23 years later and still the best NCAA tournament run ever. In 1997 the Arizona basketball team won the national championship, but did so in historic fashion. They became the first team ever in the history of the NCAA tournament, since the introduction of the 64 team bracket in 1985, to beat three No.1 seeds. The Wildcats are also the last team, seeded higher then No.3, to beat a No.1 seed. Unreal!
Those three No.1 seeds were Kansas, North Carolina and then Kentucky in the championship game. The Wildcats came into the tournament that year as a No.