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Nate Cunningham

Every No. 15 Seed to Upset a No. 2 in the NCAA Tournament

Princeton Tigers guard Matt Allocco gathers with forward Caden Pierce (12) and forward Zach Martini against the Arizona Wildcats during the second half at Golden 1 Center. | Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

While most understand the near certainty of a No. 1 seed defeating a No. 16 seed, the No. 2 seeds have been nearly as dominant throughout the history of the expanded NCAA tournament. 

Just two No. 16 seeds have managed to pull off the incredible task of defeating a No. 1 in the men's tournament: UMBC in 2018 and Fairleigh Dickinson in 2023. 

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