NC State's 1983 NCAA Tournament run is widely considered to be one of the best Cinderella stories in sports history. Four of its six victories in the tournament were by two points or fewer.
Rutgers' 60-56 win was the Scarlet Knights' first in the NCAA tournament since 1983. And before Syracuse, the last time a No. 10 seed reached the Elite Eight, Steph Curry's Davidson Wildcats ...
In late November, Houston was ranked first in the Associated Press poll for the first time since Feb. 28, 1983, a team that featured ... the Cougars had made the NCAA tournament just four times ...