March Madness Seeds: 2 vs 15

In 10 March Madness brackets between 2002 and 2011, no 15 seed had upset a No. 2 seed.

But in 2012, it happened twice, throwing fear into bettors and throwing many brackets into disarray.

Norfolk State pulled off the biggest upset in modern March Madness history when they took out Missouri as 21-point underdogs. On the same day, Lehigh was defeating Duke 75-70 as 11-point underdogs.

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No 15 seed has made it to the Sweet 16. Check out the list of 2 vs 15 betting matchups dating back to 2001 (when Hampton upset Iowa State).

Also see 1 vs 16 stats, 2 vs 15 stats, 3 vs 14 stats, 4 vs 13 stats, 5 vs 12 stats, 6 vs 11 stats, 7 vs 10 stats and 8 vs 9 stats.




Seed 1 Score Seed 2 Score Date ATSWin WinSeed ATSWin
Kansas 65 Detroit 50 2012-03-16 Kansas 2 2
Duke 70 Lehigh 75 2012-03-16 Lehigh 15 15
Missouri 84 Norfolk State 86 2012-03-16 Norfolk State 15 15
Ohio State 78 Loyola 59 2012-03-15 Ohio State 2 2
North Carolina 102 Long Island 87 2011-03-18 Long Island 2 15
Notre Dame 69 Akron 56 2011-03-18 Akron 2 15
Florida 79 Santa Barbara 51 2011-03-17 Florida 2 2
San Diego State 68 Northern Colorado 50 2011-03-17 San Diego State 2 2
Ohio State 68 Santa Barbara 51 2010-03-19 Santa Barbara 2 15
West Virginia 77 Morgan State 50 2010-03-19 West Virginia 2 2
Kansas State 82 North Texas 62 2010-03-18 Kansas State 2 2
Villanova 73 Robert Morris 70 2010-03-18 Robert Morris 2 15
Michigan State 77 Robert Morris 62 2009-03-20 Michigan State 2 2
Oklahoma 82 Morgan State 54 2009-03-19 Oklahoma 2 2
Duke 86 Binghamton 62 2009-03-19 Duke 2 2
Memphis 81 CS Northridge 70 2009-03-19 CS Northridge 2 15
Texas 74 Austin Peay 54 2008-03-21 Texas 2 2
Georgetown 66 UMBC 47 2008-03-21 Georgetown 2 2
Tennessee 72 American 57 2008-03-21 American 2 15
Duke 71 Belmont 70 2008-03-20 Belmont 2 15
Wisconsin 76 Texas A&M C.C. 63 2007-03-16 Wisconsin 2 2
Memphis 73 North Texas 58 2007-03-16 North Texas 2 15
UCLA 70 Weber State 42 2007-03-15 UCLA 2 2
Georgetown 80 Belmont 55 2007-03-15 Georgetown 2 2
Texas 60 Pennsylvania 52 2006-03-17 Pennsylvania 2 15
Ohio State 70 Davidson 62 2006-03-17 Davidson 2 15
UCLA 78 Belmont 44 2006-03-16 UCLA 2 2
Tennessee 63 Winthrop 61 2006-03-16 Winthrop 2 15
Connecticut 77 Central Florida 71 2005-03-18 Central Florida 2 15
Oklahoma State 63 Southeastern Louisiana 50 2005-03-18 Southeastern Louisiana 2 15
Wake Forest 70 Chattanooga 54 2005-03-17 Chattanooga 2 15
Kentucky 72 Eastern Kentucky 64 2005-03-17 Eastern Kentucky 2 15
Mississippi State 85 Monmouth 52 2004-03-19 Mississippi State 2 2
Oklahoma State 75 Eastern Washington 56 2004-03-19 Oklahoma State 2 2
Gonzaga 76 Valparaiso 49 2004-03-18 Gonzaga 2 2
Connecticut 70 Vermont 53 2004-03-18 Vermont 2 15
Wake Forest 76 East Tennessee State 73 2003-03-21 East Tennessee State 2 15
Pittsburgh 87 Wagner 61 2003-03-21 Pittsburgh 2 2
Florida 85 Sam Houston State 55 2003-03-21 Florida 2 2
Kansas 64 Utah State 61 2003-03-20 Utah State 2 15
Oklahoma 71 Illinois-Chicago 63 2002-03-15 Illinois-Chicago 2 15
Connecticut 78 Hampton 67 2002-03-15 Hampton 2 15
Alabama 86 Florida Atlantic 78 2002-03-14 Florida Atlantic 2 15
Oregon 81 Montana 62 2002-03-14 Montana 2 15
Arizona 101 Eastern Illinois 76 2001-03-16 Arizona 2 2
North Carolina 70 Princeton 48 2001-03-16 North Carolina 2 2
Kentucky 72 Holy Cross 68 2001-03-15 Holy Cross 2 15
Iowa State 57 Hampton 58 2001-03-15 Hampton 15 15

 

 
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