Lowest Basketball Seed for School in I-AA/FCS

[Model Citizen]

There's no need to hijack the MAAC thread with this.

The answer is Indiana State...#1 seed in 1979.

[Model Citizen]

Technically, they may not have been in I-AA at that time. If not, they sure seemed like they were. xrotatehx

[Jackman]

UMass had a #1 seed in men's basketball in 1996 and won the FCS Championship 2 years later.

[JayJ79]

Technically, they may not have been in I-AA at that time. If not, they sure seemed like they were. xrotatehx

Indiana State was a Division I-A Independent from '78-'81.


Indiana State Sycamores
1979: 8-3-0
Coach: Dick Jamieson

W/L PF Opponent PA Location
W 19 Drake (IA) 12 Terre Haute, IN
W 28 Wichita St. 9 Wichita, KS
W 17 WIU 14 Macomb, IL
W 40 New Mexico St. 23 Las Cruces, NM
W 28 Akron (OH) 27 Akron, OH
W 18 Ball St. (IN) 13 Terre Haute, IN
L 17 West Texas A&M 33 Canyon, TX
L 10 Louisville 34 Terre Haute, IN
W 23 Illinois St. 21 Terre Haute, IN
L 38 SIU 41 Carbondale, IL
W 38 La-Monroe 21 Terre Haute, IN

[Hoyadestroya85]

Villanova 2006.. #1 seed.. and we were I-AA at the time

[89Hen]

The answer is Indiana State...#1 seed in 1979.
Are you sure that's your final answer? xeyebrowx xsmiley_wix

[89Hen]

How about Georgetown and St. John's in the mid 80's? I'm not sure what they were playing, but it wasn't I-A.

[apaladin]

Actually we should be talking about the "highest" seed not lowest. I.E. the number one seed is the highest seed. Also it's the highest seeded teams that play 1-AA/FCS football. xnodx

[Jackman]

Obnoxious self-serving hijack: How many FCS schools other than UMass have made it to the Final Four in at least five of the eight NCAA Division I men's team sports? (Reminder: FCS has only existed since 1978.)

Our list:
UMass Basketball: 1996
UMass Football: 1978, 1998, 2006
UMass Lacrosse: 2006
UMass Soccer: 2007
UMass Water Polo: seven total, most recently in 2001 (team disbanded in 2002)
UMass Baseball: none during FCS era (last world series appearance was 1969)
UMass Hockey: no Final Fours, but made it to Elite Eight in 2007
UMass Volleyball: not sure if we've ever had a men's volleyball team, but if we did it was probably awesome.

"One sport" schools suck. Play to win or don't play at all.

[BearsCountry]

Obnoxious self-serving hijack: How many FCS schools other than UMass have made it to the Final Four in at least five of the eight NCAA Division I men's team sports? (Reminder: FCS has only existed since 1978.)

Our list:
UMass Basketball: 1996
UMass Football: 1978, 1998, 2006
UMass Lacrosse: 2006
UMass Soccer: 2007
UMass Water Polo: seven total, most recently in 2001 (team disbanded in 2002)
UMass Baseball: none during FCS era (last world series appearance was 1969)
UMass Hockey: no Final Fours, but made it to Elite Eight in 2007
UMass Volleyball: not sure if we've ever had a men's volleyball team, but if we did it was probably awesome.

"One sport" schools suck. Play to win or don't play at all.

Most of those sports arent relevant outside the northeast but we have made a Sweet Sixteen in hoops and a College World Series in baseball and if you want to count Women's we got a Final Four in hoops there twice.

[89Hen]

UMass Volleyball: not sure if we've ever had a men's volleyball team, but if we did it was probably awesome.
xlolx xthumbsupx xbowx I'm picturing Ricky Bobby saying this.

[appfan2008]

definately want to reiterate this thread should be about HIGHEST SEEDS... lowest seed would be 16 and plenty of fcs schools have been there

[JetsLuvver]

How about Georgetown and St. John's in the mid 80's? I'm not sure what they were playing, but it wasn't I-A.

Georgetown and St. John's were Division III in football until the NCAA rule against "playing down" was instated.

[panther25]

VILLANOVA WAS A #1 SEED IN '06!! xlolxxlolxxlolx

[apaladin]

1-AA or FCS as we know it started in 1982. Before that it was just a few teams.

[SoCon48]

Obnoxious self-serving hijack: How many FCS schools other than UMass have made it to the Final Four in at least five of the eight NCAA Division I men's team sports? (Reminder: FCS has only existed since 1978.)

Our list:
UMass Basketball: 1996
UMass Football: 1978, 1998, 2006
UMass Lacrosse: 2006
UMass Soccer: 2007
UMass Water Polo: seven total, most recently in 2001 (team disbanded in 2002)
UMass Baseball: none during FCS era (last world series appearance was 1969)
UMass Hockey: no Final Fours, but made it to Elite Eight in 2007
UMass Volleyball: not sure if we've ever had a men's volleyball team, but if we did it was probably awesome.

"One sport" schools suck. Play to win or don't play at all.

Water polo? xnodxxnodx

[Redwyn]

Water polo? xnodxxnodx

What a fantastic sport. Pity it suffered so much due to mainstream sport expansion and Title IX. It's one of the hardest physical sports to play and is incredible to watch.

U Mass has had one storied and amazing program. Fantastic results.

[UNHFan]

How about Georgetown and St. John's in the mid 80's? I'm not sure what they were playing, but it wasn't I-A.

please tell me you are either 10 years old... or you just pulling everyones leg!

You mean absolute power house St Johns? are you kidding John was one of the top programs in the country at that time

[UNHFan]

oohhh I thought it was BB you guys are talking about