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During PickHoops history, the Big 10 has had 8 schools in the national semifinals (Mich. State, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue, and Indiana). PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, the Big 12 has had six different schools advance to the national semifinals (Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Baylor). PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, Kansas has made the round of 16 sixteen times. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, UNC has made the round of 16 fifteen times. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, the most common numbers of #1 seeds in the national semifinals are 2 (ten times) and 1 (eleven times). PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, Kentucky is 5-2 in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops was founded, 109 different schools have advanced to the round of 16, and 43 of them only made it once. PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty eight years, Florida has 4 appearances in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, 35 teams have advanced to the round of 16 at least 5 times. PickHoops QuickFact

Since PickHoops started, 25 schools have made the round of 16 more than 5 times. PickHoops QuickFact

Since 1996, 44 out of 112 national semifinal teams were #1 seeds. PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty eight years, UNC has 9 appearances in the national semifinals. PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty eight years, only two #4 seeds have won the championship (Arizona in 1997 and Connecticut in 2023). PickHoops QuickFact

Since 1996, Duke has made the round of 16 nineteen times. PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, the ACC has had 8 schools advance to the national semifinals (Duke, UNC, Ga. Tech, Virginia, Syracuse, Miami, NCSU, and former member Maryland). PickHoops QuickFact

In twenty eight years, Connecticut has made the round of 16 twelve times. PickHoops QuickFact

During PickHoops history, eighteen out of twenty eight national semifinals have had at least one ACC team.

About PickHoops

PickHoops (formerly Pick 65) is a very small group of dedicated computer geeks who enjoy web programming, interesting problems to solve, and basketball prognostication. This product began in 1996 for our own amusement, and slowly evolved into the masterpiece you see before you.

If you were looking for substantive information, you'll want to read our press packet or contact us. Otherwise, waste some time reading about our "staff".

PickHoops "Staff"

Doug Appleyard is a graduate of North Carolina State University and a two-time NCAA office pool champion. He fully expects his mouse and keyboard to one day be enshrined in the NCAA Office Pool Hall of Fame. When not contributing to tournament contests, he writes software for a major software company and spends time with his family in North Carolina.

Chris Hehman is the President and Benevolent Dictator of PickHoops. Chris is more than a little psyched that his Virginia Tech Hokies have somehow managed to get into the ACC. When not managing PickHoops, or getting some sleep immediately after, Chris collects video and pinball machines and allows them to decay in his house.

Randy Rowell is the author of PickHoops' excessively cool Risk Analysis and Quick Pick. Randy's rare combination of historical tournament knowledge and advanced statistical insight is superior to that of small children. When not pulling for his NC State Wolfpack, Randy enjoys playing chess and soccer, with similar cardio benefits in each. Neither Randy's employer nor family know of his involvement with PickHoops, so please keep this quiet.

Jim Thomas is a former office pool champion, the Self-Appointed Occasional Marketing Director of PickHoops, and was transitively responsible for its creation. It was Jim's suggestion for Chris to create a web-based system to track our own bracket contest in 1996, when most people had not even heard of the Internet. Whether this was a brilliant epiphany recognizing the limitless possibilities of the emerging global network, or a way to transfer tedious work to other people, is left as an exercise to the reader. Oh, and his Virginia Wahoos suck.

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