PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, 97 #1 seeds have made it to the round of 16, an average of 3.3 per year.
PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty nine years, 97 #1 seeds have made it to the round of 16, an average of 3.3 per year.
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During PickHoops history, 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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Since 1996, the most common numbers of #1 seeds in the national semifinals are 2 (ten times) and 1 (eleven times).
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Since PickHoops was founded, fifteen out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one Big East team.
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Since 1996, the national semifinals have featured just one #1 seed eleven times.
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Since 1996, a #15 seed has upset a #2 seed 9 times. It happened twice in 2012.
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In twenty nine years, the national semifinals have featured just one #1 seed eleven times.
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In twenty nine years, the national semifinals have featured three #1 seeds three times, in 1997, 1999, and 2015. There were 4 in 2008 and 2025.
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Since PickHoops started, no #1 seed advanced to the national semifinals in three tournaments (2006, 2011, and 2023).
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Since 1996, UCLA has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.
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In twenty nine years, 109 different schools have advanced to the round of 16, and 41 of them only made it once.
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Since PickHoops was founded, Michigan State has made the round of 16 sixteen times.
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Since PickHoops started, all four #1 seeds advanced to the round of 16 in fourteen different years (most recently in 2025).
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In twenty nine years, eleven out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one Big 12 team.
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Since PickHoops started, sixteen out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one Big 10 team.
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During PickHoops history, more #12 seeds (14) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 or #9 seeds.

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