NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, a single-elimination tournament, this generally constitutes a team defeating an opponent with a substantially higher seed. The NCAA defines a tournament upset as a victory by a team seeded five or more lines below the opponent that it defeats.
This is a list of victories since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in [1985 National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]. Teams with victories listed won games seeded No. 11 or lower in the Round of 64, seeded No. 7 or lower in the Round of 32 or the Sweet Sixteen, or seeded No. 6 or lower in the Elite Eight, Final Four, or national championship. All teams are listed by athletic brand names they used at the time of their wins, which do not always match those in use today.

Most successful low seeds

The table below lists the best outcomes for low-seeded teams since the tournament's expansion in 1985, sorted by the round in which that team was eliminated.

Seed	Second Round	Sweet Sixteen	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship Game	National Champion
No. 16	[2017–18 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team\|UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team\|UMBC] Fairleigh Dickinson	–	–	–	–	–
No. 15	Richmond Santa Clara Coppin State Hampton Lehigh Norfolk State Middle Tennessee	[2012–13 2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team\|Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team\|Florida Gulf Coast] Oral Roberts Princeton	[2021–22 2021–22 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team\|Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team\|Saint Peter's]	–	–	–
No. 14	numerous		–	–	–	–
No. 13	numerous		–	–	–	–
No. 12	numerous	numerous		–	–	–
No. 11	numerous	numerous			–	–
No. 10		numerous			–	–
No. 9					–	–
No. 8
No. 7		numerous			–
No. 6

Lowest-seeded pairings by round

The lowest-seeded combination in the national championship game is the 2014 pairing of No. 7 seed [2013–14 2021–22 UConn Huskies men's basketball team|UConn Huskies men's basketball team|UConn] and No. 8 seed Kentucky. UConn won and became the second-lowest-seeded team to win the tournament.
The pairing of No. 8 seed [2010–11 2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team|Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team|Butler] and No. 11 seed VCU in the 2011 National semifinals game was the lowest seeded combination to play in a National semifinals game.
The pairing of No. 8 seed [2021–22 1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina] and No. 15 seed Saint Peter's in the 2022 East Regional final was the lowest-seeded combination to play in a regional final.
The pairing of No. 10 seed Providence and No. 14 seed Chattanooga in the 1997 Southeast Regional semifinal was the lowest-seeded combination to play in a regional semifinal.
There have been twenty-five Round of 32 matchups between two seeds who had won as the underdogs in the Round of 64: twelve 12-13 matchups, six 11-14 matchups, five 10-15 matchups, and two 9-16 matchups. The seeds add to 25 in each case, which is the lowest possible total for the Second Round.

Additional low-seed stats

Villanova in 1985, a No. 8 seed, was the lowest seeded team to win the tournament.
Penn's 1979 Final Four appearance as a No. 9 seed—out of 10 teams in their region—made them the lowest seed to make the Final Four in the pre-64-team era.
Butler is the only team to make consecutive Final Fours while not being a No. 1 or No. 2 seed either time.
In 1989, the four 11-seeds swept the First Round against their 6-seed opponents. As of 2023 this is the only time that 11-seeds have achieved this feat, and no lower seed ever has. Three out of four 12-seeds have advanced five times, in 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014, and 2019. The 10-seeds also swept the 7-seeds once, in 1999.
Richmond is the only team to win first-round games ranked as a No. 15, No. 14, No. 13, and No. 12 seed.
The most Round of 64 upsets over top-3 seeds occurring in a single tournament has been two, which has occurred ten times:
*1986, 1995, 2015: Two No. 14 seeds over No. 3 seeds
*1991, 1997, 2013, 2016, 2021: One No. 15 seed over a No. 2 seed and one No. 14 seed over a No. 3 seed
**In 1991, 2013, 2016, and 2021, at least one team of every seed between No. 1 and No. 15 advanced to the Round of 32.
*2012: Two No. 15 seeds over No. 2 seeds
*2023: One No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed and one No. 15 seed over a No. 2 seed
2014 produced the highest total seed differential in an NCAA Tournament, with 128 across all the rounds of play. That is, the sum of seed differences among the 19 games won by lower-seeded teams was 128. This surpassed the previous mark of 111 in 2014, in which 22 games were won by lower seeded teams.
2013 was the only tournament to have three teams seeded No. 12 or lower in the Sweet Sixteen: No. 12 Oregon, No. 13 La Salle, and No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast.
The 2018 South Region was the first region since seeding began in 1979 in which no top-4 seed advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.
Georgetown is the only team to lose in five consecutive tournament appearances against a team seeded at least five spots lower:
* 2008 : No. 10 Davidson 74, No. 2 Georgetown 70.
* 2010 : No. 14 Ohio 97, No. 3 Georgetown 83.
* 2011 : No. 11 VCU 74, No. 6 Georgetown 56.
* 2012 : No. 11 NC State 66, No. 3 Georgetown 63.
* 2013 : No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast 78, No. 2 Georgetown 68.
In 2021, Houston, a 2 seed, was the first team ever to reach the Final Four by defeating only double-digit seeds—in order, [2020–21 2008–09 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team|Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team|Cleveland State], Rutgers, Syracuse, and [2020–21 1988–89 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team|Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team|Oregon State].
2021 featured 14 upsets, the most upsets in a single tournament. NCAA defines an upset as 5 seed lines or more between teams.

