Most champions (33 out of 38) of the NCAA Tournament were 1, 2, or 3-seeds. If we ignore the first four crazy years of the tournament (since expanding to 64 teams), 31 of the last 34 champs were a 1, 2, or 3-seed. The following tables show how many times each seed has won the tournament and lists the seed and champ for each year.
| Seed | Number of Champs | Percentage of Champs |
|---|
| 1 | 24 | 63% |
| 2 | 5 | 13% |
| 3 | 4 | 11% |
| 4 | 2 | 5% |
| 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 1 | 3% |
| 7 | 1 | 3% |
| 8 | 1 | 3% |
| Year | Seed | Champ |
|---|
| 2023 | 4 | Connecticut |
| 2022 | 1 | Kansas |
| 2021 | 1 | Baylor |
| 2020 | 🙁 | 🙁 |
| 2019 | 1 | Virginia |
| 2018 | 1 | Villanova |
| 2017 | 1 | North Carolina |
| 2016 | 2 | Villanova |
| 2015 | 1 | Duke |
| 2014 | 7 | Connecticut |
| 2013 | 1 | Louisville |
| 2012 | 1 | Kentucky |
| 2011 | 3 | Connecticut |
| 2010 | 1 | Duke |
| 2009 | 1 | North Carolina |
| 2008 | 1 | Kansas |
| 2007 | 1 | Florida |
| 2006 | 3 | Florida |
| 2005 | 1 | North Carolina |
| 2004 | 2 | Connecticut |
| 2003 | 3 | Syracuse |
| 2002 | 1 | Maryland |
| 2001 | 1 | Duke |
| 2000 | 1 | Michigan State |
| 1999 | 1 | Connecticut |
| 1998 | 2 | Kentucky |
| 1997 | 4 | Arizona |
| 1996 | 1 | Kentucky |
| 1995 | 1 | UCLA |
| 1994 | 1 | Arkansas |
| 1993 | 1 | North Carolina |
| 1992 | 1 | Duke |
| 1991 | 2 | Duke |
| 1990 | 1 | UNLV |
| 1989 | 3 | Michigan |
| 1988 | 6 | Kansas |
| 1987 | 1 | Indiana |
| 1986 | 2 | Louisville |
| 1985 | 8 | Villanova |