Rules and Scoring

PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty nine years, Florida is 4-1 in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, fourteen #12 seeds have advanced to the round of 16. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, the most common numbers of #1 seeds in the national semifinals are 2 (ten times) and 1 (eleven times). PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, Florida has 5 appearances in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

Since 1996, Michigan State has 8 appearances in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty nine years, 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

Since PickHoops was founded, 27 schools have made the round of 16 more than 5 times. PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, eleven schools have advanced to the round of 16 more than ten times (Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, MSU, UNC, Arizona, UCLA, Syracuse, Gonzaga, Purdue, and UConn). PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, Michigan State has made the round of 16 sixteen times. 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

During PickHoops history, Connecticut has 7 appearances in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, Duke has 7 appearances in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, the SEC has had 7 schools advance to the national semifinals (Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Miss. State, Auburn, South Carolina, and Alabama). PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, UCLA has made the round of 16 fourteen times. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, 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

Since PickHoops was founded, a team named Connecticut, Kentucky, Duke, Florida, or UNC has won well over half of the championships. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, the national semifinals have featured three #1 seeds three times, in 1997, 1999, and 2015. There were 4 in 2008 and 2025.