How many times has a 16 beat a 1?

UMBC is the only No. 16 seed to ever beat a No. 1 seed since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.


How many times has a 16 seed beat a number 1?

History of 16 vs.

Top seeds own a 135-1 all-time record against 16 seeds. UMBC vs. Virginia was the last 16-1 game that was played, and it's the only time the upset has happened. That means 16-seeds have a 0.74 winning percentage against 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament.

Has a number 16 beat a number 1?

16 seeded Harvard defeated overall No. 1 Stanford in the women's tournament twenty years earlier.


When did a 16 beat a 1?

A 16 seed had never beaten a 1 seed in history and the fact that it was against the number one overall seed made it even tougher. The Retrievers were scared at all however.

How many times have all 1 seeds made the Sweet 16?

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It's basically a toss up whether only 3 or all 4 will advance to the Sweet 16. Sweet 16: It's not likely that all four 1-seeds will survive past the Sweet 16 – it's only happened 8 times.


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Has any 16 seed made the Elite 8?

Only three of the 27 double-digit seeds to reach the Sweet 16 moved on to the Elite Eight: No.

Who was the 16th seed beats 1 seed?

Sherburne chipped in 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting, with six rebounds, as UMBC went on to win, 74-54, becoming the first 16-seed to ever knock off a 1-seed in men's NCAA Tournament history.

Has a 15 seed ever beat a 2?

In 2021, Oral Roberts beat Ohio State under the direction of Max Abmas and Kevin Obanan. A 2 seed had not defeated a 15 seed since 2016. The 2013 victory by Florida Gulf Coast against Georgetown is a noteworthy 15-over-2 upset that practically all college basketball fans should recall.


When was the last time a 15 beat a 2?

15 seed to defeat a No. 2 seed when it shocked Kentucky, 85-79, in overtime in the first round of the 2022 NCAA tournament. It marked the second year in a row a 15 downed a 2, as Oral Roberts upset Ohio State in 2021.

How many times has a 15 beat a 2 seed?

How many 15 vs. 2 upsets have there been? A victory by a number 15 seed is not a common occurrence in the tournament: this extraordinary achievement has only been seen nine times before in the NCAA. Saint Peter's has become the tenth 15-seed team to overcome a number two seed in an opening game.

What number 16 seed beat Virginia?

Wednesday, March 16 marks the fourth anniversary of the only victory by a men's 16 seed in a non-play-in NCAA tournament game. University of Maryland Baltimore County not only upset top-seeded Virginia, it disposed of the Cavs in a fashion that most of the previous 132 top seeds had eliminated 16 seeds.


Has a 16 seed won March Madness?

No. 16 UMBC famously trounced top-seeded Virginia 74-54 in 2018, and that has been the ONLY time a No. 16 team ever beat the top seed in March Madness.

Has a 16 seed ever beat a 1 womens?

When fans of women's basketball talk about all-time greatest upsets, one game always springs to mind: Harvard ousting Stanford in the first round of the 1998 NCAA tournament. The game was on Stanford's home floor and remains the only time a No. 16 seed has defeated a No. 1, in the men's or women's tournament.

Has a 15 or 16 seed ever won?

No, a 15 seed has never won the NCAA Tournament.


What's the farthest a 15-seed has gone?

The farthest a 15-seed has ever gone in the tournament was Florida Gulf Coast in 2013 when the Eagles advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to Florida, who ironically, will face Oral Roberts in their next tournament game.

How often does 14 beat a 3?

Twenty-two 14 seeds have upset 3 seeds since 1985, giving them a 22-122 record all-time. That equates to a 15.3 win percentage. Here are all of the times it's ever happened.

Has a 16 seed ever upset a 1?

UMBC is the only No. 16 seed to ever beat a No. 1 seed since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Entering the 2022 tournament, No.


How often does a 13 beat a 4 seed?

Multiple 13 seeds have upset 4 seeds in five years: 1987, 2001, 2008, 2018 and 2021. No 13 seed has upset a 4 seed more than once in school history.

Has a 8 seed ever beat a 1 seed in the NBA?

Runner-Up: Denver Nuggets Upset Seattle Supersonics, 1994

8 seed beat a No. 1 seed in NBA history. It was also monumental, as the Sonics had won 63 games to Denver's mere 42.

What is the farthest a 16 seed has ever made it?

16 seed became a thing in 1985, just one has knocked off a No. 1 seed in the Round of 64, that being the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, who pummeled top-seeded Virginia in 2018 before losing to Kansas State in the Round of 32.


What is the 1 vs 16 seed record?

16 vs. 1. Before 2018, 16-seeded teams were 0–132 against 1-seeds. There were multiple occurrences of a 16-seed getting within single digits, with the most recent being Weber State losing to top-seeded Arizona 68–59 in 2014.

Has there ever been 0 1 seeds in the Elite 8?

Another fact: the men's NCAA Tournament has never been without a top seed in the Elite Eight since the seeding process started in 1979. The bottom line: it's rare for a Final Four to have no No. 1 seeds, and KU is the only top seed remaining this year, so it seems to be a good omen for the Jayhawks.

Has a 16 seed ever made it to Sweet 16?

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.