3-Seeds

These guys are good, and they seem to be getting even better.  It’s been fourteen years since winning a championship, but the 3-seed is the only other seed besides the 1- and 2-seeds to have won at least 3 times.  They’ve won 4, and 2-seeds have won 5.

Overall Performance

• 133 (of 156) 3-seeds advanced to the Second Round
• 82 went on to the Sweet 16
• 40 reached the Elite 8
• 17 reached the Final 4
• 11 made the championship game
• 4 won the tournament

Performance Over the Last 10 Tournaments

• 34 (of 40) advanced to the Second Round
• 22 went on to the Sweet 16
• 10 reached the Elite 8
• 3 reached the Final 4
• 2 made it to the championship game

Record in the Second Round

• vs 6-seeds:  48-31
• vs 11-seeds:  34-20

Feats of Strength

• All four 3-seeds made the Sweet 16 twice
  • 2008 – Stanford, Wisconsin, Xavier, and Louisville
  • 2009 – Syracuse, Kansas, Missouri, and Villanova
  • 2019 – LSU, Texas Tech, Purdue, and Houston
• Four 3-seeds have been crowned champion
  • 1989 – Michigan
  • 2003 – Syracuse
  • 2006 – Florida
  • 2011 – Connecticut