Records for every seed in March Madness from 1985 to 2022

February 7, 2023

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These are the round-by-round records for all seeds in the NCAA DI men’s basketball championship since it expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

The records are taken from the official guides at NCAA.org. You’ll note that some years in those official records include a Round 3 before the regional semis (which was in effect from 2010 to 2015). We’ve taken the liberty of combining those records with Round 2 records in the lists below.

No. 1 seed records, history

Round 1: 127-1
Round 2: 146-21
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 101-25
Regional final/Elite 8: 60-41
Final Four: 37-23
Championship: 24-13
Total: 495-124
Final Four Finishes: 24 championships, 13 seconds, 22 ties for third

No. 2 seed records, history

Round 1: 121-7
Round 2: 110-48
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 67-26
Regional final/Elite 8: 32-35
Final Four: 13-19
Championship: 5-8
Total: 348-143
Final Four Finishes: 5 championships, 8 seconds, 18 ties for third

No. 3 seed records, history

Round 1: 110-18
Round 2: 93-53
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 37-40
Regional final/Elite 8: 17-20
Final Four: 11-6
Championship: 4-7
Total: 272-144
Final Four Finishes: 4 championships, 7 seconds, 6 ties for third

No. 4 seed records, history

Round 1: 100-28
Round 2: 87-50
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 22-48
Regional final/Elite 8: 13-9
Final Four: 3-10
Championship: 1-2
Total: 226-147
Final Four Finishes: 1 championship, 2 seconds, 10 ties for third

No. 5 seed records, history

Round 1: 84-44
Round 2: 61-54
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 10-40
Regional final/Elite 8: 7-3
Final Four: 3-4
Championship: 0-3
Total: 165-148
Final Four Finishes: 3 seconds, 4 ties for third

No. 6 seed records, history

Round 1: 81-47
Round 2: 53-58
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 15-20
Regional final/Elite 8: 3-12
Final Four: 2-1
Championship: 1-1
Total: 155-147
Final Four Finishes: 1 championship, 1 second, 1 tie for third

No. 7 seed records, history

Round 1: 75-52*
Round 2: 42-68
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 10-18
Regional final/Elite 8: 3-7
Final Four: 1-2
Championship: 1-0
Total: 132-147
Final Four Finishes: 1 championship, 2 ties for third

No. 8 seed records, history

Round 1: 57-71
Round 2: 20-62
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 9-6
Regional final/Elite 8: 6-3
Final Four: 4-2
Championship: 1-3
Total: 107-147
Final Four Finishes: 1 championship, 3 seconds, 2 ties for third

No. 9 seed records, history

Round 1: 71-57
Round 2: 12-84
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 4-3
Regional final/Elite 8: 1-3
Final Four: 0-1
Championship: N/A
Total: 88-148
Final Four Finishes: 1 tie for third

No. 10 seed records, history

Round 1: 52-75*
Round 2: 30-48
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 9-15
Regional final/Elite 8: 1-8
Final Four: 0-1
Championship: N/A
Total: 92-147
Final Four Finishes: 1 tie for third

No. 11 seed records, history

Round 1: 47-81
Round 2: 36-41
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 9-17
Regional final/Elite 8: 5-4
Final Four: 0-5
Championship: N/A
Total: 97-148
Final Four Finishes: 5 ties for third

No. 12 seed records, history

Round 1: 44-84
Round 2: 31-42
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 2-20
Regional final/Elite 8: 0-2
Final Four: N/A
Championship: N/A
Total: 77-148
Final Four Finishes: N/A

No. 13 seed records, history

Round 1: 28-100
Round 2: 9-40
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 0-6
Regional final/Elite 8: N/A
Final Four: N/A
Championship: N/A
Total: 37-146
Final Four Finishes: N/A

No. 14 seed records, history

Round 1: 18-110
Round 2: 6-38
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 0-2
Regional final/Elite 8: N/A
Final Four: N/A
Championship: N/A
Total: 24-150
Final Four Finishes: N/A

No. 15 seed records, history

Round 1: 7-121
Round 2: 6-24
Regional semis/Sweet 16: 1-2
Regional final/Elite 8: 0-1
Final Four: N/A
Championship: N/A
Total: 14-148
Final Four Finishes: N/A

No. 16 seeds records, history

Round 1: 1-127
Round 2: 0-21
Regional semis/Sweet 16: N/A
Regional final/Elite 8: N/A
Final Four: N/A
Championship: N/A
Total: 1-148
Final Four Finishes: N/A

The all time seed-vs-seed records:

Seed vs. Seed.	W-L	Pct.
#1 vs. #16	147-1	.993
#2 vs. #15	138-10	.932
#3 vs. #14	126-22	.851
#4 vs. #13	117-31	.791
#5 vs. #12	95-53	.642
#6 vs. #11	91-57	.615
#7 vs. #10*	89-58	.605
#8 vs. #9	72-76	.486