Point-spread upsets

Biggest point-spread upsets since 1985

Fairleigh Dickinson +23.5 over Purdue 63–58 in 2023
Norfolk State +21.5 over [2011–12 1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team|Missouri Tigers men's basketball team|Missouri] 86–84 in 2012
UMBC +20.5 over [2017–18 2022–23 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia] 74–54 in 2018
Santa Clara +20 over Arizona 64–61 in 1993
Coppin State +18.5 over South Carolina 78–65 in 1997
Saint Peter's +18 over Kentucky 85–79 in 2022
Arkansas–Little Rock +17.5 over Notre Dame 90–83 in 1986
Hampton +17.5 over Iowa State 58–57 in 2001

Biggest championship game point-spread upsets

Connecticut +9.5 over Duke, 77–74, in 1999
Villanova +9 over Georgetown, 66–64, in 1985
Kansas +8 over Oklahoma, 83–79, in 1988
North Carolina State +7.5 over Houston, 54–52 in 1983
Texas Western +6.5 over Kentucky, 72–65 in 1966

Most upset wins

Team	Wins	Years
Richmond	7	1988, 1991, 1998, 2011, 2022
VCU	6	2007, 2011, 2012
Dayton	6	1990, 2009, 2014, 2015
UCLA	6	2015, 2021
Oregon	5	2013, 2019, 2024
Gonzaga	5	2001, 2011, 2016
Xavier	5	1987, 1991, 2017
NC State	5	2012, 2024

Most upset losses

Team	Losses	Year
Arizona	8	1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Purdue	7	1985, 1986, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023
Wisconsin	7	1999, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2024
UCLA	7	1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2013
Georgetown	7	1985, 1987, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Syracuse	6	1988, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2014
Oklahoma	6	1986, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2014
Virginia	6	1986, 1987, 2001, 2018, 2021, 2023
Missouri	6	1987, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2025
Duke	5	1985, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2024
Indiana	5	1986, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2001
Marquette	5	1996, 2002, 2010, 2019, 2024
Florida State	5	1989, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2017
Alabama	5	1989, 1990, 2005, 2021, 2022
Kansas State	5	1989, 1993, 2013, 2018, 2019

Round of 64

This round was called the First Round until 2011, when the introduction of the First Four caused it to be renamed the Second Round. Starting with the 2016 tournament, it returned to being called the First Round. There were eight official First Round upsets in 2016, which was the most in tournament history.
Detail between each pair of seeds in this section has been updated as of completion of the 2025 Round of 64, representing 160 games played between each pair.

