March Madness has officially arrived! UConn, Houston, Purdue, and North Carolina are No. 1 seeds for the 2024 NCAA men's tournament. Let's revisit every No. 1 seed throughout the tournament's history. This list dates back to 1979, which is when full seeding began.
1979: Indiana State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, UCLA
1980: DePaul, Kentucky, LSU, Syracuse
1981: DePaul, LSU, Oregon State, Virginia
1982: DePaul, Georgetown, North Carolina, Virginia
1983: Houston, Louisville, St. John's, Virginia
1984: DePaul, Georgetown, Kentucky, North Carolina
1985: Georgetown, Michigan, Oklahoma, St. John's
1986: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, St. John's
1987: Georgetown, Indiana, North Carolina, UNLV
1988: Arizona, Oklahoma, Purdue, Temple
1989: Arizona, Georgetown, Illinois, Oklahoma
1990: Michigan State, Oklahoma, UConn, UNLV
1991: Arkansas, North Carolina, Ohio State, UNLV
1992: Duke, Kansas, Ohio State, UCLA
1993: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina
1994: Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Purdue
1995: Kansas, Kentucky, UCLA, Wake Forest
1996: Kentucky, Purdue, UConn, UMass
1997: Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina
1998: Arizona, Duke, Kansas, North Carolina
1999: Auburn, Duke, Michigan State, UConn
2000: Arizona, Duke, Michigan State, Stanford
2001: Duke, Illinois, Michigan State, Stanford
2002: Cincinnati, Duke, Kansas, Maryland
2003: Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas
2004: Duke, Kentucky, Saint Joseph's, Stanford
2005: Duke, Illinois, North Carolina, Washington
2006: Duke, Memphis, UConn, Villanova
2007: Florida, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State
2008: Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, UCLA
2009: Louisville, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, UConn
2010: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse
2011: Duke, Kansas, Ohio State, Pittsburgh
2012: Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina, Syracuse
2013: Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville
2014: Arizona, Florida, Virginia, Wichita State
2015: Duke, Kentucky, Villanova, Wisconsin
2016: Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia
2017: Gonzaga, Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova
2018: Kansas, Villanova, Virginia, Xavier
2019: Duke, Gonzaga, North Carolina, Virginia
2020: No NCAA tournament due to COVID-19
2021: Baylor, Gonzaga, Illinois, Michigan
2022: Arizona, Baylor, Gonzaga, Kansas
2023: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue
2024: UConn, Houston, Purdue, North Carolina
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