| | Nailing down the exact cut-off point for making the NCAA Tournament is impossible because every year is relative. Here's a breakdown of the final at-large teams to make the field of 64 over the last five seasons. We've included all at-large teams seeded 11th or worse -- the "last teams in," if you will. As you can see, a poor seed doesn't automatically mean an early exit.
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1999
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Team
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Seed
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Record
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Lost in
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George Washington
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11
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20-8
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First round
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Oklahoma
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13
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20-10
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Sweet 16
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Southwest Missouri State
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12
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20-10
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Sweet 16
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UAB
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12
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20-11
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First round
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1998
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Team
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Seed
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Record
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Lost in
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Florida State
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12
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17-13
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Second round
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Miami (Fla.)
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11
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18-9
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First round
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Nebraska
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11
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20-11
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First round
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Washington
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11
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20-7
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Sweet 16
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Western Michigan
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11
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20-7
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Second round
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1997
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Team
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Seed
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Record
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Lost in
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Massachusetts
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11
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19-13
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First round
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Oklahoma
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11
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19-10
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First round
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USC
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11
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17-10
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First round
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1996
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Team
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Seed
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Record
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Lost in
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Arkansas
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12
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18-12
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Sweet 16
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Boston College
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11
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18-10
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Second round
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California
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12
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17-10
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First round
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George Washington
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11
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21-7
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First round
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1995
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Team
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Seed
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Record
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Lost in
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Illinois
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11
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19-11
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First round
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Manhattan
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13
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25-4
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Second round
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Miami (Ohio)
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12
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22-6
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Second round
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Santa Clara
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12
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21-6
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First round
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Xavier
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11
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23-4
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First round
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