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Tournament seeds
Seeds in the Final Four
Year Seeds Teams
2006 2, 3, 4, 11 Ucla, FLORIDA, Lsu, George Mason
2005 1, 1, 4, 5 NORTH CAROLINA, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State
2004 1, 2, 2, 3 Duke, CONNECTICUT, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech
2003 1, 2, 3, 3 Texas, Kansas, Marquette, SYRACUSE
2002 1, 5, 1, 2 MARYLAND, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma
2001 1, 1, 2, 3 DUKE, Michigan State, Arizona, Maryland
2000 1, 5, 8, 8 MICHIGAN STATE, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin
1999 1, 1, 1, 4 CONNECTICUT, Duke, Michigan State, Ohio St
1998 1, 2, 3, 3 North Carolina, KENTUCKY, Stanford, Utah
1997 1, 1, 1, 4 Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, ARIZONA
1996 1, 1, 4, 5 KENTUCKY, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Mississippi St
1995 1, 2, 2, 4 UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma St
1994 1, 2, 2, 3 ARKANSAS, Arizona, Duke, Florida
1993 1, 1, 1, 2 NORTH CAROLINA, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas
1992 1, 2, 4, 6 DUKE, Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan
1991 1, 1, 2, 3 Unlv, North Carolin, DUKE, Kansas
1990 1, 3, 4, 4 UNLV, Duke, Georgia Tech, Arkansas
1989 1, 2, 3, 3 Illinois, Duke, Seton Hall, MICHIGAN
1988 1, 1, 2, 6 Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, KANSAS
1987 1, 1, 2, 6 Unlv, INDIANA, Syracuse, Providence
1986 1, 1, 2, 11 Duke, Kansas, LOUISVILLE, Lsu
1985 1, 1, 2, 8 St. John's, Georgetown, Memphis, VILLANOVA
1984 1, 1, 2, 7 Kentucky, GEORGETOWN, Houston, Virginia
1983 1, 1, 4, 6 Houston, Louisville, Georgia, N.C. ST
1982 1, 1, 3, 6 NORTH CAROLINA, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston
1981 1, 1, 2, 3 Virginia, LSU, North Carolina, INDIANA
1980 2, 5, 6, 8 LOUISVILLE, Iowa, Purdue, Ucla
1979 1, 2, 2, 9 Indiana State, MICHIGAN State, DePaul, Pennsylvania
Champion in CAPS
Farthest Seeds Have Advanced in the Tournament
Seed Round Teams (Year)
No. 1 Champion Arkansas (1994), Connecticut (1999), Duke (1992, 2001), Georgetown (1984), Indiana (1987), Kentucky (1996), Maryland (2002), Michigan St. (2000), UNLV (1990), North Carolina (1982, 1993, 2005), UCLA (1995)
No. 2 Champion Connecticut (2004), Duke (1991), Kentucky (1998), Louisville (1980, 1986), Michigan St. (1979)
No. 3 Champion Indiana (1981), Michigan (1989), Syracuse (2003), Florida (2006)
No. 4 Champion Arizona (1997)
No. 5 Title Game Florida (2000), Indiana (2002)
No. 6 Champion Kansas (1988), No Carolina St (1983)
No. 7 Final Four Virginia (1984)
No. 8 Champion Villanova (1985)
No. 9 Final Four Pennsylvania (1979)
No. 10 Regional Finals Dayton (1984), Gonzaga (1999), LSU (1987), Providence (1997), St. John's (1979), Texas (1990), Temple (1991)
No. 11 Final Four LSU (1986), George Mason (2006)
No. 12 Regional Finals Missouri (2002)
No. 13 Regional Semifinals Oklahoma (1999), Richmond (1988), Valparaiso (1998)
No. 14 Regional Semifinals Cleveland St (1986), Chattanooga (1997)
No. 15 Second Round Coppin St (1997), Hampton (2001), Richmond (1991), Santa Clara (1993)
No. 16 First Round A No. 16 seed has never beaten a No. 1 seed.
