16 Best March Madness Buzzer Beaters of All-Time

It's hard to believe that we're about to go through our first March without the NCAA March Madness Tournament since 1938, but that is the new reality we have to deal with after the NCAA announced this year's Big Dance was cancelled on Thursday, March 12.

It's no secret that buzzer-beater shots and upsets are the secret sauce behind March Madness, but without a 2020 tournament to bring us any new electric moments in the final seconds of do-or-die March basketball, here's a look at some of the NCAA Tournament's greatest all-time March Madness buzzer-beaters.

16. No. 2 Xavier vs No. 7 Wisconsin (2016)

What Was at Stake: Sweet 16 Berth
Shooter: Bronson Koenig
Final: Wisconsin 66 | Xavier 63

15. No. 3 Michigan vs No. 6 Houston (2018)

What Was at Stake: Sweet 16 Berth
Shooter: Jordan Poole
Final: Michigan 64 | Houston 63

14. No. 4 Florida vs No. 8 Wisconsin (2017)

What Was at Stake: Elite 8 Berth
Shooter: Chris Chiozza
Final: Florida 84 | Wisconsin 83 (OT)

13. No. 2 Texas vs No. 6 West Virginia (2006)

What Was at Stake: Elite 8 Berth
Shooter: Kenton Paulino
Final: Texas 74 | WVU 71

12. No. 5 Drake vs No. 12 Western Kentucky (2008)

What Was at Stake: Round of 32 Berth
Shooter: Ty Rogers
Final: Western Kentucky 101 | Drake 99 (OT)

11. No. 14 Northwestern State vs No. 3 Iowa (2006)

What Was at Stake: Round of 32 Berth
Shooter: Jermaine Wallace
Final: Northwestern State 64 | Iowa 63

10. No. 6 Maryland vs No. 11 UNC Wilmington (2003)

What Was at Stake: Round of 32 Berth
Shooter: Drew Nicholas
Final: Maryland 75 | UNC Wilmington 73

9. No. 2 UConn vs No. 11 Washington (1998)

What Was at Stake: Elite 8 Berth
Shooter: Richard Hamilton
Final: UConn 75 | Washington 74

8. No. 6 Texas vs No. 11 UNI (2016)

What Was at Stake: Round of 32 Berth
Shooter: Paul Jesperson
Final: UNI 75 | Texas 72

7. No. 4 Louisville vs No. 5 Arkansas (1981)

What Was at Stake: Sweet 16 Berth
Shooter: Ulysses "U.S." Reed
Final: Arkansas 74 | Texas 73

6. No. 4 Ole Miss vs No. 13 Valparaíso (1998)

What Was at Stake: Round of 32 Berth
Shooter: Bryce Drew
Final: Valparaíso 70 | Ole Miss 69

5. No. 1 UConn vs No. 5 Clemson (1990)

What Was at Stake: Elite 8 Berth
Shooter: Tate George
Final: UConn 71 | Clemson 70

4. No. 1 UConn vs No. 3 Duke (1990)

What Was at Stake: Final Four Berth
Shooter: Christian Laettner
Final: Duke 79 | UConn 78 (OT)

3. No. 1 Houston vs No. 6 NC State (1983)

What Was at Stake: National Championship Title
Shooter: Lorenzo Charles
Final: NC State 54 | Houston 52

2. No. 1 Duke vs No. 2 Kentucky (1992)

What Was at Stake: Final Four Berth
Shooter: Christian Laettner
Final: Duke 104 | Kentucky 103 (OT)

1. No. 1 Villanova vs No. 1 UNC (2016)

What Was at Stake: National Championship Title
Shooter: Kris Jenkins
Final: Villanova 77 | UNC 74

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