[Lmo56]

A #1 has never lost in the first round, in the modern tournament era since the 1980’s ...

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“A #1 has never lost in the first round, in the modern tournament era since the 1980’s ...”

You're right. I got it wrong. DePaul went out in the second round for three successive years (1980-82). I think they were ranked number one for most if not all of two of those seasons, and they had Mark Acquire and Terry Cummings.