Combined, Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova are responsible for 17 NCAA championships, including nine since the turn of the century. 1 seed, but we still have ourselves a juicy cadre of contenders to win the national title. In fact only one of the teams in New Orleans in the NCAA Tournament is a No. The Wildcats would go on to win the title, but the Orange covered the number in a 67-76 defeat.The teams in the Final Four are not exactly the teams the experts predicted would be still alive for the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. That honor belongs to Kentucky, who was a massive 14-point favorite over Syracuse in 1996. Only once since the field has expanded to 64 teams has a team been listed as a double-digit favorite in the championship game. Arizona pulled off the upset as a 7-point dog in 1997. Kansas (1988) and Villanova (1985) both won the title as 8-point underdogs. 1 seeds met in the title game was Florida -4 over Ohio State in 2007.Ĭonnecticut was not the only champion that won despite not getting a lot of love from the oddsmakers. The next biggest spread during this stretch when two No. One of the interesting things to note about that matchup is that both teams were a No.

They were a 9.5-point underdog back in 1994.

Biggest Upsets in NCAA Tournament Championship GamesĪs far as the Championship Game, the biggest upset based on the spread since 1985 is Connecticut’s 77-74 win over Duke. It was the first upset in the semifinals since Michigan State knocked off UConn 82-73 as a 4.5-point dog in 2009. Connecticut’s 63-53 win over Florida in the 2014 tourney marked the end of an impressive run for favorites. These tables are a great way to look back over history and relive some of the biggest upsets. History of NCAA Tournament Futures Odds Biggest Semifinal Upsets

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