An 11-seed has reached the Final Four five times including in 1986 (LSU), 2006 (George Mason), 2011 (VCU), 2018 (Loyola-Chicago), 2021 (UCLA) and NC State (2024).

No seed lower than 11 has ever appeared in the Final Four. The first instance of a No. 11 making it to the precipice of the national championship was in 1986 when the LSU Tigers accomplished the feat.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Former Steaua Bucharest goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, who saved four penalties in the 1986 European Cup final shootout win against Barcelona, died Monday. He was 65.