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 % |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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 |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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 |
- |
- |
#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%) |
- |
- |
#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 |
- |
- |
#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 |
- |
- |
#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 |
- |
- |
Total |
2/154 (1.3%) |