#11 seed reaching Final Four - Pt 5
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The lowest seed a team made it to the Final Four with is 11. There have been five teams that advanced so far, with the most recent being UCLA in 2021. The UCLA Bruins also became the second team to play in the Final Four after being in the First Four, a round of games to determine the last four qualifying teams for March Madness.
To make it so far, the Bruins beat Michigan State, 6-seed BYU, 14-seed Abilene Christian, 2-seed Alabama, and 1-seed Michigan before losing to the #1 overall team Gonzaga by 3 points.
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Column: UCLA didn’t deserve to get Laettnered after playing like champions vs. Gonzaga
It doesn’t seem fair. It doesn’t seem right. UCLA deserved better. In one of the best games in NCAA tournament history, on the verge of the biggest tournament upset in UCLA history, the Bruins did not deserve to lose on one of the most unlikely final shots in tournament history.
Los Angeles Times
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NCAA Tournament 2021: UCLA's memorable Final Four run shows Bruins are on the right track under Mick Cronin
When UCLA fired Steve Alford midway through the 2018-19 season, missed the NCAA Tournament and then stumbled through a coaching search that saw a handful of high-profile candidates shy away from the gig, the Bruins could have disintegrated into a roster management disaster.
CBS Sports
