| What They Did | School | Year |
| 16 seed team in overtime | |
| 12 seed time in elite eight | |
| 8 seed to win national championship | |
| win first round games ranked as a #15, #14, #13, and #12 seed | |
| make consecutive Final Fours while not being a #1 or #2 seed either time | |
| two upsets by #15 seeds over #2 seeds in the round of 64 | |
| Lowest seeded combination ever to play in a National Semifinals game | |
| lowest seed to make the Final Four in the pre-64-team era | |
| Highest seed in 2011 final four | |
| First 15 seed in sweet sixteen | |