Seeds round-by-round: 1985-2006
Seed 1st round 2nd round Regional
semifinals Regional
finals National
semifinals National
Title Total
1 88-0 76-12 61-15 36-25 19-17 12-7 292-76
2 84-4 55-29 40-15 19-21 10-9 4-6 212-84
3 73-15 41-32 20-21 12-8 8-4 3-5 157-85
4 70-18 39-31 14-25 9-5 2-7 1-1 135-87
5 59-29 31-28 5-26 4-1 2-2 0-2 101-88
6 61-27 34-27 12-22 3-9 2-1 1-1 113-87
7 53-35 16-37 6-10 0-6 75-88
8 41-47 9-32 6-3 3-3 1-2 1-0 61-87
9 47-41 3-44 1-2 0-1 51-88
10 35-53 17-18 6-11 0-6 58-88
11 27-61 11-16 4-7 2-2 0-2 44-88
12 29-59 14-15 1-13 0-1 44-88
13 18-70 4-14 0-4 22-88
14 15-73 2-13 0-2 17-88
15 4-84 0-4 4-88
16 0-88 0-88
Total 704-704 352-352 176-176 88-88 44-44 22-22 1,392-1,392
Year-by-year won-loss records
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
2006 11-4 10-4 9-3 7-4 3-4 3-4 4-4 3-4 1-4 2-4 5-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
2005 15-3 7-4 5-4 6-4 7-4 7-4 5-4 1-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
2004 9-4 12-3 10-4 7-4 4-4 5-4 5-4 5-4 2-4 2-4 0-4 2-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
2003 13-4 9-4 13-3 3-4 6-4 4-4 4-4 1-4 3-4 3-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
2002 13-3 11-4 6-4 5-4 5-4 3-4 3-4 5-4 0-4 3-4 3-4 5-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
2001 16-3 8-4 8-4 4-4 3-4 4-4 3-4 0-4 4-4 3-4 4-4 3-4 2-4 0-4 1-4 0-4
2000 10-3 6-4 6-4 7-4 8-4 7-4 4-4 10-4 0-4 4-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
1999 17-3 5-4 7-4 6-4 3-4 7-4 0-4 0-4 4-4 8-4 0-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1998 11-4 12-3 10-4 5-4 4-4 3-4 1-4 5-4 1-4 4-4 3-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1997 15-4 7-4 3-4 11-3 4-4 8-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 5-4 0-4 1-4 0-4 2-4 1-4 0-4
1996 13-3 12-4 7-4 8-4 5-4 4-4 2-4 2-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 3-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
1995 13-3 15-4 3-4 8-4 5-4 6-4 3-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 2-4 0-4 0-4
1994 13-3 12-4 10-4 6-4 3-4 4-4 2-4 0-4 6-4 3-4 1-4 3-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
1993 18-3 8-4 7-4 5-4 4-4 5-4 7-4 2-4 2-4 0-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 1-4 0-4
1992 13-3 10-4 5-4 8-4 3-4 10-4 3-4 1-4 4-4 2-4 0-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1991 13-4 10-3 10-4 7-4 3-4 2-4 2-4 3-4 1-4 4-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 0-4
1990 12-3 5-4 7-4 10-4 3-4 6-4 5-4 3-4 2-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 0-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1989 11-4 11-4 13-3 6-4 6-4 0-4 3-4 0-4 4-4 1-4 5-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1988 14-4 10-4 4-4 5-4 6-4 10-3 4-4 3-4 1-4 1-4 2-4 0-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1987 16-3 11-4 4-4 2-4 6-4 9-4 2-4 1-4 3-4 4-4 0-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1986 13-4 10-3 3-4 5-4 5-4 5-4 6-4 5-4 1-4 1-4 4-4 2-4 0-4 3-4 0-4 0-4
1985 13-4 11-4 7-4 4-4 5-4 1-4 5-4 7-3 2-4 0-4 5-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
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Tournament seeds