16 defeats 1

There have been two games in which a No. 16 seed has defeated a No. 1 seed since 1985:

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

15 defeats 2

There have been 11 games in which a No. 15 seed has defeated a No. 2 seed since 1985:

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
2012	Norfolk State	Missouri	86–84
2013	Florida Gulf Coast	Georgetown	78–68
2016	Middle Tennessee	[2015–16 1984–85 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team\|Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team\|Michigan State]	90–81
2021	Oral Roberts	Ohio State	75–72^OT
2022	Saint Peter's	Kentucky	85–79^OT
2023	Princeton	Arizona	59–55

14 defeats 3

There have been 23 games in which a No. 14 seed has defeated a No. 3 seed since 1985:

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1986	Cleveland State	Indiana	83–79
1986	Arkansas–Little Rock	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	89–81^{3 OT}
1995	Weber State	Michigan State	79–72
1997	Chattanooga	[1996–97 1996–97 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team\|Georgia Bulldogs basketball team\|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
2014	Mercer	Duke	78–71
2015	Georgia State	Baylor	57–56
2015	UAB	Iowa State	60–59
2016	Stephen F. Austin	West Virginia	70–56
2021	Abilene Christian	Texas	53–52
2024	Oakland	Kentucky	80–76

13 defeats 4

There have been 33 games in which a No. 13 seed has defeated a No. 4 seed since 1985:

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1985	[1984–85 1984–85 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team\|Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team\|Navy]	LSU	78–55
1987	Xavier	Missouri	70–69
1987	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	Oklahoma	87–83
1993	Southern	Georgia Tech	93–78
1995	Manhattan	Oklahoma	77–67
1996	Princeton	UCLA	43–41
1998	[1997–98 1997–98 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team\|Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team\|Valparaiso]	Ole Miss	70–69
1999	Oklahoma	Arizona	61–60
2001	Kent State	Indiana	77–73
2001	Indiana State	Oklahoma	70–68^OT
2002	UNC Wilmington	USC	93–89^OT
2003	Tulsa	Dayton	84–71
2005	Vermont	Syracuse	60–57^OT
2006	Bradley	Kansas	77–73
2008	Siena	Vanderbilt	83–62
2008	[2007–08 2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team\|San Diego Toreros men's basketball team\|San Diego]	Connecticut	70–69^OT
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
2016	Hawaii	California	77–66
2018	Marshall	Wichita State	81–75
2018	Buffalo	Arizona	89–68
2019	UC Irvine	Kansas State	70–64
2021	Ohio	Virginia	62–58
2021	North Texas	Purdue	78–69^OT
2023	Furman	Virginia	68–67
2024	Yale	Auburn	78–76

12 defeats 5

There have been 57 games in which a No. 12 seed has defeated a No. 5 seed since 1985:

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1985	Kentucky	Washington	66–58
1986	DePaul	Virginia	72–68
1987	Wyoming	Virginia	64–60
1989	DePaul	Memphis State	66–63
1990	Dayton	Illinois	88–86
1990	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	California	61–57
1994	Tulsa	UCLA	112–102
1995	Miami (OH)	Arizona	71–62
1996	Drexel	Memphis State	75–63
1996	Arkansas		86–80
1997	College of Charleston	Maryland	75–66
1998	Florida State	TCU	96–87
1999	SW Missouri State	Wisconsin	43–32
1999	Detroit	UCLA	56–53
2001	Gonzaga	Virginia	86–85
2001	Utah State	Ohio State	77–68^OT
2002	Creighton	Florida	83–82^{2 OT}
2002	Tulsa	Marquette	71–69
2002	Missouri	Miami (FL)	93–80
2003	Butler	Mississippi State	47–46
2004	Manhattan	Florida	75–60
2004	Pacific	Providence	66–58
2005	Milwaukee	Alabama	83–73
2006	Montana	Nevada	87–79
2006	Texas A&M	Syracuse	66–58
2008	Villanova	Clemson	75–69
2008	Western Kentucky	Drake	101–99^OT
2009	Wisconsin	Florida State	61–59^OT
2009	Arizona	Utah	84–71
2009	Western Kentucky	Illinois	76–72
2010	Cornell	Temple	78–65
2011	Richmond	Vanderbilt	69–66
2012	South Florida	Temple	58–44
2012	VCU	Wichita State	62–59
2013	Ole Miss	Wisconsin	57–46
2013	California	UNLV	64–61
2013	Oregon	Oklahoma State	68–55
2014	Stephen F. Austin	VCU	77–75^OT
2014	North Dakota State	Oklahoma	80–75^OT
2014	Harvard	Cincinnati	61–57
2016	Little Rock	Purdue	85–83^{2 OT}
2016	Yale	Baylor	79–75
2017	Middle Tennessee	Minnesota	81–72
2019	Murray State	Marquette	83–64
2019	Oregon	Wisconsin	72–54
2019	Liberty	Mississippi State	80–76
2021	Oregon State	Tennessee	70–56
2022	Richmond	Iowa	67–63
2022	New Mexico State	UConn	70–63
2024	James Madison	Wisconsin	72–61
2024	Grand Canyon	Saint Mary's	75–66
2025	McNeese	Clemson	69–67
2025	Colorado State	Memphis	78–70

