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Have 4 1 seeds ever made the Final Four?

2008 is the only year all four 1-seeds reached the Final 4. Those teams were North Carolina, UCLA, Memphis, and Kansas.

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Four years ago, it finally happened – after 33 years and 132 straight wins, a 1-seed lost to a 16-seed! And it wasn’t even close – UMBC beat Virginia 74-54. You’d expect the 1-seeds to be dominant, right? Sure they get beat plenty in the later rounds of the tournament. Some of my most memorable games are ones where 1-seeds were upset in the second round (Bama over Stanford in 2004 and Northern Iowa over Kansas in 2010). But…yeah. The 1-seeds have been dominant. They’ve won 64% of the past 36 tournaments and 7 of the last 10!

Overall Performance

143 (of 144) 1-seeds advanced to the Second Round

123 went on to the Sweet 16

100 reached the Elite 8

60 reached the Final 4

36 made the championship game

23 won the tournament

Performance Over the Last 10 Years

39 (of 40) advanced to the Second Round

32 went on to the Sweet 16

25 reached the Elite 8

14 reached the Final 4

11 made it to the championship game

7 won the tournament

First Round : A 1-seed has now only lost once in the First Round. There have been close calls, but actually picking the upset is Bracket suicide. : A 1-seed has now only lost once in the First Round. There have been close calls, but actually picking the upset is Bracket suicide. Second Round : All 1-seeds will reach the second round, and 86% of them advance further. It’s basically a toss up whether only 3 or all 4 will advance to the Sweet 16. : All 1-seeds will reach the second round, and 86% of them advance further. It’s basically a toss up whether only 3 or all 4 will advance to the Sweet 16. Sweet 16 : It’s not likely that all four 1-seeds will survive past the Sweet 16 – it’s only happened 8 times. At least two, and most likely three 1-seeds will win their Sweet 16 matchup. : It’s not likely that all four 1-seeds will survive past the Sweet 16 – it’s only happened 8 times. At least two, and most likely three 1-seeds will win their Sweet 16 matchup. Elite 8 : 1-seeds are the only ones to have at least one representative in all but two Final Fours, so at least one will probably advance. Most likely, only one or two 1-seeds will make it past the Elite 8. : 1-seeds are the only ones to have at least one representative in all but two Final Fours, so at least one will probably advance. Most likely, only one or two 1-seeds will make it past the Elite 8. Final 4 : 1-seeds are 20-10 in Final 4 games against lower-seeded opponents. There has been at least one 1-seed in 26 of 34 (76%) championship games. Seven Championship games (including 2 of the last 4) were a matchup of 1-seeds. : 1-seeds are 20-10 in Final 4 games against lower-seeded opponents. There has been at least one 1-seed in 26 of 34 (76%) championship games. Seven Championship games (including 2 of the last 4) were a matchup of 1-seeds. Final: 1-seeds have won 63% of the past 35 tournaments and 7 of the last 10! They are 15-5 against lower-seeded opponents.

Record in the Second Round

vs 8-seeds: 57-13

vs 9-seeds: 66-7

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