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During PickHoops history, 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, UCLA has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.
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Since 1996, the lowest average seeding in the national semifinals was in 2023, when the #4, #5, #5, and #9 advanced, making an average seeding of 5.75.
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Since PickHoops was founded, fourteen out of twenty eight national semifinals have had at least one SEC team.
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Since PickHoops was founded, Duke has made the round of 16 nineteen times.
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Since PickHoops was founded, Duke is 4-2 in the national semifinals.
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Since PickHoops was founded, the national semifinals have featured four #1 seeds only once, in 2008.
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Since PickHoops was founded, Kentucky has made the round of 16 sixteen times.
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Since 1996, Kentucky has made the round of 16 sixteen times.
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Since PickHoops started, only one champion has been lower than a #4 seed (#7 Connecticut in 2014).
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During PickHoops history, 44 out of 112 national semifinal teams were #1 seeds.
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Since 1996, a team seeded #9 or lower has advanced to the round of sixteen 71 times, 16 percent of the time.
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During PickHoops history, Texas has made the round of 16 seven times.
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Since 1996, only six #9 seeds have made it to the round of 16.
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During PickHoops history, Duke has made the round of 16 nineteen times.
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Since PickHoops was founded, the national semifinals have featured just one #1 seed eleven times.
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In twenty eight years, more #10 seeds (21) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 and #9 seeds combined. Only one of these (Syracuse in 2016) has advanced to the National Semifinals.

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