Tourney History Click Here First-Round Shockers Teams seeded 13th or lower in the NCAA Tournament have been first-round "giant killers" 38 times since the field was expanded to 64 teams. Of those surprises, 29 have been decided by fewer than 6 points or in overtime. Year Winner (Seed) Loser (Seed) Score 2006 Northwestern State (14) Iowa (3) 64-63 2006 Bradley (13) Kansas (4) 77-73 2005 Bucknell (14) Kansas (3) 64-63 2005 Vermont (13) Syracuse (4) 60-57 2003 Tulsa (13) Dayton (4) 84-71 2002 UNC-Wilmington (13) USC (4) 93-89 OT 2001 Kent State (13) Indiana (4) 77-73 2001 Hampton (15) Iowa State (2) 58-57 2001 Indiana State (13) Oklahoma (4) 70-68 1999 Weber State (14) North Carolina (3) 76-74 1999 Oklahoma (13) Arizona (4) 61-60 1998 Richmond (14) South Carolina (3) 62-61 1998 Valparaiso (13) Mississippi (4) 70-69 1998 SW Missouri State (13) Clemson (4) 65-60 1997 Coppin State (15) South Carolina (2) 78-65 1997 Tennessee-Chattanooga (14) Georgia (3) 73-70 1996 Princeton (13) UCLA (4) 43-41 1995 Weber State (14) Michigan State (3) 79-72 1995 Old Dominion (14) Villanova (3) 89-81 (3OT) 1995 Manhattan (13) Oklahoma (4) 77-67 1993 Santa Clara (15) Arizona (2) 64-61 1993 Southern (13) Georgia Tech (4) 93-78 1992 East Tennessee State (14) Arizona (3) 87-80 1992 SW Louisiana (13) Oklahoma (4) 87-83 1991 Richmond (15) Syracuse(2) 73-69 1991 Xavier (14) Nebraska (3) 89-84 1991 Penn State (13) UCLA (4) 74-69 1990 Northern Iowa (14) Missouri (3) 74-71 1989 Siena (14) Stanford (3) 80-78 1989 Middle Tennessee State (13) Florida State (4) 97-83 1988 Murray State (14) North Carolina St. (3) 78-75 1988 Richmond (13) Indiana (4) 72-69 1987 Austin Peay (14) Illinois (3) 68-67 1987 Xavier (13) Missouri (4) 70-69 1987 SW Missouri State (13) Clemson (4) 65-60 1986 Cleveland State (14) Indiana (3) 83-79 1986 Ark.-Little Rock (14) Notre Dame (3) 90-83 1985 Navy (13) Louisiana State (4) 78-55 CSTV.com For more college sports coverage, click here for CSTV.com
Interesting stuff, now if you'd just post who those teams would be this year I'd adjust my bracket!!!
Terry, I have already adjusted mine! With my luck, I probably should have left them alone. I did pick Niagara : :roll: