (2) Utah 66–58
Gonzaga (2) Stanford 82–74
2000 Seton Hall (2) Temple 67–65OT
Gonzaga (2) St. John's 82–76
2002 Kent State (2) Alabama 71–58
2003 Auburn (2) Wake Forest 68–62
2004 Nevada (2) Gonzaga 91–72
2005 NC State (2) Connecticut[c] 65–62
2008 Davidson (2) Georgetown 74–70
2010 St. Mary's (2) Villanova 75–68
2011 Florida State (2) Notre Dame 71–58
2014 Stanford (2) Kansas 60–57
2022 Miami (FL) (2) Auburn 79–61[37]

Non-upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1991 Temple (15) Richmond 77–64
1997 Texas (15) Coppin State 82–81
2001 Georgetown (15) Hampton 76–57
2012 Xavier (15) Lehigh 70–58
2016 Syracuse (15) Middle Tennessee 75–50

9 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1979 Penn (1) North Carolina 72–71[38]
1981 Saint Joseph's (1) DePaul 49–48[39]
1992 UTEP (1) Kansas 66–60
1994 Boston College (1) North Carolina 75–72
2004 UAB (1) Kentucky 76–75
2010 Northern Iowa (1) Kansas 69–67
2013 Wichita State (1) Gonzaga 76–70[3]
2018 Florida State (1) Xavier 75–70

Non-upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2018 Kansas State (16) UMBC 50–43
2023 Florida Atlantic (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 78–70[40]

8 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1980 UCLA† (1) DePaul 77–71[41]
1981 Kansas State (1) Oregon State 50–48[39]
1982 Boston College (1) DePaul 82–75[42]
1985 Villanova (1) Michigan 59–55
1986 Auburn (1) St. John's 81–65
1990 North Carolina (1) Oklahoma 79–77
1996 Georgia (1) Purdue 76–69
1998 Rhode Island (1) Kansas 80–75
2000 North Carolina (1) Stanford 60–53
Wisconsin (1) Arizona 66–59
2002 UCLA (1) Cincinnati 105–1012OT
2004 Alabama (1) Stanford 70–67
2011 Butler (1) Pittsburgh 71–70
2014 Kentucky (1) Wichita State 78–76
2015 NC State (1) Villanova 71–68
2017 Wisconsin (1) Villanova 65–62
2021 Loyola Chicago (1) Illinois 71–58[5]
2022 North Carolina (1) Baylor 93–86OT[43]
2023 Arkansas (1) Kansas 72–71[44]

Non-upsets (INCOMPLETE)[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2012 Kentucky (8) Iowa State 87–71
Syracuse (8) Kansas State 75–59
North Carolina (8) Creighton 87–73
2013 Louisville (8) Colorado State 82–56
Kansas (8) North Carolina 70–58
2014 Virginia (8) Memphis 78–60
Arizona (8) Gonzaga 84–61
2015 Kentucky (8) Cincinnati 64–51
Wisconsin (8) Oregon 72–65
Duke (8) San Diego State 68–49
2016 Oregon (8) Saint Joseph's 69–64
2017 Gonzaga (8) Northwestern 79–73
North Carolina (8) Arkansas 72–65
2018 Kansas (8) Seton Hall 83–79
2021 Gonzaga (8) Oklahoma 87–71
Michigan (8) LSU 86–78
2023 Alabama (8) Maryland 73–51

† Later vacated by the NCAA

7 seeds[edit]

INCOMPLETE

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1981 UAB Kentucky 69–62[12]
Kansas Arizona State 88–71[45]
1983 Iowa Missouri 77–63[12]
1984 Virginia Arkansas 53–51OT[12]
2014 UConn Villanova 77–65
2015 Wichita State Kansas 78–65
Michigan State Virginia 60–54
2016 Wisconsin Xavier 66–63[46]
2021 Oregon Iowa 95–80[5]
2023 Michigan State Marquette 69–60[47]

Non-upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2014 Wisconsin (7) Oregon 85–77
Michigan (7) Texas 79–65
2015 Gonzaga (7) Iowa 87–68

Sweet Sixteen upsets and advancements by lowly seeded teams[edit]

15 seeds[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2022 Saint Peter's (3) Purdue 67–64[48]

12 seeds[edit]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2002 Missouri (8) UCLA 82–73
2021 Oregon State (8) Loyola Chicago 65–58[5]

11 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1986 LSU (2) Georgia Tech 70–64
2017 Xavier (2) Arizona 73–71
2021 UCLA (2) Alabama 88–78OT[49]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1990 Loyola Marymount (7) Alabama 62–60
2001 Temple (7) Penn State 84–72
2006 George Mason (7) Wichita State 63–55
2011 VCU (10) Florida State 72–71OT
2014 Dayton (10) Stanford 82–72
2018 Loyola Chicago (7) Nevada 69–68

10 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1987 LSU (3) DePaul 63–58
1991 Temple (3) Oklahoma State 72–63
2002 Kent State (3) Pittsburgh 78–73
2008 Davidson (3) Wisconsin 73–56

