Since PickHoops started, the national semifinals have featured just one #1 seed eleven times.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, more #11 seeds (19) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 or #9 seeds.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, a team seeded #9 or lower has advanced to the round of sixteen 68 times, 16 percent of the time.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, 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.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, UCLA has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, 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.PickHoops QuickFact
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).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, nineteen #11 seeds have advanced to the round of 16.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, the SEC has had six schools advance to the national semifinals (Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Auburn, and South Carolina).PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, a #14 seed has upset a #3 seed 12 times. It happened twice in 2014.PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, no team seeded #6 has reached the national semifinals, let alone won the national championship.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, no team seeded #6 has reached the national semifinals, let alone won the national championship.PickHoops QuickFact
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.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, only eleven times has a region's first round games gone according to seed (i.e. chalk).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, the national semifinals have featured four #1 seeds only once, in 2008.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, nineteen #11 seeds have advanced to the round of 16.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, 14 different schools have won the national championship.
