3-Seeds

These guys are good, and they seem to be getting even better.  It’s been thirteen 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

  • 130 (of 152) 3-seeds advanced to the Second Round
  • 80 went on to the Sweet 16
  • 39 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
  • 23 went on to the Sweet 16
  • 11 reached the Elite 8
  • 3 reached the Final 4
  • 2 made it to the championship game

Record in the Second Round

  • vs 6-seeds:  48-30
  • vs 11-seeds:  32-20

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

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