Historical Seed Win Percentage

The NCAA tournament was expanded to a 64-team format in 1985. This page provides a report of all the winning percentages for each seed matchup in the 37 tournaments since that time.

#1

Matchup Win %
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#1 over #2 37/67 (55.2%)
#1 over #3 22/36 (61.1%)
#1 over #4 48/66 (72.7%)
#1 over #5 41/50 (82.0%)
#1 over #6 9/12 (75.0%)
#1 over #7 6/7 (85.7%)
#1 over #8 59/75 (78.7%)
#1 over #9 70/76 (92.1%)
#1 over #10 6/7 (85.7%)
#1 over #11 5/9 (55.6%)
#1 over #12 20/20 (100.0%)
#1 over #13 4/4 (100.0%)
#1 over #14 N/A
#1 over #15 N/A
#1 over #16 147/148 (99.3%)
Total 495/619 (80.0%)

#2

Matchup Win %
#2 over #1 30/67 (44.8%)
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#2 over #3 35/57 (61.4%)
#2 over #4 4/8 (50.0%)
#2 over #5 1/6 (16.7%)
#2 over #6 24/31 (77.4%)
#2 over #7 59/85 (69.4%)
#2 over #8 2/8 (25.0%)
#2 over #9 0/1 (0.0%)
#2 over #10 34/53 (64.2%)
#2 over #11 16/19 (84.2%)
#2 over #12 2/2 (100.0%)
#2 over #13 N/A
#2 over #14 N/A
#2 over #15 138/148 (93.2%)
#2 over #16 N/A
Total 348/491 (70.9%)

#3

Matchup Win %
#3 over #1 14/36 (38.9%)
#3 over #2 22/57 (38.6%)
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#3 over #4 4/7 (57.1%)
#3 over #5 2/3 (66.7%)
#3 over #6 46/75 (61.3%)
#3 over #7 9/15 (60.0%)
#3 over #8 2/2 (100.0%)
#3 over #9 2/2 (100.0%)
#3 over #10 9/13 (69.2%)
#3 over #11 33/53 (62.3%)
#3 over #12 N/A
#3 over #13 N/A
#3 over #14 126/148 (85.1%)
#3 over #15 2/3 (66.7%)
#3 over #16 N/A
Total 272/416 (65.4%)

#4

Matchup Win %
#4 over #1 18/66 (27.3%)
#4 over #2 4/8 (50.0%)
#4 over #3 3/7 (42.9%)
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#4 over #5 43/77 (55.8%)
#4 over #6 2/4 (50.0%)
#4 over #7 2/5 (40.0%)
#4 over #8 4/10 (40.0%)
#4 over #9 2/3 (66.7%)
#4 over #10 2/2 (100.0%)
#4 over #11 N/A
#4 over #12 28/41 (68.3%)
#4 over #13 117/148 (79.1%)
#4 over #14 N/A
#4 over #15 N/A
#4 over #16 N/A
Total 226/373 (60.6%)

#5

Matchup Win %
#5 over #1 9/50 (18.0%)
#5 over #2 5/6 (83.3%)
#5 over #3 1/3 (33.3%)
#5 over #4 34/77 (44.2%)
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#5 over #6 1/1 (100.0%)
#5 over #7 N/A
#5 over #8 1/3 (33.3%)
#5 over #9 1/3 (33.3%)
#5 over #10 1/1 (100.0%)
#5 over #11 N/A
#5 over #12 95/148 (64.2%)
#5 over #13 16/19 (84.2%)
#5 over #14 N/A
#5 over #15 N/A
#5 over #16 N/A
Total 165/313 (52.7%)

#6

Matchup Win %
#6 over #1 3/12 (25.0%)
#6 over #2 7/31 (22.6%)
#6 over #3 29/75 (38.7%)
#6 over #4 2/4 (50.0%)
#6 over #5 0/1 (0.0%)
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#6 over #7 5/8 (62.5%)
#6 over #8 0/1 (0.0%)
#6 over #9 N/A
#6 over #10 4/6 (66.7%)
#6 over #11 91/148 (61.5%)
#6 over #12 N/A
#6 over #13 N/A
#6 over #14 14/16 (87.5%)
#6 over #15 N/A
#6 over #16 N/A
Total 155/302 (51.3%)

#7

Matchup Win %
#7 over #1 1/7 (14.3%)
#7 over #2 26/85 (30.6%)
#7 over #3 6/15 (40.0%)
#7 over #4 3/5 (60.0%)
#7 over #5 N/A
#7 over #6 3/8 (37.5%)
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#7 over #8 1/2 (50.0%)
#7 over #9 N/A
#7 over #10 90/148 (60.8%)
#7 over #11 0/4 (0.0%)
#7 over #12 N/A
#7 over #13 N/A
#7 over #14 1/1 (100.0%)
#7 over #15 2/5 (40.0%)
#7 over #16 N/A
Total 133/280 (47.5%)

