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 41 tournaments since that time.
#1
| Matchup |
Win % |
| - |
- |
| #1 over #2 |
43/74 (58.1%) |
| #1 over #3 |
24/38 (63.2%) |
| #1 over #4 |
54/74 (73.0%) |
| #1 over #5 |
45/56 (80.4%) |
| #1 over #6 |
10/13 (76.9%) |
| #1 over #7 |
6/7 (85.7%) |
| #1 over #8 |
63/80 (78.8%) |
| #1 over #9 |
79/86 (91.9%) |
| #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 |
162/164 (98.8%) |
| Total |
548/685 (80.0%) |
#2
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #2 over #1 |
31/74 (41.9%) |
| - |
- |
| #2 over #3 |
40/65 (61.5%) |
| #2 over #4 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #2 over #5 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #2 over #6 |
26/35 (74.3%) |
| #2 over #7 |
68/95 (71.6%) |
| #2 over #8 |
2/8 (25.0%) |
| #2 over #9 |
0/1 (0.0%) |
| #2 over #10 |
38/58 (65.5%) |
| #2 over #11 |
17/21 (81.0%) |
| #2 over #12 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #2 over #13 |
N/A |
| #2 over #14 |
N/A |
| #2 over #15 |
153/164 (93.3%) |
| #2 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
385/544 (70.8%) |
#3
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #3 over #1 |
14/38 (36.8%) |
| #3 over #2 |
25/65 (38.5%) |
| - |
- |
| #3 over #4 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #3 over #5 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #6 |
50/84 (59.5%) |
| #3 over #7 |
10/16 (62.5%) |
| #3 over #8 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #3 over #9 |
3/4 (75.0%) |
| #3 over #10 |
10/14 (71.4%) |
| #3 over #11 |
38/59 (64.4%) |
| #3 over #12 |
N/A |
| #3 over #13 |
N/A |
| #3 over #14 |
141/164 (86.0%) |
| #3 over #15 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
302/462 (65.4%) |
#4
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #4 over #1 |
20/74 (27.0%) |
| #4 over #2 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #4 over #3 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| - |
- |
| #4 over #5 |
50/88 (56.8%) |
| #4 over #6 |
3/5 (60.0%) |
| #4 over #7 |
2/5 (40.0%) |
| #4 over #8 |
5/11 (45.5%) |
| #4 over #9 |
2/5 (40.0%) |
| #4 over #10 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #4 over #11 |
0/1 (0.0%) |
| #4 over #12 |
33/46 (71.7%) |
| #4 over #13 |
131/164 (79.9%) |
| #4 over #14 |
N/A |
| #4 over #15 |
N/A |
| #4 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
257/419 (61.3%) |
#5
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #5 over #1 |
11/56 (19.6%) |
| #5 over #2 |
6/7 (85.7%) |
| #5 over #3 |
1/3 (33.3%) |
| #5 over #4 |
38/88 (43.2%) |
| - |
- |
| #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 |
106/164 (64.6%) |
| #5 over #13 |
18/21 (85.7%) |
| #5 over #14 |
N/A |
| #5 over #15 |
N/A |
| #5 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
187/351 (53.3%) |
#6
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #6 over #1 |
3/13 (23.1%) |
| #6 over #2 |
9/35 (25.7%) |
| #6 over #3 |
34/84 (40.5%) |
| #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 |
100/164 (61.0%) |
| #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 |
172/335 (51.3%) |
#7
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #7 over #1 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #7 over #2 |
27/95 (28.4%) |
| #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 |
101/164 (61.6%) |
| #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 |
145/308 (47.1%) |
#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 |
77/164 (47.0%) |
| #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 |
113/276 (40.9%) |
#9
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #9 over #1 |
7/86 (8.1%) |
| #9 over #2 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #9 over #3 |
1/4 (25.0%) |
| #9 over #4 |
3/5 (60.0%) |
| #9 over #5 |
2/4 (50.0%) |
| #9 over #6 |
N/A |
| #9 over #7 |
N/A |
| #9 over #8 |
87/164 (53.0%) |
| - |
- |
| #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 |
104/268 (38.8%) |
#10
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #10 over #1 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #10 over #2 |
20/58 (34.5%) |
| #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 |
63/164 (38.4%) |
| #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 |
98/262 (37.4%) |
#11
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #11 over #1 |
4/10 (40.0%) |
| #11 over #2 |
4/21 (19.0%) |
| #11 over #3 |
21/59 (35.6%) |
| #11 over #4 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #11 over #5 |
N/A |
| #11 over #6 |
64/164 (39.0%) |
| #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 |
108/272 (39.7%) |
#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 |
13/46 (28.3%) |
| #12 over #5 |
58/164 (35.4%) |
| #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 |
82/246 (33.3%) |
#13
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #13 over #1 |
0/4 (0.0%) |
| #13 over #2 |
N/A |
| #13 over #3 |
N/A |
| #13 over #4 |
33/164 (20.1%) |
| #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 |
39/203 (19.2%) |
#14
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #14 over #1 |
N/A |
| #14 over #2 |
N/A |
| #14 over #3 |
23/164 (14.0%) |
| #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 |
25/189 (13.2%) |
#15
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #15 over #1 |
N/A |
| #15 over #2 |
11/164 (6.7%) |
| #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 |
16/180 (8.9%) |
#16
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #16 over #1 |
2/164 (1.2%) |
| #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 |
2/166 (1.2%) |