JLEW1818
3/16/2009, 06:48 AM
For those of you who might need help filling out your Bracket, take these statistics into consideration.
BEFORE 2008,
For instance, as you scout darkhorses, you might wonder how many No. 4 seeds have ever won the national championship (one, Arizona in 1997), or how many times a No. 16 seed has beaten a No. 1 in a first-round game (zero).
But unless you have the NCAA record books at your disposal, how do you find such information? We'll make it easier for you, with the following nuggets if information about how teams have done based on their seeds. Unless otherwise noted, these facts come from after the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Here are some key numbers for NCAA Tournament seed history:
1 - number of times all four No. 1 seeds have reached the Final Four (2008-UCLA,North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas). Three No. 1s made it in 1999 (Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State) and 1997 (Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina).
(fixed by Collier,)
0 - number of times a No. 16 seed has beat a No. 1 in a first-round game.
1 -- Number of times a No. 1 seed has not reached the Final Four since 1985 (2006, which featured UCLA as No. 2, Florida as a No. 3, LSU at No. 4 and No. 11 George Mason)
1 - Number of No. 4 seeds to win the title (Arizona, 1997)
1 - Years in which two No. 8 seeds have both reached the Final Four (North Carolina and Wisconsin, 2000)
2 - Number of No. 5 seeds to reach the title game (Florida, 2000, Indiana, 2002)
2 - Number of No. 6 seeds to win the championship (Kansas, 1988, North Carolina State, 1983)
2 - Number of No. 11 seeds that have reached the Final Four (George Mason, 2006, LSU, 1986.)
3 - Number of No. 3 seeds to win it all since 1985 (Michigan, 1989, Syracuse, 2003, Florida, 2006)
4 - Number of No. 13 seeds to reach a regional semifinal (Bradley, 2006, Oklahoma, 1999, Richmond 1988, Valparaiso, 1998).
4 - Number of No. 15 seeds that have advanced to the second round (Richmond, 1991, Santa Clara, 1993, Coppin State, 1997, Hampton, 2001).
6 - The seed Michigan's "Fab Five" took into the Final Four in 1992 as freshmen. They returned as No. 1 seed a year later, but failed to win a title either time.
8 - Lowest seed ever to win the national championship (Villanova, 1985).
9 - Only one No. 9 seed has ever reached the Final Four (Pennsylvania, 1979).
12 - Missouri is the only No. 12 seed to have ever reached the regional finals (2002 against Oklahoma).
13 - Number of times since 1985 that a No. 1 seed has won the NCAA Tournament (Florida was a No. 1 in 2007).
92-0 - The all-time record of top seeds against No. 16 seeds in the first round.
88-4 - The record of No. 2s against No. 15 seeds in the first round.
77-15 - The record of No. 3 teams against No. 14s in the first round.
50-42 - The record of No. 9 teams in the No. 8 vs. No. 9 first-round games.
1,456-1,456 - All-time won-loss record of every team to have ever played in the NCAA Tournament.
BEFORE 2008,
For instance, as you scout darkhorses, you might wonder how many No. 4 seeds have ever won the national championship (one, Arizona in 1997), or how many times a No. 16 seed has beaten a No. 1 in a first-round game (zero).
But unless you have the NCAA record books at your disposal, how do you find such information? We'll make it easier for you, with the following nuggets if information about how teams have done based on their seeds. Unless otherwise noted, these facts come from after the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Here are some key numbers for NCAA Tournament seed history:
1 - number of times all four No. 1 seeds have reached the Final Four (2008-UCLA,North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas). Three No. 1s made it in 1999 (Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State) and 1997 (Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina).
(fixed by Collier,)
0 - number of times a No. 16 seed has beat a No. 1 in a first-round game.
1 -- Number of times a No. 1 seed has not reached the Final Four since 1985 (2006, which featured UCLA as No. 2, Florida as a No. 3, LSU at No. 4 and No. 11 George Mason)
1 - Number of No. 4 seeds to win the title (Arizona, 1997)
1 - Years in which two No. 8 seeds have both reached the Final Four (North Carolina and Wisconsin, 2000)
2 - Number of No. 5 seeds to reach the title game (Florida, 2000, Indiana, 2002)
2 - Number of No. 6 seeds to win the championship (Kansas, 1988, North Carolina State, 1983)
2 - Number of No. 11 seeds that have reached the Final Four (George Mason, 2006, LSU, 1986.)
3 - Number of No. 3 seeds to win it all since 1985 (Michigan, 1989, Syracuse, 2003, Florida, 2006)
4 - Number of No. 13 seeds to reach a regional semifinal (Bradley, 2006, Oklahoma, 1999, Richmond 1988, Valparaiso, 1998).
4 - Number of No. 15 seeds that have advanced to the second round (Richmond, 1991, Santa Clara, 1993, Coppin State, 1997, Hampton, 2001).
6 - The seed Michigan's "Fab Five" took into the Final Four in 1992 as freshmen. They returned as No. 1 seed a year later, but failed to win a title either time.
8 - Lowest seed ever to win the national championship (Villanova, 1985).
9 - Only one No. 9 seed has ever reached the Final Four (Pennsylvania, 1979).
12 - Missouri is the only No. 12 seed to have ever reached the regional finals (2002 against Oklahoma).
13 - Number of times since 1985 that a No. 1 seed has won the NCAA Tournament (Florida was a No. 1 in 2007).
92-0 - The all-time record of top seeds against No. 16 seeds in the first round.
88-4 - The record of No. 2s against No. 15 seeds in the first round.
77-15 - The record of No. 3 teams against No. 14s in the first round.
50-42 - The record of No. 9 teams in the No. 8 vs. No. 9 first-round games.
1,456-1,456 - All-time won-loss record of every team to have ever played in the NCAA Tournament.