Wednesday, February 28, 2007

First-Round Match Up Statistics

Since the inception of the 64-team tournament in 1985 each seed # has played a total of 88 first-round games.

1. The #1 seed has beaten the #16 seed all 88 times (100%)
2. The #2 seed has beaten the #15 seed 84 times (95%)
3. The #3 seed has beaten the #14 seed 73 times (83%)
4. The #4 team has beaten the #13 seed 70 times (80%)
5. The #5 seed has beaten the #12 seed 59 times (67%)
6. The #6 seed has beaten the #11 seed 61 times (69%)
7. The #7 team has beaten the #10 seed 53 times (60%)
8. The #8 team has beaten the #9 seed 41 times (47%)

SOURCE: Wikipedia

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