Hesburgh Region:
The 1989 season finale win over No. 1 Colorado was determined to be the weakest of the four one-seeds. Tough crowd if beating the top team in the country and ruining their national championship dreams doesn’t get you an easy one, but that’s the case. The 1989 Colorado game meets Brian Kelly’s first win over a ranked opponent, the 2010 Utah game, who gets the 16 seed.
The rest of the Hesburgh Region:
8. 2002 Michigan vs. 9. 2005 Michigan
5. 2017 USC vs. 12. 2013 Michigan State
4. 1992 Texas A&M vs. 13. 2018 Virginia Tech
6. 2002 Michigan State vs. 11. 2010 Miami
3. 1993 Texas A&M vs. 14. 2015 Temple
7. 1990 Michigan vs. 10. 2014 Michigan
2. 1992 Penn State vs. 15. 2004 Michigan
Again – how in the world did two pair of wins against Michigan end up facing off against each other? Purely coincidental. Just like in the NCAA Tournament. WE SWEAR.
Grotto Region Time…