11 defeats 6

There have been 62 games in which a No. 11 seed has defeated a No. 6 seed since 1985:

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1985	Boston College	Texas Tech	55–53
1985	UTEP	Tulsa	79–75
1985	Auburn	Purdue	59–58
1986	LSU	Purdue	94–87^OT
1988	[1987–88 1997–98 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team\|Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team\|Rhode Island]	Missouri	87–80
1989	Minnesota	Kansas State	86–75
1989	Evansville	Oregon State	94–90^OT
1989	South Alabama	Alabama	86–84
1989	Texas	Georgia Tech	76–70
1990	Loyola Marymount	New Mexico State	111–92
1991	Creighton	New Mexico State	64–56
1991	Connecticut	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
1998	Western Michigan	Clemson	75–72
2000	Pepperdine	Indiana	77–57
2001	Georgia State	Wisconsin	50–49
2001	Temple	Texas	79–65
2002	Wyoming	Gonzaga	73–68
2002	Southern Illinois	Texas Tech	76–68
2003	Central Michigan	Creighton	79–73
2005	UAB	LSU	82–68
2006	Milwaukee	Oklahoma	82–74
2006	George Mason	Michigan State	75–65
2007	Winthrop	Notre Dame	76–64
2007	VCU	Duke	79–77
2008	Kansas State	USC	80–67
2009	Dayton	West Virginia	68–62
2010	Washington	Marquette	80–78
2010	Old Dominion	Notre Dame	51–50
2011	Marquette	Xavier	66–55
2011	VCU	Georgetown	74–56
2011	Gonzaga	St. John's	86–71
2012	Colorado	UNLV	68–64
2012	North Carolina State	[2011–12 2011–12 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team\|San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team\|San Diego State]	79–65
2013	Minnesota	UCLA	83–63
2014	Tennessee	UMass	86–67
2014	Dayton	Ohio State	60–59
2015	Dayton	Providence	66–53
2015	UCLA	SMU	60–59
2016	Northern Iowa	Texas	75–72
2016	Gonzaga	Seton Hall	68–52
2016	Wichita State	Arizona	65–55
2017	Rhode Island	Creighton	84–72
2017	USC	SMU	66–65
2017	Xavier	Maryland	76–65
2018	Loyola Chicago	Miami (FL)	64–62
2018	Syracuse	TCU	57–52
2019	Ohio State	Iowa State	62–59
2021	UCLA	BYU	73–62
2021	Syracuse	San Diego State	78–62
2022	Michigan	Colorado State	75–63
2022	Notre Dame	Alabama	78–64
2022	Iowa State	LSU	59–54
2023	Pittsburgh	Iowa State	59–41
2024	Duquesne	BYU	71–67
2024	NC State	Texas Tech	80–67
2024	Oregon	South Carolina	87–73
2025	Drake	Missouri	67–57

Round of 32

The Round of 32 is also called the Second Round and, occasionally, the regional quarterfinals. This is the first round in which No. 7 seeds, No. 8 seeds, No. 9 seeds, and No. 10 seeds are able to face teams ranked five seed lines higher than them and is therefore the first round in which these teams may record upset victories.

