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Since PickHoops was founded, only two #4 seeds have won the championship (Arizona in 1997 and Connecticut in 2023).
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Since 1996, the national semifinals have featured three or more #1 seeds a total of 4 times.
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Since PickHoops started, 18 out of 27 national champions were #1 seeds.
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In twenty eight years, two #16 seeds have made it to the round of 32 (UMBC in 2018 and FDU in 2023).
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Since PickHoops started, fifteen out of twenty seven national semifinals have had at least one Big 10 team.
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Since 1996, Michigan State has made the round of 16 fifteen times.
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Since PickHoops started, fourteen out of twenty seven national semifinals have had at least one Big East team.
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During PickHoops history, Connecticut has made the round of 16 eleven times.
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In twenty eight years, the Big 10 has had seven schools in the national semifinals (Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Indiana).
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Since 1996, UNC has 9 appearances in the national semifinals.
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Since PickHoops was founded, the first-round game between the #8 and #9 seeded teams is split almost evenly. #8 leads 55-53, including 4 wins in 2015.
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During PickHoops history, a #15 seed has upset a #2 seed 9 times. It happened twice in 2012.
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Since PickHoops started, 7 teams have won the championship at least twice. They are Connecticut (5), Kentucky (3), Duke (3), UNC (3), Villanova, Florida, and Kansas.
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Since 1996, more #11 seeds (19) have advanced to the round of 16 than #8 or #9 seeds.
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Since PickHoops was founded, 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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In twenty eight years, the average number of #1 seeds in the national semifinals round is 1.56.
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During PickHoops history, ten schools have advanced to the round of 16 more than ten times (Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan State, UNC, Arizona, UCLA, Syracuse, Gonzaga, and UConn).

Pick 65 Becomes PickHoops

In 2005, Pick 65 incorporated to become PickHoops, LLC. A brief summary of changes:

What hasn't changed is our staff, our exclusive features, and our commitment to providing the best bracket tracker on the web.


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