Real "First Round" Tournament Rematches

The following games in the Round of 64 are re-matches from previous tournaments:

Midwest Regional

• Maryland defeated Valparaiso 82-60 in the 1999 Round of 64

West Regional

• Oregon defeated Oklahoma State 68-55 in the 2013 Round of 64

 

Oklahoma State - Oregon Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Oklahoma State and Oregon:

Post-Game:
This is Oregon's first tournament win since 2007 when they beat UNLV in the Sweet Sixteen.

Travis Ford is now 1-3 with Oklahoma State and 1-4 overall in the tournament.

Oklahoma State is now 7-12 when both teams are ranked.  Everyone of those wins were in years that they went to the final four (1951, 1995, 2004).

Pre-Game:
This is the first time that two teams from a BCS school have been ranked and faced each other in the Round of 64.  

Oklahoma State is 3-3 vs. the Pacific Twelve in the tournament.

Oklahoma State is 1-1 when seeded #5 against the #12 seed.  They lost to Princeton in 56-53 in 1983.

Oregon has only won a tournament game in 5 different tournaments.  In each of those tournaments, they have played in the Elite Eight.

Oregon is 1-1 vs. the Big Twelve in the tournament.

This is Oregon's lowest seed (since 1979).  Their previous lower seed was #9 in 2008.

Oregon is 4-0 when playing in the state of California.

Round of 64 Games Between AP Ranked Teams

Pistols Firing (@pistolsguy) had an interesting question on twitter:

"I have no idea where to find this but is #okstate #oregon the first top 25 matchup in first round history?"

Anytime someone asks a question like this, I immediately want to find out the answer, so here it is:

There have been 10 such games in the past, but this is the first time that both teams are from a BCS conference.  Before, it has been a mid-major (or two) that is ranked, but is lower seeded because of their schedule.  Here are the games (with seeds):

Year	Ranking	Team	Score		Ranking	Opponent	Score
1986	14	Bradley (7)	83		20	Texas-El Paso (10)	65
1988	15	Loyola Marymount (10)	119		13	Wyoming (7)	115
1990	21	Loyola Marymount (11)	111		24	New Mexico State (6)	92
1997	16	Charleston, SC (12)	75		22	Maryland (5)	66
2002	24	Stanford (8)	84		19	Western Kentucky (9)	68
2002	22	Xavier, Ohio (7)	70		25	Hawaii (10)	58
2007	22	Winthrop (11)	74		17	Notre Dame (6)	64
2008	23	Davidson (10)	82		24	Gonzaga (7)	76
2009	21	Louisiana State (8)	75		22	Butler (9)	71
2011	21	Kansas State (5)	73		19	Utah State (12)	68