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George Mason became the first team from a "mid-major" conference to reach the Final Four since UNLV's loss to Duke in 1991. This was the second of four Final Fours to feature no No. 1 seeds (1980, 2011, and 2023 being the others).
The number 11 seed in the East region, they advanced to the Final Four by knocking off UConn, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed, 86–84 in overtime in the Elite Eight. George Mason, which had never won an NCAA tournament game up until this tournament, thus tied the 1986 LSU Tigers as the lowest seed
On this date in 2006, No. 11 George Mason upset No. 1 UConn to land in the Final Four.
The run to the Final Four, which ESPN says is "considered by most the greatest in NCAA Tournament history", culminated with the Patriots beating top-seeded Connecticut 86–84 in overtime on March 26 to advance to the school, and the CAA conference's first-ever Final Four. George Mason also defeated Michigan State, North Carolina, and Wichita ...
In the Elite Eight, Joakim Noah had a monster night by scoring 21 points which led to Florida beating Villanova 75-62 and advancing to the Final Four. [5] In their semifinal matchup against Cinderella team George Mason, Florida had a successful night from outside the arc and won 73-58 for a trip to the title game. [6]
The Final Four teams in this year's NCAA Tournament carry deep lineages. Here they are ranked by historical significance. Final Four teams ranked by historical significance
The back-to-back Final Four runs had a lot in common, including four of the starters. But while the 2015 team came into the season confident that they could get to that point, the 2014 team was ...
Under Coach Hank Leung, the Patriots would again reach the final in the 1985 tournament, on Nov. 24, in front of a record-crowd of 4,500 people at George Mason Stadium and millions on national television on an ESPN broadcast, No. 3 George Mason would beat No. 2 North Carolina 2–0 to win the school's first ever National Championship in their ...