Sweet Sixteen is:
4 - 1-Seeds
3 - 2-Seeds
2 - 3-Seeds
3 - 4-Seeds
1 - 5-Seed
2 - 6-Seeds
1 - 10-Seed
Only 1 team (#10 Arkansas) is left from seeds 7-16.
Since the tournament has expanded to 64 teams in 1985, seeds 7-16 win an average of 18.1 total games, and 3.5 make the sweet sixteen.
This year it was 12 & 1, which is pretty substantial.
Last year was 16 & 1.
2 teams 7-16 in the sweet 16 over 2 years compared to an average of 7.1.
1 & 2 seeds are 31-1 in the first weekend the last 2 years, compared to an average of 27-5.
Here's how the seeds have down compared to average in the first weekend this year.
1-Seed
8 wins, 7.3 avg (+0.7)
2-Seed
7 wins, 6.3 avg (+0.7)
3-Seed
6 wins, 5.5 avg (+0.5)
4-Seed
7 wins, 5.0 avg (+2.0)
5-Seed
3 wins, 4.0 avg (-1.0)
6-Seed
5 wins, 3.6 avg (+1.4)
7-Seed
2 wins, 3.2 avg (-1.2)
8-Seed
2 wins, 2.3 avg (-0.3)
9-Seed
2 wins, 2.3 avg (-0.3)
10-Seed
3 wins, 2.2 avg (+0.8)
11-Seed
1 win, 2.3 avg (-1.3)
12-Seed
2 wins, 2.0 avg (0.0)
13-Seed
0 wins, 1.0 avg (-1.0)
14-seed
0 wins, 0.6 avg (-0.6)
15-seed
0 wins, 0.4 avg (-0.4)
16-seed
0 wins, 0.05 avg (-0.05)
4 - 1-Seeds
3 - 2-Seeds
2 - 3-Seeds
3 - 4-Seeds
1 - 5-Seed
2 - 6-Seeds
1 - 10-Seed
Only 1 team (#10 Arkansas) is left from seeds 7-16.
Since the tournament has expanded to 64 teams in 1985, seeds 7-16 win an average of 18.1 total games, and 3.5 make the sweet sixteen.
This year it was 12 & 1, which is pretty substantial.
Last year was 16 & 1.
2 teams 7-16 in the sweet 16 over 2 years compared to an average of 7.1.
1 & 2 seeds are 31-1 in the first weekend the last 2 years, compared to an average of 27-5.
Here's how the seeds have down compared to average in the first weekend this year.
1-Seed
8 wins, 7.3 avg (+0.7)
2-Seed
7 wins, 6.3 avg (+0.7)
3-Seed
6 wins, 5.5 avg (+0.5)
4-Seed
7 wins, 5.0 avg (+2.0)
5-Seed
3 wins, 4.0 avg (-1.0)
6-Seed
5 wins, 3.6 avg (+1.4)
7-Seed
2 wins, 3.2 avg (-1.2)
8-Seed
2 wins, 2.3 avg (-0.3)
9-Seed
2 wins, 2.3 avg (-0.3)
10-Seed
3 wins, 2.2 avg (+0.8)
11-Seed
1 win, 2.3 avg (-1.3)
12-Seed
2 wins, 2.0 avg (0.0)
13-Seed
0 wins, 1.0 avg (-1.0)
14-seed
0 wins, 0.6 avg (-0.6)
15-seed
0 wins, 0.4 avg (-0.4)
16-seed
0 wins, 0.05 avg (-0.05)