1o-Seeds

You’d think that 10-seeds have performed the best among all the double-digit seeds.  Not so fast, my friend!  Up to the Sweet 16, their historical performance is virtually equal to that of the 11- and 12-seeds.  Like the them, at least one 10-seed usually advances to the Second Round.

Overall Performance

• 62 (of 160) advanced to the Second Round
• 25 went on to the Sweet 16
• 9 reached the Elite 8
• 1 reached the Final 4

Performance Over the Last 10 Years

• 15 (of 40) advanced to the Second Round
• 3 went on to the Sweet 16
• 2 reached the Elite 8
• 1 reached the Final 4

Record in the Second Round (by seed matchup)

• vs 2-seeds:  20-37
• vs 15-seeds:  5-0

Interesting that 10-seed’s winning percentage vs 7-seeds (0.388) is only slightly better than vs 2-seeds (0.351).

Feats of Strength

• In 2016, Syracuse became the first 10-seed to advance to the Final Four.
• In 1999 all four 10-seeds advanced to the second round.  Three of them went on to the Sweet 16.
• Besides Syracuse in 2016, the other two Elite 8 teams since 2002 are:
  • 2008 Davidson - Led by Steph Curry, Davidson lost by 2 points to eventual champion Kansas
  • 2022 Miami - Lost by 26 to eventual champion Kansas
• 10-seeds reached the Elite 8 a total of 9 times:
  • 1987 - LSU
  • 1990 - Texas
  • 1991 - Temple
  • 1997 - Providence
  • 1999 - Gonzaga
  • 2002 - Kent State
  • 2008 - Davidson
  • 2016 - Syracuse
  • 2022 - Miami