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From Reddit…via cuse board

For those who don’t know, OSOC is a metric that has correctly predicted 17 of the last 18 March Madness champions. It stands for “one seed or Connecticut” and simply states that the tournament champion will either be a one seed or the University of Connecticut. 17 of the last 18 national champions have satisfied this metric, the only one who hasn’t is 2016 Villanova who won as a two seed. With Michigan up 30 on Tennessee late and Duke playing UConn later today, Illinois is now the only remaining non-OSOC team.

I didn’t verify but a cool factoid if true
 
17 of the last 18 or 23 of the last 26

1999 #1 UConn
2000 #1 MSU
2001 #1 Duke
2002 #1 UMD
*2003 # 3 Cuse
2004 #2 UCONN
2005 #1 UNC
*2006 #3 UF
2007 #1 UF
2008 #1 KU
2009 #1 UNC
2010 #1 Duke
2011 #3 UCONN
2012 #1 UK
2013 #1 Louisville
2014 #7 UCONN
2015 #1 Duke
*2016 #2 Nova
2017 #1 UNC
2018 #1 Nova
2019 #1 UVA
2020 N/A
2021 #1 Baylor
2022 #1 KU
2023 #4 UCONN
2024 #1 UConn
2025 #1 UF
 
Similarly, I went through Kenpom final positions, year by year. Usually, the national champion finishes #1 in Kenpom, and almost certainly in the top 3.

Our 2011 and 2014 teams were way out (#10 and #15).

The Cuse run got them to #8.

I don’t think anybody else has won outside 5.

So, if we win, it”ll be another lion hearted Anti-Kenpom team champion.
 
17 of the last 18 or 23 of the last 26

1999 #1 UConn
2000 #1 MSU
2001 #1 Duke
2002 #1 UMD
*2003 # 3 Cuse
2004 #2 UCONN
2005 #1 UNC
*2006 #3 UF
2007 #1 UF
2008 #1 KU
2009 #1 UNC
2010 #1 Duke
2011 #3 UCONN
2012 #1 UK
2013 #1 Louisville
2014 #7 UCONN
2015 #1 Duke
*2016 #2 Nova
2017 #1 UNC
2018 #1 Nova
2019 #1 UVA
2020 N/A
2021 #1 Baylor
2022 #1 KU
2023 #4 UCONN
2024 #1 UConn
2025 #1 UF
Looking back. That #4 seed was diabolical.
 
Looking back. That #4 seed was diabolical.
So was being the 2 seed in the west in 04. But that’s when the s curve was strictly followed. We couldn’t be the 2 seed in the East region with #1 Duke because we were the 6th team overall. Just like this year except now it’s based more on geographic preference.
 

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