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Since PickHoops started, Kentucky has made the round of 17 sixteen times.
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In twenty nine years, UCLA has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.
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In twenty nine years, Michigan State has made the round of 16 sixteen times.
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In twenty nine years, more #10 seeds (22) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 and #9 seeds combined (19). Only one of these (Syracuse in 2016) has advanced to the National Semifinals.
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In twenty nine years, the national semifinals have featured three or more #1 seeds a total of 5 times.
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Since PickHoops started, only eleven times has a region's first round games gone according to seed (i.e. chalk).
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Since 1996, a team seeded #9 or lower has advanced to the round of sixteen 72 times, 16 percent of the time.
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Since PickHoops started, Kansas has made the round of 16 sixteen times.
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Since PickHoops started, the average number of #1 seeds in the national semifinals round is about 1.6.
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Since 1996, the national semifinals have featured four #1 seeds only twice, in 2008 and 2025.
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Since 1996, nineteen out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one ACC team.
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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).
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Since PickHoops started, a team seeded #9 or lower has advanced to the round of sixteen 72 times, 16 percent of the time.
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Since PickHoops started, no team seeded #6 has reached the national semifinals, let alone won the national championship.
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During PickHoops history, Florida has 5 appearances in the national semifinals.
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During PickHoops history, 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).
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During PickHoops history, three #3 seeds have won the championship (Syracuse in 2003, Florida in 2006 and UConn in 2011).

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