Okay, in light of the greatest weekend of the year (the start of college basketball’s March Madness!!!–48 games in four days!!!), I figured I’d post this gold nugget I found through Rivals.com.

It’s a pretty sweet breakdown of the seeds in the tourney that past thirty years and how far they’ve gone in the tournament. I know it’s a little too late for filling out your brackets, but it was still definitely interesting as far as basketball stats go.

Let’s Go Duke!

YEAR   SEEDS        TEAMS
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2008   1, 1, 1, 1   North Carolina, Memphis, Ucla, KANSAS

2007   1, 1, 2, 2   Ohio St, FLORIDA, Ucla Georgetown

2006   2, 3, 4, 11  Ucla, FLORIDA, LSU, George Mason

2005   1, 1, 4, 5   Illinois, NORTH CAROLINA, Louisville, Michigan St

2004   1, 2, 2, 3   Duke, CONNECTICUT, Oklahoma St, Georgia Tech

2003   1, 2, 3, 3   Texas, Kansas, Marquette, SYRACUSE

2002   1, 1, 2, 5   MARYLAND, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana

2001   1, 1, 2, 3   DUKE, Michigan St, Arizona, Maryland

2000   1, 5, 8, 8   MICHIGAN ST, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin

1999   1, 1, 1, 4   CONNECTICUT, Duke, Michigan St, Ohio St

1998   1, 2, 3, 3   North Carolina, KENTUCKY, Stanford, Utah

1997   1, 1, 1, 4   Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, ARIZONA

1996   1, 1, 4, 5   KENTUCKY, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Mississippi St

1995   1, 2, 2, 4   UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma St

1994   1, 2, 2, 3   ARKANSAS, Arizona, Duke, Florida

1993   1, 1, 1, 2   NORTH CAROLINA, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas

1992   1, 2, 4, 6   DUKE, Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan

1991   1, 1, 2, 3   Unlv, North Carolina, DUKE, Kansas

1990   1, 3, 4, 4   UNLV, Duke, Georgia Tech, Arkansas

1989   1, 2, 3, 3   Illinois, Duke, Seton Hall, MICHIGAN

1988   1, 1, 2, 6   Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, KANSAS

1987   1, 1, 2, 6   Unlv, INDIANA, Syracuse, Providence

1986   1, 1, 2, 11  Duke, Kansas, LOUISVILLE, Lsu

1985   1, 1, 2, 8   St. John's, Georgetown, Memphis, VILLANOVA

1984   1, 1, 2, 7   Kentucky, GEORGETOWN, Houston, Virginia

1983   1, 1, 4, 6   Houston, Louisville, Georgia, NO CAROLINA ST

1982   1, 1, 3, 6   NORTH CAROLINA, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston

1981   1, 1, 2, 3   Virginia, Lsu, North Carolina, INDIANA

1980   2, 5, 6, 8   LOUISVILLE, Iowa, Purdue, Ucla

1979   1, 2, 2, 9   Indiana St, MICHIGAN ST, DePaul, Pennsylvania

Note: Champion in CAPS


Farthest Seeds Have Advanced in the Tournament
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 #1 CHAMPION - Arkansas (1994), Connecticut (1999), Duke (1992, 2001),
               Georgetown (1984), Indiana (1987), Kentucky (1996),
               Maryland (2002), Michigan St (2000), UNLV (1990),
               North Carolina (1982, 1993, 2005), UCLA (1995)

 #2 CHAMPION - Connecticut (2004), Duke (1991), Kentucky (1998),
               Louisville (1980), Louisville (1986), Michigan St (1979)

 #3 CHAMPION - Indiana (1981), Michigan (1989), Syracuse (2003), Florida (2006)

 #4 CHAMPION - Arizona (1997)

 #5 TITLE GAME - Florida (2000), Indiana (2002)

 #6 CHAMPION - Kansas (1988), No Carolina St (1983)

 #7 FINAL FOUR - Virginia (1984)

 #8 CHAMPION - Villanova (1985)

 #9 FINAL FOUR - Pennsylvania (1979)

#10 REGIONAL FINALS - Dayton (1984), Gonzaga (1999), LSU (1987),
                      Providence (1997), St. John's (1979),
                      Texas (1990), Temple (1991), Kent St (2002)

#11 FINAL FOUR - LSU (1986), George Mason (2006)

#12 REGIONAL FINALS - Missouri (2002)

#13 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS - Oklahoma (1999), Richmond (1988), Valparaiso (1998)

#14 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS - Cleveland St (1986), Chattanooga (1997)

#15 SECOND ROUND - Coppin St (1997), Richmond (1991), Santa Clara (1993),
                   Hampton (2001)

*Note: A #16 seed has never beaten a #1 seed.

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