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1979 St. John's (6) Rutgers 67–65[50]
1984 Dayton (6) Washington 64–58[51]
1990 Texas (6) Xavier 102–89
1999 Gonzaga (6) Florida 73–72

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1997 Providence (14) Chattanooga 71–65
2016 Syracuse (11) Gonzaga 63–60
2022 Miami (FL) (11) Iowa State 70–56[52]

9 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1979 Penn (4) Syracuse 84–76[38]
2018 Florida State (4) Gonzaga 75–60
2023 Florida Atlantic (4) Tennessee 62–55[53]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1981 Saint Joseph's (5) Boston College 42–41[39]
1994 Boston College (5) Indiana 77–68
2018 Kansas State (5) Kentucky 61–58

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2013 Wichita State (13) La Salle 72–58[3]

8 seeds[edit]

With how the bracket is set up, it is impossible for an 8 seed to face any seed higher than a 4 in the Sweet Sixteen, thus making an official upset in this round impossible.

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1980 UCLA† (4) Ohio State 72–68[41]
1981 Kansas State (4) Illinois 57–52[54]
1982 Boston College (5) Kansas State 69–65[55]
1985 Villanova (5) Maryland 46–43
1986 Auburn (4) UNLV 70–63
2000 North Carolina (4) Tennessee 74–69
Wisconsin (4) LSU 61–48
2004 Alabama (5) Syracuse 80–71
2011 Butler (4) Wisconsin 61–54
2014 Kentucky (4) Louisville 74–69
2022 North Carolina (4) UCLA 73–66[56]

† Later vacated by the NCAA

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1998 Rhode Island (13) Valparaiso 74–68

7 seeds[edit]

With how the bracket is set up, it is impossible for a 7 seed to face any seed higher than a 3 in the Sweet Sixteen, thus making an official upset in this round impossible.

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1984 Virginia (3) Syracuse 63–55[57]

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Elite Eight upsets and advancements by lowly seeded teams[edit]

11 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1986 LSU (1) Kentucky 59–57
2006 George Mason (1) Connecticut[c] 86–84OT
2011 VCU (1) Kansas 71–61
2021 UCLA (1) Michigan 51–49[58]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2018 Loyola Chicago (9) Kansas State 78–62

10 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2016 Syracuse (1) Virginia 68–62

9 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2013 Wichita State (2) Ohio State 70–66[3]
2023 Florida Atlantic (3) Kansas State 79–76[59]

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1979 Penn (10) St. John's 64–62[38]

8 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1985 Villanova (2) North Carolina 56–44
2011 Butler (2) Florida 74–71
2014 Kentucky (2) Michigan 75–72

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1980 UCLA† (6) Clemson 85–74[41]
2000 Wisconsin (6) Purdue 64–60
North Carolina (7) Tulsa 59–55

† Later vacated by the NCAA

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2022 North Carolina (15) Saint Peter's 69–49[60]

7 seeds[edit]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1984 Virginia (4) Indiana 50–48[61]
2014 UConn (4) Michigan State 60–54
2015 Michigan State (4) Louisville 76–70
2017 South Carolina (4) Florida 77–70

6 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1983 NC State (1) Virginia 63–62[12]

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1982 Houston (8) Boston College 99–92[62]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1980 Purdue (4) Duke 68–60[63]

Final Four upsets and advancements by lowly seeded teams[edit]

8 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1985 Villanova (2) Memphis State[d] 52–45
2014 Kentucky (2) Wisconsin 74–73
2022 North Carolina (2) Duke 81–77[64]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1980 UCLA† (6) Purdue 67–62[41]

† Later vacated by the NCAA

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2011 Butler (11) VCU 70–62

7 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2014 UConn (1) Florida 63–53

6 seeds[edit]

The 1980 Purdue Boilermakers lost in the Final Four, but defeated 5 seed Iowa in the third-place game.[63]

Non-upset wins over higher seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1983 NC State (4) Georgia 67–60[65]
1988 Kansas (2) Duke 66–59
1992 Michigan (4) Cincinnati 76–72

National Championship Game upsets and victories by lowly seeded teams[edit]

8 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1985 Villanova (1) Georgetown 66–64

7 seeds[edit]

Wins over lower seeded teams[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
2014 UConn (8) Kentucky 60–54

6 seeds[edit]

Upsets[edit]

Year Winner Loser Score
1983 North Carolina State (1) Houston 54–52[12]
1988 Kansas (1) Oklahoma 83–79

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  1. ^ Known athletically as Little Rock since 2015–16.
  2. ^ a b Now known athletically as Louisiana.
  3. ^ a b c d e Known athletically as UConn since 2013–14.
  4. ^ a b c d Known as Memphis since 1994–95.
  5. ^ Now known athletically as Green Bay.
  6. ^ Although this institution has been known as Detroit Mercy since a 1990 merger, it did not add "Mercy" to its athletic brand name until 2017.
  7. ^ a b Entered the game as the betting favorite in Las Vegas sports books.[13]
  8. ^ Entered the game as pick'em (even money) in Las Vegas sports books.[13]
  9. ^ Entered the game as the betting favorite in Las Vegas sports books.[27]
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Charlotte was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Known as Missouri State since 2005–06.
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