Michigan vs NCAA seeds
Just some more stats as we get closer to Selection Sunday.
vs 1 Seeds: 4-6
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/14/1987 | North Carolina | L 97-109 | Second Round |
| 4/1/1989 | Illinois | W 83-81 | Final Four |
| 3/29/1992 | Ohio State | W 75-71 OT | Elite Eight |
| 4/6/1992 | Duke | L 51-71* | National Championship* |
| 4/3/1993 | Kentucky | W 81-78 OT* | Final Four* |
| 4/5/1993 | North Carolina | L 71-77* | National Championship |
| 3/26/1994 | Arkansas | L 68-76 | Elite Eight |
| 3/2/2011 | Duke | L 71-73 | Third Round |
| 3/29/2013 | Kansas | W 87-85 OT | Sweet Sixteen |
| 4/8/2013 | Louisville | L 76-82 | National Championship |
vs 2 Seeds: 3-2
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/25/1988 | North Carolina | L 69-78 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 3/23/1989 | North Carolina | W 92-87 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 3/27/1992 | Oklahoma State | W 75-72 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 3/21/2009 | Oklahoma | L 63-73 | Second Round |
| 3/19/2017 | Louisville | W 73-69 | Second Round |
vs 3 Seeds: 2-1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 4/3/1989 | Seton Hall | W 80-79 OT | National Championship |
| 3/31/2013 | Florida | W 79-59 | Elite Eight |
| 3/23/2017 | Oregon | L 68-69 | Sweet Sixteen |
vs 4 Seeds: 2-0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 4/4/1992 | Cincinnati | W 76-72* | Final Four* |
| 4/6/2013 | Syracuse | W 61-56 | Final Four |
vs 5 Seeds: 2-0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/25/1989 | Virginia | W 102-65 | Elite Eight |
| 3/23/2013 | VCU | W 78-53 | Third Round |
vs 6 Seeds: 3-2
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/19/1988 | Florida | W 108-85 | Second Round |
| 3/19/1989 | South Alabama | W 91-82 | Second Round |
| 3/19/1994 | Texas | W 84-79 | Second Round |
| 3/15/1998 | UCLA | L 82-85* | Second Round* |
| 3/18/2016 | Notre Dame | L 63-70 | First Round |
vs 7 Seeds: 3-1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/16/1986 | Iowa State | L 69-72 | Second Round |
| 3/28/1993 | Temple | W 77-72* | Elite Eight* |
| 3/19/2009 | Clemson | W 62-59 | First Round |
| 3/22/2014 | Texas | W 79-65 | Third Round |
vs 8 Seeds: 1-3
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/17/1985 | Villanova | L 55-59 | Second Round |
| 3/12/1987 | Navy | W 97-82 | Second Round |
| 3/16/1995 | Western Kentucky | L 76-82 | First Round |
| 3/30/2014 | Kentucky | L 72-75 | Elite Eight |
vs 9 Seeds: 2-0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/21/1993 | UCLA | W 86-84 OT* | Second Round* |
| 3/18/2011 | Tennessee | W 75-45 | Second Round |
vs 10 Seeds: 2-1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/24/1994 | Maryland | W 78-71 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 3/15/1996 | Texas | L 76-80* | First Round* |
| 3/17/2017 | Oklahoma State | W 92-91 | First Round |
vs 11 Seeds: 3-1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/18/1990 | Loyola Marymount | L 115-149 | Second Round |
| 3/20/1992 | Temple | W 73-66 | First Round |
| 3/28/2014 | Tennessee | W 73-71 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 3/16/2016 | Tulsa | W 76-72 | First Four |
vs 12 Seeds: 1-0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/26/1993 | George Washington | W 72-64* | Sweet Sixteen* |
vs 13 Seeds: 1-1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/16/2012 | Ohio University | L 60-65 | Second Round |
| 3/21/2013 | South Dakota State | W 71-56 | Second Round |
vs 14 Seeds: 5-0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/17/1988 | Boise State | W 63-58 | First Round |
| 3/17/1989 | Xavier | W 92-87 | First Round |
| 3/16/1990 | Illinois State | W 76-70 | First Round |
| 3/17/1994 | Pepperdine | W 78-74 OT | First Round |
| 3/13/1998 | Davidson | W 80-61* | First Round* |
vs 15 Seeds: 2-0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/14/1986 | Akron | W 70-64 | First Round |
| 3/20/2014 | Wofford | W 57-40 | Second Round |
vs 16 Seeds: 2-0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Round |
| 3/15/1985 | Farleigh Dickinson | W 59-55 | First Round |
| 3/19/1993 | Coastal Carolina | W 84-53* | First Round* |
March 10th, 2018 at 12:08 PM ^
March 10th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
March 10th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
I had tried to forget that game. Year after we won the whole thing. Everyone on Loyola would run down the floor, take 5 secs off shot clock throw up 3 pointers from everywhere, all players eligible to shoot, and seemed like 75% went in. Like a bad 80's movie.
