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 40 tournaments since that time.
#1
| Matchup |
Win % |
| - |
- |
| #1 over #2 |
41/71 (57.7%) |
| #1 over #3 |
24/38 (63.2%) |
| #1 over #4 |
52/72 (72.2%) |
| #1 over #5 |
44/55 (80.0%) |
| #1 over #6 |
9/12 (75.0%) |
| #1 over #7 |
6/7 (85.7%) |
| #1 over #8 |
63/80 (78.8%) |
| #1 over #9 |
76/82 (92.7%) |
| #1 over #10 |
6/7 (85.7%) |
| #1 over #11 |
6/10 (60.0%) |
| #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 |
158/160 (98.8%) |
| Total |
534/668 (79.9%) |
#2
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #2 over #1 |
30/71 (42.3%) |
| - |
- |
| #2 over #3 |
38/62 (61.3%) |
| #2 over #4 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #2 over #5 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #2 over #6 |
26/34 (76.5%) |
| #2 over #7 |
65/92 (70.7%) |
| #2 over #8 |
2/8 (25.0%) |
| #2 over #9 |
0/1 (0.0%) |
| #2 over #10 |
37/57 (64.9%) |
| #2 over #11 |
16/20 (80.0%) |
| #2 over #12 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #2 over #13 |
N/A |
| #2 over #14 |
N/A |
| #2 over #15 |
149/160 (93.1%) |
| #2 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
373/528 (70.6%) |
#3
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #3 over #1 |
14/38 (36.8%) |
| #3 over #2 |
24/62 (38.7%) |
| - |
- |
| #3 over #4 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #3 over #5 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #6 |
49/82 (59.8%) |
| #3 over #7 |
10/16 (62.5%) |
| #3 over #8 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #3 over #9 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #10 |
10/14 (71.4%) |
| #3 over #11 |
37/57 (64.9%) |
| #3 over #12 |
N/A |
| #3 over #13 |
N/A |
| #3 over #14 |
137/160 (85.6%) |
| #3 over #15 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
294/450 (65.3%) |
#4
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #4 over #1 |
20/72 (27.8%) |
| #4 over #2 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #4 over #3 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| - |
- |
| #4 over #5 |
48/85 (56.5%) |
| #4 over #6 |
3/5 (60.0%) |
| #4 over #7 |
2/5 (40.0%) |
| #4 over #8 |
5/11 (45.5%) |
| #4 over #9 |
2/4 (50.0%) |
| #4 over #10 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #4 over #11 |
0/1 (0.0%) |
| #4 over #12 |
32/45 (71.1%) |
| #4 over #13 |
127/160 (79.4%) |
| #4 over #14 |
N/A |
| #4 over #15 |
N/A |
| #4 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
250/408 (61.3%) |
#5
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #5 over #1 |
11/55 (20.0%) |
| #5 over #2 |
6/7 (85.7%) |
| #5 over #3 |
1/3 (33.3%) |
| #5 over #4 |
37/85 (43.5%) |
| - |
- |
| #5 over #6 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #5 over #7 |
N/A |
| #5 over #8 |
1/3 (33.3%) |
| #5 over #9 |
2/4 (50.0%) |
| #5 over #10 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #5 over #11 |
N/A |
| #5 over #12 |
103/160 (64.4%) |
| #5 over #13 |
18/21 (85.7%) |
| #5 over #14 |
N/A |
| #5 over #15 |
N/A |
| #5 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
183/343 (53.4%) |
#6
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #6 over #1 |
3/12 (25.0%) |
| #6 over #2 |
8/34 (23.5%) |
| #6 over #3 |
33/82 (40.2%) |
| #6 over #4 |
2/5 (40.0%) |
| #6 over #5 |
0/2 (0.0%) |
| - |
- |
| #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 |
98/160 (61.3%) |
| #6 over #12 |
N/A |
| #6 over #13 |
N/A |
| #6 over #14 |
14/16 (87.5%) |
| #6 over #15 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #6 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
168/327 (51.4%) |
#7
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #7 over #1 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #7 over #2 |
27/92 (29.3%) |
| #7 over #3 |
6/16 (37.5%) |
| #7 over #4 |
3/5 (60.0%) |
| #7 over #5 |
