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Everyone loves an underdog. And nowhere can you find more mutts howling for an upset than at the men's NCAA tournament. First-round shockers are to be expected at the Big Dance, but most party crashers bow out in the middle rounds to make room for the big, bad power schools. Have any Cinderallas stayed past midnight? Let's go to the videotape for a look. Ever since the field expanded from 48 to 64 teams in 1985, the lowest-seeded squad to make it to the Final Four was LSU in 1986. An 11 seed, the Tigers lost to eventual champion Louisville. The lowest seed to win the championship was eighth-seeded Villanova
in 1985. They capped an amazing run by toppling Patrick Ewing's mighty Georgetown team. A 15 seed has toppled a No. 2 four times in the tourney's history, most recently in 2001 when the Hampton Pirates edged heavily favored Iowa State. For a recap of some of history's greatest bracket-busters, give this site a gander. Seeds ain't nothing but a number, baby.
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