History of 4 seeds vs. 13 seeds in March Madness

Yale joined List No. 13 of the seeds, which in 2024 pulled out the upset because Paladins upset No. 4 Auburn 78-76.

Here’s all you need to know about 13 seeds vs. 4 seeds in March Madness.

History 13 vs. 4 seeds in March Madness

Thirty-three seeds No. 13 upset the seeds No. 4, because the NCAA tournament field expanded in 1985. After the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2025, the seeds no. 13 had a record 33-127. This was equal to the percentage of 20.63 victories.

Here are all the times when it ever happened.

**13-SEMEN AUTHING OVER 4 Seeds**
Year	Result	Score
2024	Yale def. Auburn	78-76
2023	Furman def. Virginia	68-67
2021	Ohio def. Virginia	62-58
2021	North Texas def. Purdue	78-69 (OT)
2019	UC Irvine def. KANSAS STATE	70-64
2018	Marshall def. State wichita	81-75
2018	Buffalo def. Arizona	89-69
2016	Hawaii def. California	77-66
2013	Lalle. KANSAS STATE	63-61
2012	Ohio def. Michigan	65-60
2011	MOREHEAD STATE DEF. Louisville	62-61
2010	Murray State Def. Vanderbilt	66-65
2009	Cleveland State Def. Wake forest	84-69
2008	San Diego def. Uconne	70-69
2008	Siena def. Vanderbilt	83-62
2006	Bradley def. Kansas	77-73
2005	Vermont def. Syrakuses	60-57
2003	TULSA def. Dayton	84-71
2002	UNC Wilmington Def. USC	93-89
2001	Kent State Def. Indiana	77-73
2001	Indiana State Def. Oklahoma	70-68
1999	Oklahoma def. Arizona	61-60
1998	Valparaiso def. Are not missing	70-69
1996	Princeton def. Teased	43-41
1995	Manhattan def. Oklahoma	77-67
1993	Southern def. Georgia Tech	93-78
1992	Southwest Louisiana def. Oklahoma	87-83
1991	Penn State def. Teased	74-69
1989	Middle Tennessee def. Florida State	97-83
1988	Richmond def. Indiana	72-69
1987	Xavier def. Missouri	70-69
1987	Missouri State Def. Clemeson	65-60
1985	Navy def. Lsu	78-55

Some other tidits:

Basketball legend David Robinson was on the right side of the first 13-4 upset in 1985.
Of the 33 disturbance of the victory, six in Sweet 16 ended, starting with Richmond in 1988 and last with La Salle in 2013.
Seed No. 13 is 7-2 in peas with one point.
Several 13 seeds upset 4 seeds in five years: 1987, 2001, 2008, 2018 and 2021.

How much is more likely to upset 13-4 than disturbance of 14-3?

Twenty-three seeds have upset 3 seeds since 1985, giving them a record of 23-137. This is equal to the percentage of victory 14.38. Thus, the agitation of 13-4 is more than 6 percentage points more likely to happen than 14-3.

Here are all the times when it ever happened.

**These are times when 14 seeds upset 3 seed in the male march of madness**
Year	Result	Score
2024	Oakland def. Kentucky	80-76
2021	Abilene Christian Def. Texas	53-52
2016	Stephen F. Austin def. West Virginia	70-56
2015	Georgia State Def. Baylor	57-56
2015	UAB def. Iowa	60-59
2014	Mercer def. Duke	78-71
2013	Harvard def. New Mexico	68-62
2010	Ohio def. Georgetown	97-83
2006	Northwestern state def. Iowa	64-63
2005	Bucknell def. Kansas	64-63
1999	Weber State Def. North Carolina	76-74
1998	Richmond def. South Carolina	62-61
1997	Chattanooga def. Georgia	73-70
1995	Weber State Def. Michigan	79-72
1995	Old Dominion def. Villanova	89-81
1992	ETSU def. Arizona	87-80
1991	Xavier def. Nebraska	89-84
1990	Northern Iowa def. Missouri	74-71
1989	Siena def. Stanford	80-78
1988	Murray State Def. Nc condition	78-75
1987	Austin Peay def. Illinois	68-67
1986	Arkansas Little-Rock Def. Notre Dame	90-83
1986	Cleveland State Def. Indiana	83-79

Recent/best most important events of 13-4 upset

One of the most memorable games in the history of the NCAA tournament was to upset 13-4.

Valparaiso won dramatically over Ole Miss in 1998. With 2.5 seconds, there was a two -point deficit game, the Crusaders had one last shot to join or win. Jamie Sykes, an arrivals from the opposite baseline, threw the incoming passage to Bill Jenkins in Midcourt, who tapped him on Bryce Drew, who threw the despair of 23-foot 3-reporters. The shot was going on how time expired to send Valpo to the second round.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1eogchxsgu

And here are some of the last 13-4 upset.

In 2024, Yale gathered from a 10-point deficit in the second half to the Auburn shock: