Since PickHoops started, the national semifinals have featured two #1 seeds ten times and one #1 seed eleven times.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, more #11 seeds (20) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 or #9 seeds together (19).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, a team named Connecticut, Kentucky, Duke, Florida, or UNC has won well over half of the championships.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, only six #9 seeds have made it to the round of 16.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, three #3 seeds have won the championship (Syracuse in 2003, Florida in 2006 and UConn in 2011).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, Connecticut is 6-1 in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, 97 #1 seeds have made it to the round of 16, an average of 3.3 per year.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, 48 out of 116 national semifinal teams were #1 seeds.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, Kentucky is 5-2 in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, only fifteen times have seeds #1, #2, #3, and #4 in a single region all advanced to the round of 16. It happened twice in 2019.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, only 16 out of 116 national semifinal teams were seeded lower than #5. In 2011, there were two (#8 Butler and #11 Virginia Commonwealth). In 2014, #7 Connecticut and #8 Kentucky advanced. PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, only Kansas has made it into the tournament every single year.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, five #8 seed teams have advanced to the national semifinals (UNC in 2000 and 2022, Wisconsin in 2000, Butler in 2011, and Kentucky in 2014).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, only one champion has been lower than a #4 seed (#7 Connecticut in 2014).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, Michigan State has 8 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, Syracuse has made the round of 16 twelve times.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, the first-round game between the #8 and #9 seeded teams is split evenly, 58-58. #8 had 4 wins in 2015.
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