Updated: February 27, 2007, 4:35 PM ET
Seed-by-seed matchups in NCAA Tournament
We know a No. 16 seed has never beaten a No. 1 seed in the men's NCAA Tournament. But Pete Tiernan breaks down the other seed matchups.
ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | SWEET 16
ELITE EIGHT | FINAL FOUR | CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 1
1 vs. 16 | 88-0, 1.000
There's only one inviolable law in the tourney: Top seeds will not lose to No. 16 seeds in the opening round. Sure, an upset is going to happen one of these years. Then the Cubs will win the World Series. Then hell will freeze over.
Near misses: Purdue 73, West Carolina 71 (1996). Michigan State 75, Murray State 71 OT (1990). Oklahoma 72, East Tennessee State 71 (1989). Georgetown 50, Princeton 49 (1989 … and Tigers partisans still insist Alonzo Mourning's last-second block was a foul).
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