![]() The Hogs lost to John Calipari’s UMass squad that reached the Final Four. Without a win since 1991 and shut out of the Sweet 16 in 1995, only No. 12 George Washington was the exception, making the Sweet 16 before losing to Michigan 72-64. They fell to UCLA in the Sweet 16.įor the 2nd consecutive year, underdogs were dominated in the opening weekend. New Mexico State was the lone low seed to survive the opening weekend. 10 Temple outlasted Oklahoma State in overtime in the Sweet 16, but then fell to UNC in the Elite 8. Two blue bloods dashed Cinderella’s hopes. 10 seed Texas also reached the Elite 8, where it fell to Arkansas. Two days after avoiding disaster against Ball State, UNLV outscored Loyola 131-101. 11 Loyola Marymount ran its way to the record books - and a spot in the Elite 8 after taking out Alabama in the Sweet 16. This is the same UNLV team that destroyed Duke 103-73 in the championship game. The Cardinals took UNLV to the wire, falling 69-67. 12 seed Ball State nearly scripted one of the most unlikely upsets in tournament history in the Sweet 16. This was the first time 2 high seeds reached the Elite 8 - and that wasn’t even the biggest story. 11 Minnesota fell to Duke in the Sweet 16. 13 Richmond both lost, but the Spiders launched their giant-killer reputation by stunning Bob Knight and defending champion Indiana in the opening round en route to the Sweet 16. 10 seed LSU again won a Sweet 16 game before falling in the Elite 8. In the process, they became the first No. 14 seed Cleveland State, led by Might Mouse McFadden, took out Bob Knight in the opening round en route to a Sweet 16 appearance, where David Robinson ended the dream. 12 seed DePaul lost to Duke, which made the Final Four for the first time under Mike Krzyzewski. 1 seed Kentucky in the Elite 8 to reach the Final Four. 11 seed LSU became the first double-digit seed to reach the Final Four. They topped No. 11 seeds Auburn and Boston College also lost their Sweet 16 game. ![]() Their fairytale (play along) ended with a Sweet 16 loss to No. The Wildcats obviously would never be cast as Cinderella, but that year, they stumbled to a 16-12 regular season. This is hysterical, but Kentucky was the first No. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and learn a little bit about how every double-digit seed fared in the Sweet 16. The previous 79 teams went 19-60 in the Sweet 16. Their results obviously are to be determined, but we know at least 1 double-digit seed will advance to the Elite 8 again this year because Iowa State plays Miami. 11 Michigan, and everybody’s darling, No. That includes the 4 that crashed this year’s Big Dance: No. Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there have been 83 teams seeded 10 through 16 that have reached the Sweet 16.
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