Before 2023, there were only three occurrences (1980, 2006, 2011) of the NCAA Men’s basketball Final Four taking place without a number-one seed still in contention. This year is the fourth occurrence. 2011 was the first time there was not a number two seed, and this year will be just the second time.
There have been some tournaments in the past that had more upsets than usual, but nothing like this year. All four number-one seeds were eliminated before the round of sixteen, and the remaining two and three seeds were knocked out in the round of eight.
This is the first time the Final Four will
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