2-Seeds

Before 2012, 2-seeds went 10 straight years without losing in the First Round.  In the eleven tournaments since that streak, we’ve seen seven 2-seeds drop their first game.  Is this the start of a new trend?  Or a weird statistical anomaly?  Who knows?  Let’s see what happens this year!

Overall Performance

  • 141 (of 152) advanced to the Second Round
  • 95 went on to the Sweet 16
  • 68 reached the Elite 8
  • 31 reached the Final 4
  • 13 made the championship game
  • 5 won the tournament

Performance Over the Last 10 Years

  • 35 (of 40) advanced to the Second Round
  • 23 went on to the Sweet 16
  • 16 reached the Elite 8
  • 7 reached the Final 4
  • 1 made it to the championship game and won it

Record in the Second Round

  • vs 7-seeds:  60-27
  • vs 10-seeds:  35-19

Feats of Strength

  • 2016 Villanova was the last team to win the tournament as a 2-seed.
  • The previous 2-seed winner was Connecticut, 12 years earlier, in 2004.
  • All four 2-seeds advanced to the Elite 8 twice:
    • 1995 – Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Arkansas
    • 1996 – Georgetown, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, and Kansas

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