#8

Matchup Win %
#8 over #1 16/75 (21.3%)
#8 over #2 6/8 (75.0%)
#8 over #3 0/2 (0.0%)
#8 over #4 6/10 (60.0%)
#8 over #5 2/3 (66.7%)
#8 over #6 1/1 (100.0%)
#8 over #7 1/2 (50.0%)
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#8 over #9 72/148 (48.6%)
#8 over #10 N/A
#8 over #11 1/1 (100.0%)
#8 over #12 0/2 (0.0%)
#8 over #13 1/1 (100.0%)
#8 over #14 N/A
#8 over #15 1/1 (100.0%)
#8 over #16 N/A
Total 107/254 (42.1%)

#9

Matchup Win %
#9 over #1 6/76 (7.9%)
#9 over #2 1/1 (100.0%)
#9 over #3 0/2 (0.0%)
#9 over #4 1/3 (33.3%)
#9 over #5 2/3 (66.7%)
#9 over #6 N/A
#9 over #7 N/A
#9 over #8 76/148 (51.4%)
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#9 over #10 N/A
#9 over #11 0/1 (0.0%)
#9 over #12 N/A
#9 over #13 1/1 (100.0%)
#9 over #14 N/A
#9 over #15 N/A
#9 over #16 1/1 (100.0%)
Total 88/236 (37.3%)

#10

Matchup Win %
#10 over #1 1/7 (14.3%)
#10 over #2 19/53 (35.8%)
#10 over #3 4/13 (30.8%)
#10 over #4 0/2 (0.0%)
#10 over #5 0/1 (0.0%)
#10 over #6 2/6 (33.3%)
#10 over #7 58/148 (39.2%)
#10 over #8 N/A
#10 over #9 N/A
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#10 over #11 2/4 (50.0%)
#10 over #12 N/A
#10 over #13 N/A
#10 over #14 1/1 (100.0%)
#10 over #15 5/5 (100.0%)
#10 over #16 N/A
Total 92/240 (38.3%)

#11

Matchup Win %
#11 over #1 4/9 (44.4%)
#11 over #2 3/19 (15.8%)
#11 over #3 20/53 (37.7%)
#11 over #4 N/A
#11 over #5 N/A
#11 over #6 57/148 (38.5%)
#11 over #7 4/4 (100.0%)
#11 over #8 0/1 (0.0%)
#11 over #9 1/1 (100.0%)
#11 over #10 2/4 (50.0%)
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#11 over #12 N/A
#11 over #13 N/A
#11 over #14 6/6 (100.0%)
#11 over #15 N/A
#11 over #16 N/A
Total 97/245 (39.6%)

#12

Matchup Win %
#12 over #1 0/20 (0.0%)
#12 over #2 0/2 (0.0%)
#12 over #3 N/A
#12 over #4 13/41 (31.7%)
#12 over #5 53/148 (35.8%)
#12 over #6 N/A
#12 over #7 N/A
#12 over #8 2/2 (100.0%)
#12 over #9 N/A
#12 over #10 N/A
#12 over #11 N/A
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#12 over #13 9/12 (75.0%)
#12 over #14 N/A
#12 over #15 N/A
#12 over #16 N/A
Total 77/225 (34.2%)

#13

Matchup Win %
#13 over #1 0/4 (0.0%)
#13 over #2 N/A
#13 over #3 N/A
#13 over #4 31/148 (20.9%)
#13 over #5 3/19 (15.8%)
#13 over #6 N/A
#13 over #7 N/A
#13 over #8 0/1 (0.0%)
#13 over #9 0/1 (0.0%)
#13 over #10 N/A
#13 over #11 N/A
#13 over #12 3/12 (25.0%)
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#13 over #14 N/A
#13 over #15 N/A
#13 over #16 N/A
Total 37/185 (20.0%)

#14

Matchup Win %
#14 over #1 N/A
#14 over #2 N/A
#14 over #3 22/148 (14.9%)
#14 over #4 N/A
#14 over #5 N/A
#14 over #6 2/16 (12.5%)
#14 over #7 0/1 (0.0%)
#14 over #8 N/A
#14 over #9 N/A
#14 over #10 0/1 (0.0%)
#14 over #11 0/6 (0.0%)
#14 over #12 N/A
#14 over #13 N/A
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#14 over #15 N/A
#14 over #16 N/A
Total 24/172 (14.0%)

#15

Matchup Win %
#15 over #1 N/A
#15 over #2 10/148 (6.8%)
#15 over #3 1/3 (33.3%)
#15 over #4 N/A
#15 over #5 N/A
#15 over #6 N/A
#15 over #7 3/5 (60.0%)
#15 over #8 0/1 (0.0%)
#15 over #9 N/A
#15 over #10 0/5 (0.0%)
#15 over #11 N/A
#15 over #12 N/A
#15 over #13 N/A
#15 over #14 N/A
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#15 over #16 N/A
Total 14/162 (8.6%)

#16

Matchup Win %
#16 over #1 1/148 (0.7%)
#16 over #2 N/A
#16 over #3 N/A
#16 over #4 N/A
#16 over #5 N/A
#16 over #6 N/A
#16 over #7 N/A
#16 over #8 N/A
#16 over #9 0/1 (0.0%)
#16 over #10 N/A
#16 over #11 N/A
#16 over #12 N/A
#16 over #13 N/A
#16 over #14 N/A
#16 over #15 N/A
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Total 1/149 (0.7%)