How NCAA Seeds Have Fared Since 1979

[Dallas Brave]

How the various seeds have done in the tournament since the bracket was expanded to six rounds in 1979:

Seed - Record ----- Champions
1........358-102 (.778 )..15
2........261-110 (.704)....6
3........189-112 (.628 )...4
4........161-115 (.583)....1
5........136-117 (.538 )...0
6........152-114 (.571)....2
7........100-116 (.463)....0
8..........86-115 (.428 )...1
9..........67-117 (.364)....0
10........74-116 (.389).....0
11........52-112 (.317) ....0
12........47-112 (.296) ....0
13........22-92 (.193) .....0
14........17-92 (.156) .....0
15.........4-92 (.042) .....0
16.........0-92 (.000) .....0

[Dallas Brave]

How the various seeds have done in the tournament since the bracket was expanded to six rounds in 1979:

Seed - Record ----- Champions
1........358-102 (.778 )..15
2........261-110 (.704)....6
3........189-112 (.628 )...4
4........161-115 (.583)....1
5........136-117 (.538 )...0
6........152-114 (.571)....2
7........100-116 (.463)....0
8..........86-115 (.428 )...1
9..........67-117 (.364)....0
10........74-116 (.389).....0
11........52-112 (.317) ....0
12........47-112 (.296) ....0
13........22-92 (.193) .....0
14........17-92 (.156) .....0
15.........4-92 (.042) .....0
16.........0-92 (.000) .....0

The better winning record for the 6 seeds compared to the 5 seeds is really interesting given that the 6 seeds have a tougher path.

[Dallas Brave]

Also, based on the last 29 years, number 1 seeds end up winning the the tournament only 52% of the time ... 15 times out of 29 tournaments.