NCAA Tourney - Some relavant #s / facts ...

[Marat]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...bracket-trends-consider-making-picks-field-68

• 8 versus 9: All you need to know is that No. 9 seeds actually hold a 57-51 advantage, and that neither seed has swept the four meetings in a tournament in 10 years. A true toss-up, historically.

• Connecticut is 16-1 in the round of 64 under Jim Calhoun. The only loss came to 13-seed San Diego in 2008.

Connecticut became the 28th team since 1985 to receive an at-large bid despite having a losing conference record. Of the previous 27 teams, 16 won at least one game, including the latest two teams to be invited with a losing mark in conference play (Maryland in 2009, Georgia Tech in 2010). Of the 16 teams that won a game, five went on to reach at least the Sweet 16.

• The past three times Kentucky received a No. 1 seed, it failed to reach the Final Four. The Wildcats fell in the Elite Eight in 2010 and 2003 and were shocked by UAB in the round of 32 in 2004.

 

[tzznandrew]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...bracket-trends-consider-making-picks-field-68

• 8 versus 9: All you need to know is that No. 9 seeds actually hold a 57-51 advantage, and that neither seed has swept the four meetings in a tournament in 10 years. A true toss-up, historically.

• Connecticut is 16-1 in the round of 64 under Jim Calhoun. The only loss came to 13-seed San Diego in 2008.

Connecticut became the 28th team since 1985 to receive an at-large bid despite having a losing conference record. Of the previous 27 teams, 16 won at least one game, including the latest two teams to be invited with a losing mark in conference play (Maryland in 2009, Georgia Tech in 2010). Of the 16 teams that won a game, five went on to reach at least the Sweet 16.

• The past three times Kentucky received a No. 1 seed, it failed to reach the Final Four. The Wildcats fell in the Elite Eight in 2010 and 2003 and were shocked by UAB in the round of 32 in 2004.

Nice post. I remember that 2004 Kentucky team. They were quite good, and went into the NCAAs 26-4. This team's better, but that team was more experienced. Also, though, that team had the perpetually overrated Tubby Smith as their coach.