N/A |
| #7 over #6 |
3/8 (37.5%) |
| - |
- |
| #7 over #8 |
1/2 (50.0%) |
| #7 over #9 |
N/A |
| #7 over #10 |
98/160 (61.3%) |
| #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 |
2/6 (33.3%) |
| #7 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
142/301 (47.2%) |
#8
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #8 over #1 |
17/80 (21.3%) |
| #8 over #2 |
6/8 (75.0%) |
| #8 over #3 |
0/2 (0.0%) |
| #8 over #4 |
6/11 (54.5%) |
| #8 over #5 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #8 over #6 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #8 over #7 |
1/2 (50.0%) |
| - |
- |
| #8 over #9 |
77/160 (48.1%) |
| #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 |
113/272 (41.5%) |
#9
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #9 over #1 |
6/82 (7.3%) |
| #9 over #2 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #9 over #3 |
1/3 (33.3%) |
| #9 over #4 |
2/4 (50.0%) |
| #9 over #5 |
2/4 (50.0%) |
| #9 over #6 |
N/A |
| #9 over #7 |
N/A |
| #9 over #8 |
83/160 (51.9%) |
| - |
- |
| #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 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| Total |
98/258 (38.0%) |
#10
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #10 over #1 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #10 over #2 |
20/57 (35.1%) |
| #10 over #3 |
4/14 (28.6%) |
| #10 over #4 |
0/2 (0.0%) |
| #10 over #5 |
0/1 (0.0%) |
| #10 over #6 |
2/6 (33.3%) |
| #10 over #7 |
62/160 (38.8%) |
| #10 over #8 |
N/A |
| #10 over #9 |
N/A |
| - |
- |
| #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 |
97/257 (37.7%) |
#11
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #11 over #1 |
4/10 (40.0%) |
| #11 over #2 |
4/20 (20.0%) |
| #11 over #3 |
20/57 (35.1%) |
| #11 over #4 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #11 over #5 |
N/A |
| #11 over #6 |
62/160 (38.8%) |
| #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%) |
| - |
- |
| #11 over #12 |
N/A |
| #11 over #13 |
N/A |
| #11 over #14 |
7/7 (100.0%) |
| #11 over #15 |
N/A |
| #11 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
105/265 (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 |
13/45 (28.9%) |
| #12 over #5 |
57/160 (35.6%) |
| #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 |
| - |
- |
| #12 over #13 |
9/12 (75.0%) |
| #12 over #14 |
N/A |
| #12 over #15 |
N/A |
| #12 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
81/241 (33.6%) |
#13
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #13 over #1 |
0/4 (0.0%) |
| #13 over #2 |
N/A |
| #13 over #3 |
N/A |
| #13 over #4 |
33/160 (20.6%) |
| #13 over #5 |
3/21 (14.3%) |
| #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%) |
| - |
- |
| #13 over #14 |
N/A |
| #13 over #15 |
N/A |
| #13 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
39/199 (19.6%) |
#14
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #14 over #1 |
N/A |
| #14 over #2 |
N/A |
| #14 over #3 |
23/160 (14.4%) |
| #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 |
0/7 (0.0%) |
| #14 over #12 |
N/A |
| #14 over #13 |
N/A |
| - |
- |
| #14 over #15 |
N/A |
| #14 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
25/185 (13.5%) |
#15
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #15 over #1 |
N/A |
| #15 over #2 |
11/160 (6.9%) |
| #15 over #3 |
1/3 (33.3%) |
| #15 over #4 |
N/A |
| #15 over #5 |
N/A |
| #15 over #6 |
0/1 (0.0%) |
| #15 over #7 |
4/6 (66.7%) |
| #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 |
| - |
- |
| #15 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
16/176 (9.1%) |
#16
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #16 over #1 |
2/160 (1.3%) |
| #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 |
0/2 (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 |
| - |
- |
| Total |
2/162 (1.2%) |