Notable Elite Eight Teams in The Men's Division I NCAA Tournament
- During the first 12 years of the tournament (1939-50, inclusive) only eight teams competed, meaning every team that qualifed in those years was an automatic Elite Eight team.
- Idaho State in 1977, which defeated UCLA in the previous round to end the Bruins' streak of consecutive Final Four appearances at 10 to end the John Wooden-era dynasty
- 11-seed Loyola Marymount in 1990. One of the team's stars, Hank Gathers, collapsed and died on the court near the end of the regular season, and teammates (including Bo Kimble, who shot his first free throw of each tournament game left-handed) honored Gathers during the tournament.
- 12-seed Missouri and 10-seed Kent State in 2002
- 10-seed Gonzaga in 1999
- 11-seed Temple Owls finished the 2001 regular season on a remarkable run, won Atlantic-10 tournament behind play of Lynn Greer before succumbing to Michigan State.
- George Mason in 2006, which became the first 11-seed to advance to the Final Four since 1986, after defeating 1-seed Connecticut in overtime in the Elite Eight
- 10-seed Davidson College in 2008
- 11-seed Virginia Commonwealth in 2011
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