Unbelievable Underdogs: The Lowest-Seeded Teams That Shocked Everyone by Reaching the Final Four
The Wolfpack went on to beat top-seeded North Carolina in the conference title game and defeated Texas Tech, Oakland, Marquette and Duke to reach their fourth Final Four before falling to Purdue in Glendale, Arizona.
11-Seed UCLA in 2021
UCLA was hardly a lock to make the tournament at all in 2021. The Bruins finished 17-9 in the COVID-shortened season and lost their first conference tournament game to an Oregon State team that finished .500 in the Pac-12.
But the committee felt good UCLA was trending in the right direction enough to give the team a tournament berth, albeit with a First Four game against fellow storied program Michigan State. UCLA overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to win in overtime.



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