The men’s NCAA Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.
With Miami’s win over Houston and San Diego State’s takedown of Alabama on Friday night, the men’swill not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.
Purdue, Kansas, Houston and Alabama are all gone, ensuring the Final Four will not have a No. 1 team for the first time since 2011 and the third overall. The four teams deemed by the NCAA to be the best in the country combined to win five tournament games this year, the fewest by three among No. 1 seeds since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
The madness started in the opening round of the East Region, when fairytale Fairleigh Dickinson wrecked brackets around the world by becoming the second No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1.Arkansas was the next giant killer, taking down reigning national champion and West Region No. 1 seed Kansas in the second round.The Sweet 16 turned sour on Friday for Alabama, the bracket’s No. 1 overall seed.
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