Since PickHoops was founded, the most common numbers of #1 seeds in the national semifinals are 2 (nine times) and 1 (eleven times).PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, only 15 out of 108 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 1996, the most national semifinal appearances are UNC (9), Michigan State (8), and Kentucky (7).PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, Kansas has 6 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, the Big 12 has had six different schools advance to the national semifinals (Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Baylor).PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, nineteen #11 seeds have advanced to the round of 16.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, seventeen out of twenty seven national semifinals have had at least one ACC team.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, UNC has 9 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, 89 #1 seeds have made it to the round of 16, an average of 3.3 per year.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, Kansas has 6 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, a #13 seed has upset a #4 seed 23 times, almost once per year.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, UNC has made the round of 16 fourteen times.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, the ACC has had seven schools advance to the national semifinals (Duke, UNC, Ga. Tech, Virginia, Syracuse, Miami, and former member Maryland).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, the lowest average seeding in the national semifinals was in 2023, when the #4, #5, #5, and #9 advanced, making an average seeding of 5.75.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, Florida has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, the national semifinals have featured two #1 seeds nine times and one #1 seed eleven times.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, the most teams seeded #9 or lower to advance to the round of sixteen is 5 in 1999.
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