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 38 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 41/52 (78.8%)
#1 over #6 9/12 (75.0%)
#1 over #7 6/7 (85.7%)
#1 over #8 60/77 (77.9%)
#1 over #9 71/77 (92.2%)
#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 #16 150/152 (98.7%)
Total 500/628 (79.6%)

#2

Matchup Win %
#2 over #1 30/67 (44.8%)
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#2 over #3 36/59 (61.0%)
#2 over #4 4/8 (50.0%)
#2 over #5 1/7 (14.3%)
#2 over #6 24/31 (77.4%)
#2 over #7 60/87 (69.0%)
#2 over #8 2/8 (25.0%)
#2 over #9 0/1 (0.0%)
#2 over #10 35/54 (64.8%)
#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 #15 141/152 (92.8%)
#2 over #16 N/A
Total 354/501 (70.7%)

#3

Matchup Win %
#3 over #1 14/36 (38.9%)
#3 over #2 23/59 (39.0%)
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#3 over #4 4/8 (50.0%)
#3 over #5 2/3 (66.7%)
#3 over #6 48/78 (61.5%)
#3 over #7 10/16 (62.5%)
#3 over #8 2/2 (100.0%)
#3 over #9 2/3 (66.7%)
#3 over #10 9/13 (69.2%)
#3 over #11 34/54 (63.0%)
#3 over #12 N/A
#3 over #13 N/A
#3 over #14 130/152 (85.5%)
#3 over #15 2/3 (66.7%)
#3 over #16 N/A
Total 281/429 (65.5%)

#4

Matchup Win %
#4 over #1 18/66 (27.3%)
#4 over #2 4/8 (50.0%)
#4 over #3 4/8 (50.0%)
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#4 over #5 47/82 (57.3%)
#4 over #6 2/4 (50.0%)
#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 N/A
#4 over #12 28/41 (68.3%)
#4 over #13 120/152 (78.9%)
#4 over #14 N/A
#4 over #15 N/A
#4 over #16 N/A
Total 235/385 (61.0%)

#5

Matchup Win %
#5 over #1 11/52 (21.2%)
#5 over #2 6/7 (85.7%)
#5 over #3 1/3 (33.3%)
#5 over #4 35/82 (42.7%)
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#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 99/152 (65.1%)
#5 over #13 17/20 (85.0%)
#5 over #14 N/A
#5 over #15 N/A
#5 over #16 N/A
Total 176/328 (53.7%)

#6

Matchup Win %
#6 over #1 3/12 (25.0%)
#6 over #2 7/31 (22.6%)
#6 over #3 30/78 (38.5%)
#6 over #4 2/4 (50.0%)
#6 over #5 0/2 (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 94/152 (61.8%)
#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 160/311 (51.4%)

#7

Matchup Win %
#7 over #1 1/7 (14.3%)
#7 over #2 27/87 (31.0%)
#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%)
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#7 over #8 1/2 (50.0%)
#7 over #9 N/A
#7 over #10 93/152 (61.2%)
#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 137/288 (47.6%)

#8

Matchup Win %
#8 over #1 17/77 (22.1%)
#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%)
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#8 over #9 74/152 (48.7%)
#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 110/261 (42.1%)

#9

Matchup Win %
#9 over #1 6/77 (7.8%)
#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 78/152 (51.3%)
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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 2/2 (100.0%)
Total 93/245 (38.0%)

#10

Matchup Win %
#10 over #1 1/7 (14.3%)
#10 over #2 19/54 (35.2%)
#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 59/152 (38.8%)
#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 93/245 (38.0%)

#11

Matchup Win %
#11 over #1 4/9 (44.4%)
#11 over #2 3/19 (15.8%)
#11 over #3 20/54 (37.0%)
#11 over #4 N/A
#11 over #5 N/A
#11 over #6 58/152 (38.2%)
#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 98/250 (39.2%)

#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 53/152 (34.9%)
#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 77/229 (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 32/152 (21.1%)
#13 over #5 3/20 (15.0%)
#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 38/190 (20.0%)

#14

Matchup Win %
#14 over #1 N/A
#14 over #2 N/A
#14 over #3 22/152 (14.5%)
#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 24/176 (13.6%)

#15

Matchup Win %
#15 over #1 N/A
#15 over #2 11/152 (7.2%)
#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
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#15 over #16 N/A
Total 16/168 (9.5%)

#16

Matchup Win %
#16 over #1 2/152 (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
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Total 2/154 (1.3%)