Saving grace was the next game, Loyola and their run and gun got outran and outgunned big time by UNLV's pro team, the best 5 players I ever saw on a NCAA team at same time. Loyola got their asses handed to them - as we likely would have had we beat Loyola.
I will say though....that game seemed equally nuts in its own right. I think it was 131-101 at the end. All I can remember thinking is, "Imagine scoring 101 and still losing by thirty. Loyola Marymount can."
That UNLV team though - Greg Anthony, Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, George Ackles, Anderson Hunt....that was quite the show.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:28 PM ^
shot 50 percent from 3, played inspired basketball; no one was going to beat them that day
suuuuucked. Steve Fisher's brilliant idea to run with LMU was possibly one of the worst coaching decisions I had seen up to that point in my nascent sports watching career. One of the most unbelievable games UM played.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
what a nightmare...it was the whole Hank Gathers thing who passed away right before the tournament and they were just on FIRE!! it was awful...and we barely escaped the first game as well
March 10th, 2018 at 12:45 PM ^
March 10th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
LMU damn near scored 100 pts in the second half alone. i don't think there was a point in time when all 10 guys were on the same end of the court.
the old adage that 3 is worth more than 2 was very true that game.
i've never seen anything like it, and probably never will again.
Can someone explain why this was downvoted exactly?
March 11th, 2018 at 11:47 AM ^
Because U of M Fan from Sydney doesn't like WD.
March 11th, 2018 at 12:48 AM ^
March 10th, 2018 at 12:09 PM ^
That is all!
Who's got it better?
March 10th, 2018 at 12:16 PM ^
"Is it just board fodder?"
That's a very good question. I did a little digging and unearthed this arcane stuff:
History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the past as it is described in written documents. Events occurring before written record are considered prehistory. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians.
Amazingly, people even build large buildings entirely devoted to "history"—they're generally called "museums."
Perhaps even more incredibly, many institutions of higher learning have entire departments devoted to "history." This even applies to the University of Michigan, believe it or not.
And though it's hard to believe, some people have even written entire books about the "history" of U-M sports. Go figure.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:19 PM ^
Great data. Couple of quick questions:
1) In our 4-6 record v. #1 seeds, pretty sure we were not a #1 or #2 seed during any of those games. Is that correct?
2) Is the last time we were a #1 seed in the mid to late 80s, when we had Tarpley leading us. I would guess the 1986 tourney.
Just wanted to point out that we have upset a lot more teams than being upset ourselves in the Tourney.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
March 10th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
couldn't remember if we had been a #1 seed during Fab Five's sophomore year. Do you know if we have been a #2 seed since 1985? I don't think so, but not sure.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
2014
March 10th, 2018 at 12:47 PM ^
We were a #2 seed and lost to 7th seeded Iowa State that year.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
jeff hornacek. couldn't miss that day.
March 11th, 2018 at 12:52 AM ^
March 11th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
Frieder always seemed to run into UNC in the sweet 16.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
March 10th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
March 10th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
That's the game everybody started hating Duke.
March 10th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Should be 5- 5 vs. no. 1 seeds.....
Wait, we say that. Because it’s true.
The block never happened. It's all good.
We scored 149 . . . and still lost by 34.
Hank Gathers' ghost was still playing.
The game tracked sort of like Germany 7 - Brazil 1 in the World Cup. Once Brazil got down 2 they panicked and tried to get it all back at once, which opened the door for yet more scores against them.
LM came out on fire and once it became clear that they were going to keep scoring, Michigan panicked a little bit and got impatient and tried to run with them and shoot threes.
Each possession was three dribbles and a three attempt, back and forth. We made a lot of those, but they made more.
March 11th, 2018 at 11:40 AM ^
LMU didn't play defense, they pretty much let u shoot from three hoping you miss
March 11th, 2018 at 11:20 AM ^
It's surprising to me how many people aren't aware of that game. I wasn't even alive yet and I've known of that for a long time.
The Hank Gathers story, too. He collapsed on the court and died in the conference tournament 2 weeks prior to when we played them.