Since PickHoops was founded, the most teams seeded #9 or lower to advance to the round of sixteen is 5 in 1999.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, all four #1 seeds advanced to the round of 16 in thirteen different years (most recently in 2024).PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, only 16 out of 112 national semifinal teams were seeded lower than #5. In 2011, there were two (#8 Butler and #11 Virginia Commonwealth). In 2014, #7 Connecticut and #8 Kentucky advanced. PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, only four teams seeded lower than #5 have reached the national championship game (#8 Butler in 2011, #7 Connecticut vs. #8 Kentucky in 2014, and #8 UNC in 2022).PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, all four #1 seeds advanced to the round of 16 in thirteen different years (most recently in 2024).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, the most common numbers of #1 seeds in the national semifinals are 2 (ten times) and 1 (eleven times).PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, UCLA has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, UCLA has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, no #1 seed advanced to the national semifinals in three tournaments (2006, 2011, and 2023).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, Connecticut has 7 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, only twice has the first round in two regions gone according to seed in the same year (2000 and 2004).PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops started, only eleven times has a region's first round games gone according to seed (i.e. chalk).PickHoops QuickFact
In twenty eight years, twenty one #10 seeds have made the round of 16.PickHoops QuickFact
Since PickHoops was founded, Kansas has 6 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
During PickHoops history, Connecticut has won all six times in which it advanced to the national championship game.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, UNC has 9 appearances in the national semifinals.PickHoops QuickFact
Since 1996, Florida has 4 appearances in the national semifinals.
