Saturday Round of 32 Rematches

Louisville

• Kentucky defeated Cincinnati 69-60 in the 2005 Round of 32
• UCLA defeated UAB 68-56 in the 1990 Round of 64

Portland

• Ohio State defeated Arizona 73-70 in the 2013 Sweet Sixteen

Jacksonville

• North Carolina is 2-2 vs. Arkansas
• Arkansas defeated North Carolina 96-73 in the 1990 Sweet Sixteen
• North Carolina defeated Arkansas 80-74 in the 1993 Sweet Sixteen
• Arkansas defeated North Carolina 75-68 in the 1995 National Semifinals
• North Carolina defeated Arkansas 108-77 in the 2008 Round of 32

Pittsburgh

• North Carolina State defeated Villanova 67-62 in the 1951 Sweet Sixteen

Two #14 seeds winning in Round of 64

2015 marks the 3rd time that two #14 seeds have won in the Round of 64. 

1986:

• #14 Cleveland State 83 #3 Indiana 79
• #14 Arkansas-Little Rock 90 #3 Notre Dame 83

 1995:

• #14 Weber State 79 #3 Michigan State 72
• #14 Old Dominion 89 #3 Villanova 81

 2015:

• #14 UAB 60 #3 Iowa State 59
• #14 Georgia State 57 #3 Baylor 56

Losing as a #2 and #3 seed in the Round of 64

With Iowa State's 60-59 loss to UAB in the first round, they become the 6th team to lose as a #2 seed and #3 seed in Round of 64.  Here are the teams that have "accomplished" that dubious feat:

• Arizona (#2 vs. Santa Clara - 1993, #3 vs. East Tennessee State - 1992)
• Duke (#2 vs. Lehigh - 2012, #3 vs. Mercer - 2014)
• Georgetown (#2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast - 2013, #3 vs. Ohio - 2010)
• Iowa State (#2 vs. Hampton - 2001, #3 vs. UAB - 2014)
• Missouri (#2 vs. Norfolk State - 20112, #3 vs. Northern Iowa -1990)
• South Carolina (#2 vs. Coppin State - 1997, #3 vs. Richmond - 1998)

UAB's win marks the third straight year a #14 seed has won a Round of 64 game.  The record for most consecutive years with a #14 victory is 7 - happened 8 times from 1986 to 1992.

First Tournament

Three teams will be making their first tournament appearance.

• Buffalo
• Cal-Irvine
• North Florida

Ten coaches will be making their first tournament appearance.

• Bill Coen, Northeastern
• Matthew Driscoll, North Florida
• Jerod Hasse, UAB
• Jim Hayford, Eastern Washington
• Chris Holtmann, Butler
• Bobby Hurley, Buffalo
• David Richman, North Dakota State
• Larry Shyatt, Wyoming
• Andrew Toole, Robert Morris
• Russell Turner, Cal-Irvine

Six coaches that have been in the tournament before will be making their first tournament appearance with a new team.

• Mike Anderson, Arkansas (UAB - 2004-06; Missouri - 2009-11)
• Larry Brown, Southern Methodist (UCLA - 1980-81; Kansas - 1984-88)
• Ron Hunter, Georgia State (IUPUI - 2003)
• Johnny Jones, Louisiana State (North Texas - 2007, 2010)
• Larry Krystkowiak, Utah (Montana - 2005-06)
• Mark Turgeon, Maryland (Wichita State - 2006, Texas A&M - 2008-11)