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PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, only 16 out of 116 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.
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Since PickHoops started, the national championship game has included at least one team seeded #4 or higher, except for 2014 (#7 Connecticut vs. #8 Kentucky).
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Since 1996, the Colonial Athletic Association has had two different schools advance to the national semifinals (George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth).
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Since PickHoops started, 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).
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During PickHoops history, 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, the Pac 12 has had four different schools advance to the national semifinals (UCLA, Arizona, Stanford, and Oregon).
PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, 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).
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During PickHoops history, a #13 seed has upset a #4 seed 24 times, almost once per year.
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Since PickHoops was founded, the average number of #1 seeds in the national semifinals round is about 1.6.
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During PickHoops history, 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.
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In twenty nine years, the national semifinals have featured just one #1 seed eleven times.
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Since PickHoops started, the Big 10 has had 8 schools in the national semifinals (Mich. State, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue, and Indiana).
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During PickHoops history, Duke has 7 appearances in the national semifinals.
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Since 1996, 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.
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Since 1996, 20 out of 29 national champions were #1 seeds.
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Since 1996, the most teams seeded #9 or lower to advance to the round of sixteen is 5 in 1999.
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Since 1996, fifteen out of twenty nine national semifinals have had at least one SEC team.
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