Seeds in the Final Four
Year Seeds Teams
2006 2, 3, 4, 11 Ucla, FLORIDA, Lsu, George Mason
2005 1, 1, 4, 5 NORTH CAROLINA, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State
2004 1, 2, 2, 3 Duke, CONNECTICUT, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech
2003 1, 2, 3, 3 Texas, Kansas, Marquette, SYRACUSE
2002 1, 5, 1, 2 MARYLAND, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma
2001 1, 1, 2, 3 DUKE, Michigan State, Arizona, Maryland
2000 1, 5, 8, 8 MICHIGAN STATE, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin
1999 1, 1, 1, 4 CONNECTICUT, Duke, Michigan State, Ohio St
1998 1, 2, 3, 3 North Carolina, KENTUCKY, Stanford, Utah
1997 1, 1, 1, 4 Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, ARIZONA
1996 1, 1, 4, 5 KENTUCKY, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Mississippi St
1995 1, 2, 2, 4 UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma St
1994 1, 2, 2, 3 ARKANSAS, Arizona, Duke, Florida
1993 1, 1, 1, 2 NORTH CAROLINA, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas
1992 1, 2, 4, 6 DUKE, Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan
1991 1, 1, 2, 3 Unlv, North Carolin, DUKE, Kansas
1990 1, 3, 4, 4 UNLV, Duke, Georgia Tech, Arkansas
1989 1, 2, 3, 3 Illinois, Duke, Seton Hall, MICHIGAN
1988 1, 1, 2, 6 Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, KANSAS
1987 1, 1, 2, 6 Unlv, INDIANA, Syracuse, Providence
1986 1, 1, 2, 11 Duke, Kansas, LOUISVILLE, Lsu
1985 1, 1, 2, 8 St. John's, Georgetown, Memphis, VILLANOVA
1984 1, 1, 2, 7 Kentucky, GEORGETOWN, Houston, Virginia
1983 1, 1, 4, 6 Houston, Louisville, Georgia, N.C. ST
1982 1, 1, 3, 6 NORTH CAROLINA, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston
1981 1, 1, 2, 3 Virginia, LSU, North Carolina, INDIANA
1980 2, 5, 6, 8 LOUISVILLE, Iowa, Purdue, Ucla
1979 1, 2, 2, 9 Indiana State, MICHIGAN State, DePaul, Pennsylvania
Champion in CAPS
Farthest Seeds Have Advanced in the Tournament
Seed Round Teams (Year)
No. 1 Champion Arkansas (1994), Connecticut (1999), Duke (1992, 2001), Georgetown (1984), Indiana (1987), Kentucky (1996), Maryland (2002), Michigan St. (2000), UNLV (1990), North Carolina (1982, 1993, 2005), UCLA (1995)
No. 2 Champion Connecticut (2004), Duke (1991), Kentucky (1998), Louisville (1980, 1986), Michigan St. (1979)
No. 3 Champion Indiana (1981), Michigan (1989), Syracuse (2003), Florida (2006)
No. 4 Champion Arizona (1997)
No. 5 Title Game Florida (2000), Indiana (2002)
No. 6 Champion Kansas (1988), No Carolina St (1983)
No. 7 Final Four Virginia (1984)
No. 8 Champion Villanova (1985)
No. 9 Final Four Pennsylvania (1979)
No. 10 Regional Finals Dayton (1984), Gonzaga (1999), LSU (1987), Providence (1997), St. John's (1979), Texas (1990), Temple (1991)
No. 11 Final Four LSU (1986), George Mason (2006)
No. 12 Regional Finals Missouri (2002)
No. 13 Regional Semifinals Oklahoma (1999), Richmond (1988), Valparaiso (1998)
No. 14 Regional Semifinals Cleveland St (1986), Chattanooga (1997)
No. 15 Second Round Coppin St (1997), Hampton (2001), Richmond (1991), Santa Clara (1993)
No. 16 First Round A No. 16 seed has never beaten a No. 1 seed.
