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 39 tournaments since that time.
#1
| Matchup |
Win % |
| - |
- |
| #1 over #2 |
38/68 (55.9%) |
| #1 over #3 |
23/37 (62.2%) |
| #1 over #4 |
49/69 (71.0%) |
| #1 over #5 |
43/54 (79.6%) |
| #1 over #6 |
9/12 (75.0%) |
| #1 over #7 |
6/7 (85.7%) |
| #1 over #8 |
61/78 (78.2%) |
| #1 over #9 |
74/80 (92.5%) |
| #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 |
154/156 (98.7%) |
| Total |
515/646 (79.7%) |
#2
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #2 over #1 |
30/68 (44.1%) |
| - |
- |
| #2 over #3 |
37/61 (60.7%) |
| #2 over #4 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #2 over #5 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #2 over #6 |
24/32 (75.0%) |
| #2 over #7 |
63/90 (70.0%) |
| #2 over #8 |
2/8 (25.0%) |
| #2 over #9 |
0/1 (0.0%) |
| #2 over #10 |
36/55 (65.5%) |
| #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 |
145/156 (92.9%) |
| #2 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
363/514 (70.6%) |
#3
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #3 over #1 |
14/37 (37.8%) |
| #3 over #2 |
24/61 (39.3%) |
| - |
- |
| #3 over #4 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #3 over #5 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #6 |
48/79 (60.8%) |
| #3 over #7 |
10/16 (62.5%) |
| #3 over #8 |
2/2 (100.0%) |
| #3 over #9 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #10 |
9/13 (69.2%) |
| #3 over #11 |
36/56 (64.3%) |
| #3 over #12 |
N/A |
| #3 over #13 |
N/A |
| #3 over #14 |
133/156 (85.3%) |
| #3 over #15 |
2/3 (66.7%) |
| #3 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
287/439 (65.4%) |
#4
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #4 over #1 |
20/69 (29.0%) |
| #4 over #2 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| #4 over #3 |
4/8 (50.0%) |
| - |
- |
| #4 over #5 |
47/83 (56.6%) |
| #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 |
30/43 (69.8%) |
| #4 over #13 |
123/156 (78.8%) |
| #4 over #14 |
N/A |
| #4 over #15 |
N/A |
| #4 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
243/397 (61.2%) |
#5
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #5 over #1 |
11/54 (20.4%) |
| #5 over #2 |
6/7 (85.7%) |
| #5 over #3 |
1/3 (33.3%) |
| #5 over #4 |
36/83 (43.4%) |
| - |
- |
| #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 |
101/156 (64.7%) |
| #5 over #13 |
18/21 (85.7%) |
| #5 over #14 |
N/A |
| #5 over #15 |
N/A |
| #5 over #16 |
N/A |
| Total |
180/336 (53.6%) |
#6
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #6 over #1 |
3/12 (25.0%) |
| #6 over #2 |
8/32 (25.0%) |
| #6 over #3 |
31/79 (39.2%) |
| #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 |
95/156 (60.9%) |
| #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 |
163/318 (51.3%) |
#7
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #7 over #1 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #7 over #2 |
27/90 (30.0%) |
| #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 |
96/156 (61.5%) |
| #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 |
140/295 (47.5%) |
#8
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #8 over #1 |
17/78 (21.8%) |
| #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 |
75/156 (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 |
111/266 (41.7%) |
#9
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #9 over #1 |
6/80 (7.5%) |
| #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 |
81/156 (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 |
96/252 (38.1%) |
#10
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #10 over #1 |
1/7 (14.3%) |
| #10 over #2 |
19/55 (34.5%) |
| #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 |
60/156 (38.5%) |
| #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 |
94/250 (37.6%) |
#11
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #11 over #1 |
4/10 (40.0%) |
| #11 over #2 |
4/20 (20.0%) |
| #11 over #3 |
20/56 (35.7%) |
| #11 over #4 |
1/1 (100.0%) |
| #11 over #5 |
N/A |
| #11 over #6 |
61/156 (39.1%) |
| #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 |
104/260 (40.0%) |
#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 |
13/43 (30.2%) |
| #12 over #5 |
55/156 (35.3%) |
| #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 |
79/235 (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 |
33/156 (21.2%) |
| #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 |
39/195 (20.0%) |
#14
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #14 over #1 |
N/A |
| #14 over #2 |
N/A |
| #14 over #3 |
23/156 (14.7%) |
| #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 |
25/181 (13.8%) |
#15
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #15 over #1 |
N/A |
| #15 over #2 |
11/156 (7.1%) |
| #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 |
16/172 (9.3%) |
#16
| Matchup |
Win % |
| #16 over #1 |
2/156 (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 |
2/158 (1.3%) |