
Unbelievable Underdogs: The March Madness Tournaments That Shocked the Nation with Upsets
16 – 2016
No. 11 seeds Gonzaga, Northern Iowa and Wichita State, 12-seeds Little Rock and Yale, 13th-seeded Hawaii, No. 14 Stephen F. Austin and No. 15 Middle Tennessee were among the winners in a wild Round of 64 in 2016.
Overall, 13 lower seeds won in the first round, tying for the most since 1985 with the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
16 – 2013
This was the year Florida Gulf Coast’s “Dunk City” team captivated the nation. The 15 seed reached the Sweet 16, but the Eagles weren’t the only double-digit seed there as No. 13 LaSalle and No. 12 Oregon joined them.
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