Top 25 NCAA Tournament Upsets of All-Time



After viewing a collection of websites listing the Top 25 Upsets of NCAA Tournament History I came up with this list that is based off what upsets were ranked highest on each list and whether they were on the list or not. A list of all the upsets below. Enjoy and subscribe! 25. 1986 No.14 Cleveland State beats No.3 Indiana in the 1st round and No.6 Saint Josephs in the 2nd round to make the sweet sixteen. 24. 1999 1st Round No.14 Weber State beats No.3 North Carolina who made the Final Four last year. 23. 2012 1st round No.15 Norfolk State beats No.2 Missouri 22. 2006 No.13 Bradley beats No.4 Kansas in the 1st round and No.5 Pittsburgh in the 2nd round to advance to the sweet sixteen. 21. 1999 No.10 Gonzaga makes a grand entrance in the NCAA Tournament and goes all the way to the Elite 8. 20. 1994 2nd round No.9 Boston College beats defending champs No.1 North Carolina 19. 2010 2nd round No.9 Northern Iowa beats No.1 Kansas 18. 1993 1st round No.15 Santa Clara beats No.2 Arizona 17. 2006 No.14 Northwestern State shocks No.3 Iowa with a buzzer beater three in the 1st round. 16. 2005 1st round No.14 Bucknell beats powerhouse No.3 Kansas 15. 1997 1st round No.15 Coppin State beats No.2 South Carolina 14. 2008 No.10 Davidson has to beat No.2 Georgetown in the 2nd round and No.3 Wisconsin in the sweet sixteen on their run to the Elite 8. 13. 1995 No.14 Old Dominion beats No.3 Villanova in 3OT. 12. 2010 No.5 Butler makes a Cinderella run to the National Championship 11. 2011 No.11 VCU goes from First Four, having to play into the tournament, to all the way to the Final Four. 10. 1991 No.2 Duke shocks No.1 UNLV in the National Championship game. 9. 1998 No.13 Valparaiso beats No.4 Mississippi on a famous buzzer beater and then beats No.12 Florida State in the 2nd round to make the Sweet Sixteen 8. 2001 1st round No.15 Hampton beats No.2 Iowa State 7. 1991 1st round No.15 Richmond becomes the 1st 15 seed to beat a 2 seed as they beat No.2 Syracuse 6. 1966 Texas Western beats powerhouse Kentucky in the National Championship game to break segregation barriers. 5. 1996 1st round No.13 Princeton beats defending champs No.4 UCLA 4. 2013 No.15 Florida Gulf Coast shocks the nation and beats No.2 Georgetown in the 1st round and No.7 San Diego State to become the first 15 seed to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. 3. 2006 No.11 George Mason goes on a tear and beats teams like No.5 Michigan State in the 1st round, No.3 North Carolina in the 2nd round, and No.1 Connecticut in OT in the Elite 8 to make it to the Final Four. 2. 1985 No.8 Villanova becomes the highest seed to win a National Championship as they take down defending champs No.1 Georgetown 1. 1983 No.6 North Carolina State shocks heavily favored No.1 Houston in the National Championship on a last second dunk.

Comments

  1. Okay I knew that UNLV team was insane, but a 2 seed beating a 1 seed isn't and upset.
  2. If Duke over UNLV was an upset I am the Queen of England. To include this game and to then NOT include the times that Duke was beaten in the first round by Mercer, Lehigh and VCU? Say what now!!?!?!

    Someone is a Duke fan.
  3. I would also like to add that the guy shooting the three at 3:17 has cast iron balls. Now that's confidence!
  4. Anytime kansas and puke lose in round 1 or 2 it makes me smile lol
  5. Like half of them are Kansas. lol
  6. What about #6 seed Arizona being the only team to beat 3 #1 seeds en route to win the 1997 National Title? In OT! BTFD!
  7. Duke losing to South Carolina lol
  8. Why is it that anytime Kansas loses it's an upset?
  9. Weber State should've been on this video twice. In 1995, they beat Michigan State 79-72. And they nearly beat Georgetown in the 2nd round, led by Allen Iverson, but lost 54-52. Good ole Weber State from Ogden, Utah. I feel like I expect them to win an upset now. Unfortunately, they haven't since 1999.
  10. uvm syracuse 2005
  11. go Gators
  12. Mercer over Duke?
  13. Where's the two duke losses as a #2 and #3? Those happened in the last 6 years
  14. wheres when Kent state made it to the Elite 8 as a 10 seed?
  15. fuck nc state
  16. Florida Gulf Coast was more fun to watch than any NBA team.
  17. Love my Jayhawks... Proud to be a fan and proud to have won so many consecutive Big 12 titles... Self is amazing and have tons of respect for him
    But this video proves what all Jayhawk lovers know... We are BRUTAL in March
  18. You could have put Lehigh over Duke in 2012 or Mercer over Duke in 2014.
  19. That Mizzou one was hard to watch


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