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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.
Because of the upsets, the Elite Eight consisted of one top seed (Michigan State), one second seed , one third seed (Oklahoma State), one fifth seed (Florida), one sixth seed , one seventh seed , and two eighth seeds (Wisconsin and North Carolina). This is the most recent title won by the Big Ten Conference.
This was the only time in a 4-year period (that included his senior year in high school, 2 years of college, and his rookie NBA season) that Magic's team did not win its final game of the playoffs and hence the championship.
The #2 seed Cyclones advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2000 NCAA tournament after wins over #15 seed Central Connecticut State, #7 seed Auburn, and #6 seed UCLA by 10, 19, and 24 points, respectively, but ultimately fell to Michigan State, the eventual NCAA Champion, in the regional finals by a score of 75–64 (the differential representing ...
This is a list of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bids by school, and is updated through 2024. [1] There are currently 68 bids possible each year (32 automatic qualifiers, 36 at-large). Schools not currently in Division I are in italics (e.g., CCNY ) and some have appeared under prior names (e.g., UTEP went by Texas Western in 1966 ).
VCU beat Duke, 79–77, on a shot by Eric Maynor with 1.8 seconds left, sending Duke out for the first time in the first round since 1996. Winthrop's highly touted offense built a 21-point second-half lead before surviving a late Notre Dame rally to win, 74–64, earning their first tournament victory in school history.
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28–2 Automatic 2 Kentucky: SEC: 26–6 Automatic 3 UMass: Atlantic 10: 28–4 Automatic 4 Seton Hall: Big East: 21–8 At-Large 5 Missouri: Big Eight: 20–8 At-Large 6 Syracuse: Big East: 21–9 Automatic 7 UNC Charlotte: Metro: 23–8 At-Large 8 Texas: SWC: 23–11 At-Large 9 Iowa: Big Ten: 18–10 At-Large 10 Iowa State: Big Eight: 20–12 ...