Farthest a 9-Seed Has Gone in March Madness

Louisville's Luke Hancock (11) works against Wichita State's Fred Van Vleet (23) and Wichita State's Tekele Cotton (32) during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Nine seeds typically don’t make it far in the NCAA Tournament. That’s because the first game is usually a toss-up, and the second game is almost always against a No. 1 seed.

In the history of the NCAA Tournament, the furthest a No. 9 seed has made it is the Final Four. It’s happened twice.

No. 9 Seeds In the Final Four

  • Wichita State (2013)
  • Florida Atlantic (2023)

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.