We've seen a No. 16 seed beat a No. 1 seed twice. We've double-digit seeds reach the Final Four. We've seen buzzer-beaters end careers. It's tough to predict what unlikely outcomes we will be treated ...

A No. 11 seed made it to the Final Four in 2024. Does this year's crop have what it takes to repeat N.C. State's Cinderella run, starting with a first-round upset?

The eighth-seeded Zags (25-8) will play No. 8 Georgia (20-12) on Thursday (1:35 p.m. PDT, TBS) in Wichita, Kan., in a first-round game of the NCAA tournament.