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On average, three of the four No. 1 seeds make it to the Elite Eight each year. There has only been one occurrence in history in which no No. 1 seeds made the Elite Eight (2023). In men's play, the Elite Eight exists intact for less than 24 hours between the second Friday evening and the following Saturday afternoon of the tournament.
In the Sweet 16, Kansas beat Villanova 72–57 to advance to the Elite Eight. [6] In the Elite Eight, Kansas was able to overcome Stephen Curry's 25 points to beat Davidson 59-57 and advance to the Final Four. [7] In the Final Four, Brandon Rush scored 25 points to beat North Carolina 84–66 to advance to the national title game. [8]
Raymond scored all eight of his points in the bonus round after being held scoreless in regulation, and poor free-throw shooting by the Mountaineers, missing four out of six free throws, sealed the victory. Josh Duncan led the Musketeers in scoring with a career-high 26 points, followed by Joe Alexander's 18 points and 10 rebounds.
History has already been made during this year's NCAA Tournament with the first instance of a No. 16 seed ever knocking out a No. 1, as well as improbable runs by low-seeded Kansas State, Loyola ...
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The Tigers ousted #2 seed Temple in the second round and #3 seed DePaul in the Sweet 16 before losing 77–76 to top seeded Indiana in the Elite Eight. This was the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: national runner-up Syracuse (2E), DePaul (3MW), Arizona (10W) and UAB (11SE) all opened the tournament ...
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Between 1939 and 1950, there were only 8 teams in the tournament, so all teams can claim an Elite Eight appearance. Between 1951 and 1952, there were sixteen teams in the tournament, so all could claim a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Between 1953 and 1974, participating teams fluctuated from 22 to 25 teams and some received byes to the Sweet Sixteen.