Have All 4 No. 1 Seeds Ever Made the Final Four?

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North Carolina made the Final Four in 2008 and won the NCAA Tournament in 2009.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Apr 05, 2024, 5:09 PM

The 2008 NCAA Tournament is the only year when all four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four.

Those No. 1 seeds were North Carolina, UCLA, Memphis, and Kansas. The Jayhawks beat Memphis in overtime during the championship game, 75-68.

Itโ€™s common for the national champion to be a high seed; seven of the last 10 national championships have been seeded No. 1 in one of the four regions.

However, as any seasoned March Madness bracketologist can tell you, itโ€™s not all that common for every No. 1 seed to advance, which is why itโ€™s often wise to forecast a few reasonable upsets when the NCAA Tournament comes around each year.

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Chase Kiddy

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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.