According to this stat, if Michigan were to beat FSU (9) and then face the Kansas State(9)/Loyola Chicago (11) winner, they would be the only team in NCAA Tournament history, to not face a team seeded higher than 6:
What a stat this is:
Michigan — if it makes the title game — will become the first team since the NCAA Tournament began to be seeded in 1979 to make the title game without facing a seed higher than 6.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) March 23, 2018
Michigan has beaten No. 14 Montana, No. 6 Houston and No. 7 Texas A&M.
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