Seeds of Doubt: #1-Seeded Squads Failing to Bear NCAA Tournament Fruit

Would Florida State have become the third consecutive #1 seed from the ACC to be eliminated prior to NCAA Final Four by more than 16 points? Five #1 seeds have been kayoed by at least 20 points before the national semifinals since seeding was introduced in 1979. Following are the nine #1 seeds in this category losing by more than 15 points:

Margin	#1 Seed	Year/Regional	Elimination Result Before F4
27	UCLA	1992 West Final	#2 Indiana (106-79)
25	Arizona	1998 West Final	#3 Utah (76-51)
20	Louisiana State	1980 Midwest Final	#2 Louisville (86-66)
20	Missouri	1994 West Final	#2 Arizona (92-72)
20	Virginia	2018 South First Round	#16 Maryland-Baltimore County (74-54)
17	Ohio State	1991 Midwest Semifinals	#4 St. John's (91-74)
17	North Carolina	2019 Midwest Semifinals	#5 Auburn (97-80)
16	Duke	2011 West Semifinals	#5 Arizona (93-77)
16	Oklahoma	2003 East Final	#3 Syracuse (63-47)