Last year, Connecticut took advantage of the first ever Elite 8 without any top 3 seeds and became the second 4-seed to win the tournament.
The 4-seeds might be the trickiest to pick. It’s likely that one will lose in the first round, but 4 of the last 12 Final 4’s included a 4-seed. The only thing you can be fairly certain of is that we won’t see one in the championship game, since it’s only happened four times.
Overall Performance
- 120 (of 152) 4-seeds advanced to the Second Round
- 72 went on to the Sweet 16
- 23 reached the Elite 8
- 14 reached the Final 4
- 4 made the championship game
- 2 won the tournament
Performance Over the Last 10 Tournament
- 32 (of 40) advanced to the Second Round
- 23 went on to the Sweet 16
- 7 reached the Elite 8
- 3 reached the Final 4
- 2 made it to the championship game
- 1 won the tournament
Record in the Second Round
- vs 5-seeds: 44-35
- vs 12-seeds: 28-13
Feats of Strength
- 2014’s tournament was the first to see all four 4-seeds reach the Sweet 16. They were UCLA, San Diego St, Michigan St, and Louisville.
- Twice, the Final 4 had two 4-seeds in it
- 1990 – Arkansas and Georgia Tech (both teams lost)
- 2013 – Syracuse and Michigan faced off against each other
- Arizona became the first team to win the tournament as a 4-seed in 1997
- Connecticut became the second team to win as a 4-seed in 2023
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