History Of First Round Shockers

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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

[CMJ]

It amazes me how many of those I remember!

[runt96]

i wonder how many of those guys were 15-20 pt. underdogs. i'd be willing to bet several.

[NT91]

And there will be 2 or 3 in 2007.

[NT03]

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

Giving myself alittle pat on the back here , I actually had Princeton picked in 96 over UCLA ; Tulsa in 03 over Dayton & Vermont in 05 over Syracuse.