16 seeds

A No. 16 seed has never won a game in the Round of 32. The closest margin of defeat happened in 2018, when UMBC lost to No. 9 seed Kansas State by seven points.

15 seeds

Four of the eleven No. 15 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2013	Florida Gulf Coast	San Diego State	81–71
2021	Oral Roberts	Florida	81–78
2022	Saint Peter's	Murray State	70–60
2023	Princeton	Missouri	78–63

14 seeds

Two of the twenty-three No. 14 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

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

13 seeds

Six of the thirty-three No. 13 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

12 seeds

Twenty-two of the fifty-seven No. 12 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

11 seeds

Twenty-seven of the sixty-two No. 11 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

10 seeds

Twenty-five of the sixty-two No. 10 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

9 seeds

Eight of the eighty-three No. 9 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

8 seeds

Sixteen of the seventy-seven No. 8 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1985	Villanova	Michigan	59–55
1986	Auburn	St. John's	81–65
1990	North Carolina	Oklahoma	79–77
1996	Georgia	Purdue	76–69
1998	Rhode Island	Kansas	80–75
2000	North Carolina	Stanford	60–53
2000	Wisconsin	Arizona	66–59
2002	UCLA	Cincinnati	105–101^2OT
2004	Alabama	Stanford	70–67
2011	Butler	Pittsburgh	71–70
2014	Kentucky	Wichita State	78–76
2015	NC State	Villanova	71–68
2017	Wisconsin	Villanova	65–62
2021	Loyola Chicago	Illinois	71–58
2022	North Carolina	Baylor	93–86^OT
2023	Arkansas	Kansas	72–71

7 seeds

Twenty-nine of the ninety-eight No. 7 seeds who advanced from the Round of 64 also won in the Round of 32. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Sweet Sixteen

The Sweet Sixteen are the eight pairs of teams that meet in the regional semifinals.

15 seeds

One of the four No. 15 seeds who advanced from the Round of 32 also won in the Sweet Sixteen. The seed of the team they defeated is in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2022	Saint Peter's	Purdue	67–64

14 seeds

A No. 14 seed has never won a game in the Sweet Sixteen. The closest margin of defeat happened in 1986, when Cleveland State lost to No. 7 seed Navy by one point.

13 seeds

A No. 13 seed has never won a game in the Sweet Sixteen. The closest margin of defeat happened in 1998, when Valparaiso lost to No. 8 seed Rhode Island by six points.

12 seeds

Two of the twenty-two No. 12 seeds who advanced from the Round of 32 also won in the Sweet Sixteen. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2002	Missouri‡	UCLA	82–73
2021	Oregon State‡	Loyola Chicago	65–58

^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

11 seeds

Ten of the twenty-seven No. 11 seeds who advanced from the Round of 32 also won in the Sweet Sixteen. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

10 seeds

Nine of the twenty-five No. 10 seeds who advanced from the Round of 32 also won in the Sweet Sixteen. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^† Not an upset, as the No. 10 seed defeated a lower seed.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

9 seeds

Five of the eight No. 9 seeds who advanced from the Round of 32 also won in the Sweet Sixteen. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^† Not an upset, as the No. 9 seed defeated a lower seed.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

8 seeds

Nine of the sixteen No. 8 seeds who advanced from the Round of 32 also won in the Sweet Sixteen. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1985	Villanova^‡	Maryland	46–43
1986	Auburn^‡	UNLV	70–63
1998	Rhode Island^†	Valparaiso	74–68
2000	North Carolina^‡	Tennessee	74–69
2000	Wisconsin^‡	LSU	61–48
2004	Alabama^‡	Syracuse	80–71
2011	Butler^‡	Wisconsin	61–54
2014	Kentucky^‡	Louisville	74–69
2022	North Carolina^‡	UCLA	73–66

^† Not an upset, as the No. 8 seed defeated a lower seed.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

