Whether you're filling out your ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge bracket or just can't get enough tourney intel, we've got plenty of historical facts and trends to get you ready for March Madness.
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This year, South Dakota State is the only 15-seed that finished in the top two in its conference3. In the past five tourneys, 14 of the 20 matchups between No. 4 and No. 13 seeds were decided by single digits, the most of any first-round seed pairing.No. 13 seeds have won at least one game in 27 of 38 tournamentsLast year, there were three top-4 seeds ousted in their first game: No. 1 Purdue , No. 2 Arizona and No.
13. There were zero No. 1 seeds in last year's Final Four, ending a streak of 10 straight tourneys with at least one.Only once have all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four 17. There has not been a repeat champion since Florida in 2007. Since then, no defending champ has advanced past the Sweet 16.Defending champs have lost in the first or second round in each of the past six tournaments, three of which were No. 1 seeds: Kansas , Baylor and Villanova UConn is a popular pick to repeat, but beware: Each of the past three defending champions to land No. 1 seeds didn't survive the first weekend. 18.
It may be a little hard to believe, but this is the last time a No. 2 seed reached the title game. Kris Jenkins and Villanova made the most of it eight years ago. 22. A No. 5 seed has never won a championship, the only seed in the top 8 that hasn't done so.San Diego State became just the fourth No. 5 seed to reach the title game, joining Butler , Indiana and Florida 23. It's been 34 years since a champion came from a conference that received fewer than four bids.
While the conference received its most bids ever this year with six, four teams were seeded 10th or worse The only time Clemson has advanced past the Sweet 16 was in its first Big Dance appearance in 1980 The Bluejays' best two NCAA tournament results in the modern era have come in the past three years All four NCAA tournament games Anthony Grant has coached have been decided by one or two points, or in overtime
Shaka Smart is 1-7 in his past seven tourney appearances with four losses to double-digit seedsBulldogs are seeking their first NCAA tournament victory since 2008Only Boise State and Eastern Kentucky have played more tourney games without a winSince 2000, teams that were single-digit seeds and seeking their first NCAA tourney win are 5-2 in the first roundSteve Alford made the Sweet 16 in his first tourney appearance as a head coach at Southwest Missouri State in 1999 by beating No. 5 and No.
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