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Since PickHoops started, three #3 seeds have won the championship (Syracuse in 2003, Florida in 2006 and UConn in 2011).
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During PickHoops history, the national semifinals have featured three or more #1 seeds a total of 5 times.
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Since 1996, the smallest number of #1 seeds to advance to the round of 16 is 2 (2000, 2004, 2018, and 2023).
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During PickHoops history, the first-round game between the #8 and #9 seeded teams is split evenly, 58-58. #8 had 4 wins in 2015.
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Since 1996, Kentucky is 5-2 in the national semifinals.
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In twenty nine years, the Big 10 has had 8 schools in the national semifinals (Mich. State, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue, and Indiana).
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In twenty nine years, the lowest seeds to advance to the national semifinals were Geo. Mason, VCU, Loyola, UCLA, and NCSU, all #11 seeds.
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During PickHoops history, 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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Since 1996, 7 teams have won the championship at least twice. They are Connecticut (6), Kentucky (3), Duke (3), UNC (3), Florida (3), Villanova, and Kansas.
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Since PickHoops started, only two #4 seeds have won the championship (Arizona in 1997 and Connecticut in 2023).
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Since 1996, five #8 seed teams have advanced to the national semifinals (UNC in 2000 and 2022, Wisconsin in 2000, Butler in 2011, and Kentucky in 2014).
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Since 1996, Syracuse has made the round of 16 twelve times.
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Since 1996, UNC has made the round of 16 fifteen times.
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Since PickHoops started, a #15 seed has upset a #2 seed 9 times. It happened twice in 2012.
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Since PickHoops started, a team seeded #9 or lower has advanced to the round of sixteen 72 times, 16 percent of the time.
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In twenty nine years, Kentucky has made the round of 17 sixteen times.
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During PickHoops history, the most national semifinal appearances are UNC (9), Michigan State (8), Kentucky (7), Connecticut (7), and Duke (7).

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