NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament seed matchups for the second round
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The NCAA men’s Division I basketball tourney second round begins tomorrow with second round games on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a look at how the seed matchups have played out in the second round in the past 10 tournaments (2002-2011). Also listed is how well each of the 16 seeds have fared in second round games in the last 10 years (Beware the #12 seed if they get in to the second round!).
Seed matchups in the Second Round, higher seed won-lost record
#1 vs. #8 19-3
#1 vs. #9 16-2
#4 vs. #5 6-13
#4 vs. #12 8-4
#5 vs. #13 4-1
#12 vs. #13 4-0
#3 vs. #6 15-7
#3 vs. #11 10-5
#6 vs. #14 3-0
#2 vs. #7 18-7
#2 vs. #10 8-7
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Seed records in the Second Round in the last 10 years
#1 35-5
#2 26-14
#3 25-12
#4 14-17
#5 17-7
#6 10-15
#7 7-18
#8 3-19
#9 2-16
#10 7-8
#11 5-10
#12 8-8
#13 1-8
#14 0-3
#15 0-0
#16 0-0
NCAA men’s Division 1 basketball tourney seed matchups for the first round
Sports Stats ‘on Tapp’ is a sports statistics blog published multiple times weekly that focuses on stats that go beyond the numbers.
The NCAA men’s Division I basketball tourney begins tomorrow with first round games on Thursday and Friday. Here’s a look at how the seed matchups have played out in the first round in the past 10 tournaments (2002-2011).
Seed matchups in the First Round, higher seed won-lost record
#1 vs. #16 40-0
#8 vs. #9 22-18
#5 vs. #12 24-16
#4 vs. #13 31-9
#6 vs. #11 25-15
#3 vs. #14 37-3
#7 vs. #10 25-15
#2 vs. #15 40-0