Biggest tourney upsets? NC State's '83 title run hard to top

FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, North Carolina State's Dereck Whittenburg (25) takes the shot which was to be dunked a spilt second later by teammate Lorenzo Charles to beat top-ranked Houston 54-52 in the NCAA college basketball championship game, in Albuquerque, N.M. The airball-turned-buzzer-beating dunk stunned top-ranked Houston. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this March 26, 2006, file photo, dejected Connecticut players watch near the end of overtime in a game against George Mason during the fourth round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Washington. George Mason defeated Connecticut, 86-84 to advance to the Final Four. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

FILE - In this April 4, 1983 file photo, North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano holds the net aloft after his team defeated Houston 54-52 for the national championship at the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Leonard Ignelzi, File)

FILE - In this March 26, 2006, file photo, Connecticut's Josh Boone sits in the locker room after his team's 86-84 overtime loss to George Mason in the NCAA basketball tournament regional championship game in Washington. (Preston Keres/The Washington Post via AP, File)

FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, North Carolina State's Lorenzo Charles (43) dunks the ball to give N.C. State a 54-52 win over Houston in the NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game in Albuquerque, N.M. The airball-turned-buzzer-beating dunk stunned top-ranked Houston. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this March 16, 2018, file photo, Virginia's Isaiah Wilkins (21) is consoled after fouling out during the second half of the team's first-round game against UMBC in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Virginia lost to UMBC 74-54. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)

FILE - In this early Tuesday, April 5, 1983, file photo, North Carolina center Cozell McQueen (45) yells while standing on the rim after defeating Houston 54-52 to win the NCAA college basketball championship in Albuquerque, N.M. Joining McQueen on the rim is teammate Ernie Myers. There are still moments, even after nearly four decades, when Ernie Myers has trouble believing it all really happened for his North Carolina State team. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, North Carolina State center Cozell McQueen goes after the net during the victory celebration after defeating Houston 54-52 to win the NCAA college basketball championship in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this March 26, 2006, file photo, George Mason's Folarin Campbell cuts the net after beating Connecticut 86-84 in overtime during the fourth round of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

FILE - In this March 14, 1991, file photo, Syracuse's LeRon Ellis (25) and Richmond's Kenny Wood (44) lock arms as they watch the ball get away during the first half and an NCAA college basketball East Regional game in College Park, Md. Richmond defeated Syracuse 73-69. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)

FILE - In this March 16, 2018, file photo, UMBC players celebrate a teammate's basket during the second half against Virginia at the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Charlotte, N.C. UMBC defeated Virginia 74-54. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

FILE - In this April 1, 1985, file photo, Villanova's Ed Pinckney (54) yells out as he is surrounded by teammates after the Wildcats defeated Georgetown for the national championship in the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)

FILE - In this April 5, 1983, file photo, North Carolina State players Cozell McQueen, left, and Ernie Myers celebrate while standing on the rim after defeating Houston 54-52 to win the NCAA college basketball championship in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, Guy Lewis, head coach of Houston, watches his team play North Carolina State in the NCAA championship game in Albuquerque, N.M. North Carolina defeating top-ranked Houston 54-52. (AP Photo/Fle)

FILE - In this April 4, 1983, file photo, Houston's Renaldo Thomas holds his head after losing 54-52 to North Carolina State in the championship game of the NCAA colle basketball championship game in Albuquerque, N.M. (Larry Reese/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)