7 seeds

Ten of the twenty-nine No. 7 seeds who advanced from the Round of 32 also won in the Sweet Sixteen. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1986	Navy^†	Cleveland State	71–70
1993	Temple^‡	Vanderbilt	67–59
2000	Tulsa^‡	Miami (FL)	80–71
2003	Michigan State^‡	Maryland	60–58
2004	Xavier^‡	Texas	79–71
2005	West Virginia^‡	Texas Tech	65–60
2012	Florida^‡	Marquette	68–58
2014	UConn^‡	Iowa State	81–76
2015	Michigan State^‡	Oklahoma	62–58
2017	South Carolina^‡	Baylor	70–50

^† Not an upset, as the No. 7 seed defeated a lower seed.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

Elite Eight

The Elite Eight are the four pairs of teams that meet in the regional finals. This is the first round in which No. 6 seeds are able to face teams ranked five seed lines higher than them and is therefore the first round in which No. 6 seeds may record upset victories.

15 seeds

A No. 15 seed has never won a game in the Elite Eight. The closest margin of defeat happened in 2022, when Saint Peter's lost to No. 8 seed North Carolina by 20 points.

12 seeds

A No. 12 seed has never won a game in the Elite Eight. The closest margins of defeat happened in 2002, when Missouri lost to No. 2 seed Oklahoma, and 2021, when Oregon State lost to No. 2 seed Houston, both by six points.

11 seeds

Six of the ten No. 11 seeds who advanced from the Sweet Sixteen also won in the Elite Eight. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

10 seeds

One of the nine No. 10 seeds who advanced from the Sweet Sixteen also won in the Elite Eight. The seed of the team they defeated is in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2016	Syracuse	Virginia	68–62

9 seeds

Two of the five No. 9 seeds who advanced from the Sweet Sixteen also won in the Elite Eight. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2013	Wichita State	Ohio State	70–66
2023	Florida Atlantic	Kansas State	79–76

8 seeds

Six of the nine No. 8 seeds who advanced from the Sweet Sixteen also won in the Elite Eight. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^† Not an upset, as the No. 8 seed defeated a lower seed.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

7 seeds

Three of the ten No. 7 seeds who advanced from the Sweet Sixteen also won in the Elite Eight. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2014	UConn‡	Michigan State	60–54
2015	Michigan State‡	Louisville	76–70
2017	South Carolina‡	Florida	77–70

^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

6 seeds

Three of the seventeen No. 6 seeds who advanced from the Sweet Sixteen also won in the Elite Eight. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

Final Four

The Final Four are the winners of the four regional finals.

9 seeds or lower

No team seeded No. 9 or lower has never won a game in the Final Four. The closest margin of defeat happened in 2023, when No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic lost to No. 5 seed San Diego State by one point.

8 seeds

Four of the six No. 8 seeds who advanced from the Elite Eight also won in the Final Four. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.
^† Not an upset, as the No. 8 seed defeated a lower seed.

7 seeds

One of the three No. 7 seeds who advanced from the Elite Eight also won in the Final Four. The seed of the team they defeated is in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2014	UConn	Florida	63–53

6 seeds

Two of the three No. 6 seeds who advanced from the Elite Eight also won in the Final Four. Seeds of the teams they defeated are in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1988	Kansas‡	Duke	66–59
1992	Michigan‡	Cincinnati	76–72

^‡ Not officially an upset because the teams were separated by fewer than five seed lines.

National championship

8 seeds

One of the four No. 8 seeds who advanced from the Final Four also won the national championship. The seed of the team they defeated is in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1985	Villanova	Georgetown	66–64

7 seeds

The only No. 7 seed who advanced from the Final Four also won the national championship. The seed of the team they defeated is in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
2014	UConn†	Kentucky	60–54

^† Not an upset, as the No. 7 seed defeated a lower seed.

6 seeds

One of the two No. 6 seeds who advanced from the Final Four also won the national championship. The seed of the team they defeated is in parentheses.

Year	Winner	Loser	Score
1988	Kansas	Oklahoma	83–79