Who won the March Madness Tournament in 2008?
2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Kansas Jayhawks (3rd title, 8th title game, 13th Final Four) |
Runner-up | Memphis Tigers (vacated) (2nd title game, 3rd Final Four) |
Semifinalists | North Carolina Tar Heels (17th Final Four) UCLA Bruins (18th Final Four) |
Winning coach | Bill Self (1st title) |
What is the biggest comeback in March Madness history?
The result: Before Drexel’s monumental rally 68 years later, Duke held the record for college basketball’s largest comeback. The Blue Devils trimmed the lead to 20 with eight minutes to go before Dick Groat took over. Groat netted 24 of his 32 points in the second half, including 12 in the last four minutes.
What seed was Davidson in 2008?
10 seed to make the Final Four. However, Davidson was not only an upstart in the 2008 tournament, but the Wildcats had the toughest set of opponents a No. 10 seed had ever faced in making it to the Elite Eight.
Who won the College World Series in 2008?
Fresno State
The Fresno State Bulldogs beat the Georgia Bulldogs in the best-of-three championship series to win the NCAA Men’s Division I Baseball Championship….2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Season | 2008 |
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Finals site | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE |
Champions | Fresno State (1st title) |
Runner-up | Georgia (6th CWS Appearance) |
Has a one seed ever lost to a 16?
Since the NCAA Mens’s Basketball Tournament expanded to 64 teams back in 1985, a 16-seed has only beaten a 1-seed once. The biggest of possible postseason upsets has only happened once in the women’s tournament, as No. 16 Harvard beat top-seeded Stanford in 1998 and did it on the Cardinal home floor of Maples Pavilion.
When was the last time 3 Number 1 seeds made the Final Four?
Only four times in those 20 years have three or more No. 1 seeds made the Final Four: 1993, 1997, 1999, and 2008.