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Since PickHoops started, 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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In twenty eight years, Connecticut is 6-1 in the national semifinals.
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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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Since 1996, Duke is 4-2 in the national semifinals.
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In twenty eight years, a #14 seed has upset a #3 seed 13 times. It happened twice in 2014.
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Since 1996, 90 #1 seeds have made it to the round of 16, an average of 3.2 per year.
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In twenty eight years, a #13 seed has upset a #4 seed 24 times, almost once per year.
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During PickHoops history, the national semifinals have featured just one #1 seed eleven times.
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Since PickHoops started, only three times did seeds #1, #2, and #3 in a region all fail to advance to the round of 16. This happened in once in 2018 and twice in 2000.
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In twenty eight years, Kentucky has 7 appearances in the national semifinals.
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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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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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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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Since PickHoops was founded, twenty #11 seeds have advanced to the round of 16.
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Since PickHoops was founded, four teams have won the championship at least three times. They are Connecticut (6), Kentucky, Duke, and UNC.
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Since PickHoops started, UCLA has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.
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Since 1996, Kentucky has 7 appearances in the national semifinals.

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