Teams that have advanced through the regionals by beating the highest possible seeded opponents:
Since 1985 (Field of 64)
1985 – No. 1 Georgetown (No. 16 Lehigh 68-43; No. 8 Temple 63-46; No. 4 Loyola of Chicago 65-53; No. 2 Georgia Tech 60-54)
1986 – No. 11 LSU (No. 6 Purdue 94-87, 2OT; No. 3 Memphis 83-81; No. 2 Georgia Tech 70-64; No. 1 Kentucky 59-57)
1991 – No. 3 Kansas (No. 14 New Orleans 55-49; No. 6 Pittsburgh 77-66; No. 2 Indiana 83-65; No. 1 Arkansas 93-81)
1992 – No. 2 Indiana (No. 15 Eastern Illinois 94-55; No. 7 LSU 89-79; No. 3 Florida State 85-74; No. 1 UCLA 106-79)
1993 – No. 1 North Carolina (No. 16 East Carolina 85-65; No. 8 Rhode Island 112-67; No. 4 Arkansas 80-74; No. 2 Cincinnati 75-68, OT)
1994 – No. 2 Arizona (No. 15 Loyola, Md. 81-55; No. 7 Virginia 71-58; No. 3 Louisville 82-70; No. 1 Missouri 92-72)
1995 – No. 4 Oklahoma State (No. 13 Drexel 73-49; No. 4 Alabama 66-52; No. 1 Wake Forest 71-66; No. 2 UMass 68-54)
1997 – No. 1 Kentucky (No. 16 Montana 92-54; No. 8 Iowa 75-69; No. 4 Saint Joseph’s 83-68; No. 2 Utah 72-59)
1998 – No. 1 North Carolina (No. 16 Navy 88-52; No. 8 Charlotte 93-83, OT; No. 4 Michigan State 73-58; No. 2 UConn 75-64)
2002 – No. 1 Kansas (No. 16 Holy Cross 70-59; No. 8 Stanford 86-63; No. 4 Illinois 73-69; No. 2 Oregon 104-86)
2002 – No. 1 Maryland (No. 16 Siena 85-70; No. 8 Wisconsin 87-57; No. 4 Kentucky 87-82; No. 2 UConn 90-82)
2003 – No. 3 Marquette (No. 14 Holy Cross 72-68; No. 6 Missouri 101-92, OT; No. 2 Pittsburgh 77-74; No. 1 Kentucky 83-69)
2004 – No. 2 Oklahoma State (No. 15 Eastern Washington 75-56; No. 7 Memphis 70-53; No. 3 Pittsburgh 63-51; No. 1 Saint Joseph’s 64-62)
2007 – No. 2 UCLA (No. 15 Weber State 70-42; No. 7 beat Indiana 54-49; No. 3 Pittsburgh 64-55; No. 1 Kansas 68-55)
2009 – No. 1 North Carolina (No. 16 Radford 101-58; No. 8 LSU 84-70; No. 4 Gonzaga 98-77; No. 2 Oklahoma 72-60)
2009 – No. 3 Villanova (No. 14 American 80-67; No. 6 UCLA 89-69; No. 2 Duke 77-54; No. 1 Pittsburgh 78-76)
2011 – No. 4 Kentucky (No. 13 Princeton 59-57; No. 5 West Virginia 71-63; No. 1 Ohio State 62-60; No. 2 North Carolina 76-69)
2011 – No. 8 Butler (No. 9 Old Dominion 60-58; No. 1 Pittsburgh 71-70; No. 4 Wisconsin 61-54; No. 2 Florida 74-71)
2014 – No. 8 Kentucky (No. 9 Kansas State 56-49; No. 1 Wichita State 78-76; No. 4 Louisville 74-69; No. 2 Michigan 75-72)
2015 – No. 1 Wisconsin (No. 16 Coastal Carolina 86-72; No. 8 Oregon 72-65; No. 4 North Carolina 79-72; No. 2 Arizona 85-78)
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