Every No. 9 seed to reach the Sweet 16, including 2026 Iowa
With their upset win over Florida on Sunday, the Hawkeyes became just the ninth No. 9 seed to reach the second weekend of the NCAA tournament.
The Iowa Hawkeyes pulled off the upset of March Madness to this point on Sunday night, hanging on to take down No. 1-seeded defending national champion Florida on a three-point game-winner from Alvaro Folgueiras in the final seconds. Iowa returns to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999 under first-year head coach Ben McCollum, where it awaits a conference showdown against the No.
4-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers . The Hawkeyes are now the second-lowest remaining seed in the Sweet 16, ahead of only No. 11-seeded Texas (a member of the Last Four In).
With their victory over the Gators, Iowa joined a surprisingly exclusive club as just the ninth No. 9 seed to advance to the Sweet 16. Only 10.
34% of the nine seeds who have won their opener against the No. 8 have won in the Round of 32. The reason for that is fairly obvious: In all but two instances historically, a matchup with a top seed awaited the No.
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