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Title: only 4 times has the 8 seed..
Post by: greenman on March 12, 2007, 01:34:38 PM

made it to the final 4 since the 65 team tournament was started. BUT Villanova won it all as an 8 in 1985.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=seedhist&prov=st&type=lgns

Title: Re: only 4 times has the 8 seed..
Post by: IAmMarquette on March 12, 2007, 01:45:57 PM

Let's make it 5, shall we? ;D

Title: Re: only 4 times has the 8 seed..
Post by: greenman on March 12, 2007, 02:10:15 PM

word.

Title: Re: only 4 times has the 8 seed..
Post by: NavinRJohnson on March 12, 2007, 02:12:22 PM

8 seeds' winning percentage in the first round is actually sub-.500 (.450).

Title: Re: only 4 times has the 8 seed..
Post by: spiral97 on March 12, 2007, 03:04:13 PM

not over the last ten years...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2007/03/11/matchups.east/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2007/03/11/matchups.east/index.html)

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NCAA tournament seed history: In the last 10 years, No. 8 seeds are 21-19 in the first round.

that comes out to 52.5%.

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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: greenman on March 12, 2007, 01:34:38 PM