2011 VCU Rams
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VCU wasn’t even a lock to be in the 2011 tournament, and they had to secure their seeding by winning a First Four play-in game. Once there, though, they didn’t look back.
The long run to the Final Four included wins over USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and most memorably, Kansas. They eventually fell to Butler.