Seeds round-by-round: 1985-2006
Seed 1st round 2nd round Regional
semifinals Regional
finals National
semifinals National
Title Total
1 88-0 76-12 61-15 36-25 19-17 12-7 292-76
2 84-4 55-29 40-15 19-21 10-9 4-6 212-84
3 73-15 41-32 20-21 12-8 8-4 3-5 157-85
4 70-18 39-31 14-25 9-5 2-7 1-1 135-87
5 59-29 31-28 5-26 4-1 2-2 0-2 101-88
6 61-27 34-27 12-22 3-9 2-1 1-1 113-87
7 53-35 16-37 6-10 0-6 75-88
8 41-47 9-32 6-3 3-3 1-2 1-0 61-87
9 47-41 3-44 1-2 0-1 51-88
10 35-53 17-18 6-11 0-6 58-88
11 27-61 11-16 4-7 2-2 0-2 44-88
12 29-59 14-15 1-13 0-1 44-88
13 18-70 4-14 0-4 22-88
14 15-73 2-13 0-2 17-88
15 4-84 0-4 4-88
16 0-88 0-88
Total 704-704 352-352 176-176 88-88 44-44 22-22 1,392-1,392
Year-by-year won-loss records
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
2006 11-4 10-4 9-3 7-4 3-4 3-4 4-4 3-4 1-4 2-4 5-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
2005 15-3 7-4 5-4 6-4 7-4 7-4 5-4 1-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
2004 9-4 12-3 10-4 7-4 4-4 5-4 5-4 5-4 2-4 2-4 0-4 2-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
2003 13-4 9-4 13-3 3-4 6-4 4-4 4-4 1-4 3-4 3-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
2002 13-3 11-4 6-4 5-4 5-4 3-4 3-4 5-4 0-4 3-4 3-4 5-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
2001 16-3 8-4 8-4 4-4 3-4 4-4 3-4 0-4 4-4 3-4 4-4 3-4 2-4 0-4 1-4 0-4
2000 10-3 6-4 6-4 7-4 8-4 7-4 4-4 10-4 0-4 4-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
1999 17-3 5-4 7-4 6-4 3-4 7-4 0-4 0-4 4-4 8-4 0-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1998 11-4 12-3 10-4 5-4 4-4 3-4 1-4 5-4 1-4 4-4 3-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1997 15-4 7-4 3-4 11-3 4-4 8-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 5-4 0-4 1-4 0-4 2-4 1-4 0-4
1996 13-3 12-4 7-4 8-4 5-4 4-4 2-4 2-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 3-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
1995 13-3 15-4 3-4 8-4 5-4 6-4 3-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 2-4 0-4 0-4
1994 13-3 12-4 10-4 6-4 3-4 4-4 2-4 0-4 6-4 3-4 1-4 3-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
1993 18-3 8-4 7-4 5-4 4-4 5-4 7-4 2-4 2-4 0-4 1-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 1-4 0-4
1992 13-3 10-4 5-4 8-4 3-4 10-4 3-4 1-4 4-4 2-4 0-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1991 13-4 10-3 10-4 7-4 3-4 2-4 2-4 3-4 1-4 4-4 3-4 2-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 0-4
1990 12-3 5-4 7-4 10-4 3-4 6-4 5-4 3-4 2-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 0-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1989 11-4 11-4 13-3 6-4 6-4 0-4 3-4 0-4 4-4 1-4 5-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1988 14-4 10-4 4-4 5-4 6-4 10-3 4-4 3-4 1-4 1-4 2-4 0-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1987 16-3 11-4 4-4 2-4 6-4 9-4 2-4 1-4 3-4 4-4 0-4 2-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4
1986 13-4 10-3 3-4 5-4 5-4 5-4 6-4 5-4 1-4 1-4 4-4 2-4 0-4 3-4 0-4 0-4
1985 13-4 11-4 7-4 4-4 5-4 1-4 5-4 7-3 2-4 0-4 5-4 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
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