Most wins as a double-digit seed:
Gonzaga 10, Texas 8, Xavier/LSU/VCU with 7
Most wins as a 11+ seed:
Dayton/Richmond/VCU 6
Gonzaga/Xavier 5
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Most wins as a double-digit seed:
Gonzaga 10, Texas 8, Xavier/LSU/VCU with 7
Most wins as a 11+ seed:
Dayton/Richmond/VCU 6
Gonzaga/Xavier 5
In 1969 it took a whopping -TWO- wins to make the final four. It was a different game and a different time.
I'll give you 1980 though. It was getting closer to the format we have today with 48 teams. Purdue to their credit played in the "Play-in" round, and won 4 games to make the final four.
According to their wiki page, they have no championships.
Per John Wooden's Wikipedia page, Purdue won a "Helms" national title in 1931-32. This predated the NCAA Championship by 7 years, though.
Oh, I see. I misunderstood what "Pre-Tournament" meant. I thought it was an award they gave before the tournament was played. But it was an award (Like a mythical championship in football) they gave out before the existence of the tournament. My mistake!