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
Since PickHoops started, a #14 seed has upset a #3 seed 13 times. It happened twice in 2014.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, 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, Michigan State has 8 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, Kentucky has 7 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, four #15 seeds have made it to the round of 16 (Florida Gulf Coast in 2013, Oral Roberts in 2021, St Peters in 2022, and Princeton in 2023).PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, five teams have won the championship at least three times. They are Connecticut (6), Kentucky, Duke, Florida, and UNC.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, Michigan State has made the round of 16 sixteen times.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, two #16 seeds have made it to the round of 32 (UMBC in 2018 and FDU in 2023).PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, only three times did seeds #1, #2, and #3 in a region all fail to advance to the round of 16. This happened in once in 2018 and twice in 2000.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, the national semifinals have featured three or more #1 seeds a total of 5 times.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, only eleven times has a region's first round games gone according to seed (i.e. chalk).PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, only four teams seeded lower than #5 have reached the national championship game (#8 Butler in 2011, #7 Connecticut vs. #8 Kentucky in 2014, and #8 UNC in 2022).PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, fifteen out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one SEC team.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty nine years, 20 out of 29 national champions were #1 seeds.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, four #15 seeds have made it to the round of 16 (Florida Gulf Coast in 2013, Oral Roberts in 2021, St Peters in 2022, and Princeton in 2023).PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, 37 teams have advanced to the round of 16 at least 5 times.
