Beating 3 of 4 1-Seeds

[chj001]

I don't follow the BY that closely, so I apologize if this has been discussed elsewhere, but has any team in tournament history ever beaten 3 of the 4 number 1 seeds. In fact, you could almost say that if Uconn beats SC they'll have beaten all 4 1-seeds, since they'll have beaten the team that just took out the other 1-seed.

 

[JnyB]

I was just wondering the same thing when I spotted your post. I found that it happened on the men's side in 1997. The Arizona Wildcats beat three number one seeds: Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky (the final) to win the championship.

 

[Iluvacc2]

Yes, if UConn wins they’ll be the 4th team to take out three #1 seeds.

 

[MSGRET]

I was just wondering the same thing when I spotted your post. I found that it happened on the men's side in 1997. The Arizona Wildcats beat three number one seeds: Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky (the final) to win the championship.

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[8893]

Baylor in 2005 was apparently the last to do it.

 

[JnyB]

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