Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament : Michigan State : Upsets
Wins against lower seeded teams
YEAR SEED OPPONENT/SEED SCORE ROUND
2023 7 Marquette/2 69-60 Round of 32
2019 2 Duke/1 68-67 Quarterfinals
2017 9 Miami (FL)/8 78-58 Round of 64
2015 7 Louisville/4 76-70 OT Quarterfinals
2015 7 Oklahoma/3 62-58 Round of 16
2015 7 Virginia/2 60-54 Round of 32
2014 4 Virginia/1 61-59 Round of 16
2010 5 Maryland/4 85-83 Round of 32
2009 2 Connecticut/1 82-73 Semi-finals
2009 2 Louisville/1 64-52 Quarterfinals
2008 5 Pittsburgh/4 65-54 Round of 32
2007 9 Marquette/8 61-49 Round of 64
2005 5 Kentucky/2 94-88 OT Quarterfinals
2005 5 Duke/1 78-68 Round of 16
2003 7 Maryland/6 60-58 Round of 16
2003 7 Florida/2 68-46 Round of 32
1986 5 Georgetown/4 80-68 Round of 32
1979 2 Indiana State/1 75-64 Finals
1979 2 Notre Dame/1 80-68 Quarterfinals
Losses to higher seeded teams
YEAR SEED OPPONENT/SEED SCORE ROUND
2019 2 Texas Tech/3 51-61 Semi-finals
2018 3 Syracuse/11 53-55 Round of 32
2016 2 Middle Tennessee State/15 81-90 Round of 64
2014 4 Connecticut/7 54-60 Quarterfinals
2012 1 Louisville/4 44-57 Round of 16
2006 6 George Mason/11 65-75 Round of 64
2004 7 Nevada/10 66-72 Round of 64
2001 1 Arizona/2 61-80 Semi-finals
1995 3 Weber State/14 72-79 Round of 64
1990 1 Georgia Tech/4 80-81 OT Round of 16
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