PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, thirteen out of twenty seven national semifinals have had at least one SEC team.
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Since PickHoops was founded, only two #4 seeds have won the championship (Arizona in 1997 and Connecticut in 2023).
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In twenty eight years, Connecticut has 6 appearances in the national semifinals.
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Since PickHoops was founded, the most national semifinal appearances are UNC (9), Michigan State (8), and Kentucky (7).
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Since PickHoops started, nineteen #11 seeds have advanced to the round of 16.
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During PickHoops history, a #15 seed has upset a #2 seed 9 times. It happened twice in 2012.
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During PickHoops history, 7 teams have won the championship at least twice. They are Connecticut (5), Kentucky (3), Duke (3), UNC (3), Villanova, Florida, and Kansas.
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In twenty eight years, five #8 seed teams have advanced to the national semifinals (UNC in 2000 and 2022, Wisconsin in 2000, Butler in 2011, and Kentucky in 2014).
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In twenty eight years, Florida has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.
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Since PickHoops was founded, 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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Since 1996, the most common numbers of #1 seeds in the national semifinals are 2 (nine times) and 1 (eleven times).
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In twenty eight years, the Colonial Athletic Association has had two different schools advance to the national semifinals (George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth).
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In twenty eight years, only twice has the first round in two regions gone according to seed in the same year (2000 and 2004).
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During PickHoops history, Kentucky has 7 appearances in the national semifinals.
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In twenty eight years, a team seeded #9 or lower has advanced to the round of sixteen 68 times, 16 percent of the time.
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Since 1996, only fourteen times have seeds #1, #2, #3, and #4 in a single region all advanced to the round of 16. It happened twice in 2019.
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Since 1996, Connecticut has 6 appearances in the national semifinals.

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