In twenty eight years, the first-round game between the #8 and #9 seeded teams is split almost evenly. #8 leads 55-53, including 4 wins in 2015.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, only six #9 seeds have made it to the round of 16.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, 42 out of 108 national semifinal teams were #1 seeds.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, more #11 seeds (19) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 or #9 seeds.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, Duke has made the round of 16 eighteen times.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, 48 different schools have advanced to the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, 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 eight years, no team seeded #6 has reached the national semifinals, let alone won the national championship.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, only eleven times has a region's first round games gone according to seed (i.e. chalk).PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, thirteen out of twenty seven national semifinals have had at least one SEC team.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, 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, Kentucky has made the round of 16 sixteen times.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, three #3 seeds have won the championship (Syracuse in 2003, Florida in 2006 and UConn in 2011).PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, only Kansas has made it into the tournament every single year.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, a #15 seed has upset a #2 seed 9 times. It happened twice in 2012.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, thirteen out of twenty seven national semifinals have had at least one SEC team.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).