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Since 1996, the average number of #1 seeds in the national semifinals round is just under 2.
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Since PickHoops was founded, a team seeded #9 or lower has advanced to the round of sixteen 39 times (out of 256).
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Since 1996, all four #1 seeds advanced to the round of 16 in eight different years.
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Since PickHoops started, Kentucky has made the round of 16 ten times.
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Since PickHoops started, 55 #1 seeds have made it to the round of 16, an average of more than 3 per year.
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Since PickHoops was founded, only twice did seeds #1, #2, and #3 in a region all fail to advance to the round of 16. This happened in 2 regions in 2000.
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Since 1996, three #8 seed teams have advanced to the national semifinals (UNC and Wisconsin, both in 2000, and Butler in 2011).
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In sixteen years, Connecticut has made the round of 16 nine times.
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Since PickHoops was founded, only 10 schools have made the round of 16 more than 5 times (Duke, Michigan State, Kentucky, Kansas, Connecticut, Arizona, UCLA, Syracuse, UNC, and Texas).
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Since PickHoops was founded, Duke has made the round of 16 twelve times.
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Since PickHoops was founded, the SEC has had four different schools advance to the national semifinals (Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana State, and Mississipi State).
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Since 1996, Michigan State has made the round of 16 nine times.
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Since PickHoops started, Syracuse has made the round of 16 seven times.
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Since PickHoops was founded, all four #1 seeds advanced to the round of 16 in eight different years.
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Since 1996, the smallest number of #1 seeds to advance to the round of 16 is 2 (two times).
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During PickHoops history, eighteen teams have advanced to the round of 16 at least 5 times.
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Since 1996, the national semifinals have featured three #1 seeds only twice, in 1997 and 1999. This has only been surpassed once, in 2008, when all four #1 seeds advanced.
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Since PickHoops was founded, the Big 10 has had six different schools advance to the national semifinals (Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Indiana).
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Since PickHoops started, three schools have advanced to the round of 16 at least 10 times (Duke, Kentucky, and Kansas).
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During PickHoops history, more #10 seeds (16) have advanced to the round of 16 than #7, #8, or #9 seeds.
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In sixteen years, one #4 seed team has won the championship (Arizona in 1997).
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In sixteen years, UCLA has made the round of 16 eight times.
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Since 1996, only two #9 seeds have made it to the round of 16.
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Since 1996, 27 out of 64 national semifinal teams were #1 seeds.
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Since 1996, the national semifinals have featured three #1 seeds only twice, in 1997 and 1999. This has only been surpassed once, in 2008, when all four #1 seeds advanced.

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