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===11 seeds=== A total of ten teams seeded No. 11 have reached the Elite Eight {{ndash}} more than all other double-digit seeds combined. Six advanced to the Final Four. {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! Notes |- |[[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1986]] |[[1985-86 LSU Tigers men's basketball team|LSU]] |First double-digit seed to advance to Elite Eight and Final Four |- |[[1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1990]] |[[1989β90 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team|Loyola Marymount]] |One of the team's stars, [[Hank Gathers]], collapsed and died on the court during the WCC Tournament, and teammates (including [[Bo Kimble]], who shot his first free throw of each tournament game left-handed) honored Gathers during the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-24-sp-616-story.html|title=Lions Refuse to Let Ship Be Grounded|author=Mike Downey|date=March 24, 1990|access-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> Lost to eventual National champion UNLV. |- |[[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001]] |[[2000β01 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]] |Finished the 2001 regular season on a remarkable run, winning the [[Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament|Atlantic 10 tournament]] behind play of [[Lynn Greer]] before succumbing to [[2000β01 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]. |- |[[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2006]] |[[2005β06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|George Mason]] |First 11 seed to advance to the Final Four since [[1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1986]], after defeating 1 seed [[2005β06 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team|UConn]] in overtime in the Elite Eight |- |[[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2011]] |[[2010β11 VCU Rams men's basketball team|Virginia Commonwealth]] |The first "[[First Four]]" team to advance to the Final Four |- |[[2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2014]] |[[2013β14 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team|Dayton]] | |- |[[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2017]] |[[2016β17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team|Xavier]] | |- |[[2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2018]] |[[2017β18 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team|LoyolaβChicago]] |Reached the Final Four |- |[[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2021]] |[[2020β21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA Bruins]] |The second First Four team to advance to the Final Four |- |[[2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2024]] |[[2023β24 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State Wolfpack]] |The program's first Final Four since capturing the 1983 National championship |}
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