Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to a 64-team field in 1985, only 13 teams seeded seven or lower have made it to the Final Four. South Carolina became that thirteenth team after defeating Florida last Sunday. I decided to take a look at some teams of the past to compare the Gamecocks run to others. I also looked at Sindarius Thornwell’s play during the tournament when compared to some of the best Marchs in college basketball history.
The Gamecocks became just the third 7-seed to make the Final Four since the expansion to 64-plus teams.