ROUND BY ROUND

How the seeds have fared, round by round, since 1985, when the tournament was expanded to 64 teams.

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Seed Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Region Final Semis Championship #1 56-0 49-7 40-9 24-16 12-12 7-5 #2 53-3 40-13 29-11 13-16 6-7 3-3 #3 44-12 25-19 11-14 7-4 5-2 1-4 #4 45-11 26-19 10-16 6-4 2-4 1-1 #5 40-16 19-21 2-17 1-1 0-1 0-0 #6 38-18 21-17 8-13 3-5 2-1 1-1 #7 36-20 9-27 2-7 0-2 0-0 0-0 #8 25-31 5-20 3-2 1-2 1-0 1-0 #9 31-25 2-29 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 #10 20-36 7-13 4-3 0-4 0-0 0-0 #11 18-38 8-10 2-6 1-1 0-1 0-0 #12 16-40 9-7 0-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 #13 11-45 2-9 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 #14 12-44 2-10 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 #15 3-53 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 #16 0-56 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Seed Total #1 188-49 #2 144-53 #3 93-55 #4 90-55 #5 62-56 #6 73-55 #7 47-56 #8 36-55 #9 34-56 #10 31-56 #11 29-56 #12 25-56 #13 13-56 #14 14-56 #15 3-56 #16 0-56

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THE RPI

The Rating Percentage Index (RPI) has been used by the NCAA since 1981 to supplement the selection of at-large teams and the seeding of all teams for the NCAA basketball tournament. It is derived from three component factors: Div. I winning percentage (25%), schedule strength (50%); and opponent’s schedule strength (25%).

1. Duke: 32-1

2. Michigan St.: 28-4

3. Connecticut: 28-2

4. Maryland: 25-5

5. Stanford: 23-6

6. Auburn: 27-3

7. North Carolina: 24-9

8. St. John’s: 25-8

9. Cincinnati: 25-5

10. Kentucky: 25-8

11. Miami-FL: 22-6

12. Iowa: 18-9

13. Arizona: 22-6

14. Wisconsin: 22-9

15. Kansas: 21-9

16. Indiana: 22-10

17. UCLA: 22-8

18. Utah: 24-4

19. UNC Charlotte: 22-10

20. Ohio St.: 22-8

21. Miami-OH: 22-7

22. Louisville: 19-10

23. Kent: 21-6

24. Minnesota: 17-10

25. Purdue: 19-12

26. Tennessee: 20-8

27. Washington: 16-11

28. Arkansas: 22-10

29. Tulsa: 22-9

30. Temple: 21-10

31. Missouri: 20-8

32. Florida: 20-8

33. Charleston: 25-2

34. Creighton: 21-8

35. SW Missouri St.: 20-10

36. Villanova: 20-10

37. Siena: 25-5

38. G. Washington: 20-8

39. Syracuse: 20-11

42. Gonzaga: 24-6

44. Evansville: 21-9

45. Texas: 19-12

48. UA Birmingham: 20-11

49. Oklahoma: 19-10

50. Mississippi: 16-12

51. Detroit: 23-5

52. Pennsylvania: 21-5

53. Oklahoma St.: 21-10

55. Delaware: 25-5

58. Weber St.: 21-7

66. Murray St.: 25-5

69. Rhode Island: 20-12

74. New Mexico: 23-8

75. New Mexico St.: 21-8

80. Samford: 22-4

100. Lafayette: 20-7

107. George Mason: 18-10

116. Alcorn St.: 20-6

133. Arkansas St.: 17-11

134. Valparaiso: 17-8

153. Winthrop: 15-6

160. UT San Ant.: 16-10

171. Mt St. Mary’s: 15-14

263. Florida A&M;: 12-18

OUT OF ACTION

Top-ranked RPI teams that did not make the tournament:

40. Oregon: 15-11

41. TCU: 18-10

43. Rutgers: 18-12

46. DePaul: 17-12

47. Nebraska: 19-12

54. Florida St.: 13-17

56. N.C. St.: 18-13

57. Georgia Tech: 15-15

59. California: 17-11

60. Wake Forest: 16-13

THE FIELD

By conference

BIG TEN (7)

Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin

SOUTHEASTERN (6)

Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee

BIG EAST (5)

Connecticut, Miami, St. John’s, Syracuse, Villanova

BIG 12 (5)

Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas

CONFERENCE USA (4)

Alabama Birmingham, Cincinnati, Louisville, North Carolina Charlotte

PACIFIC 10 (4)

Arizona, Stanford, UCLA, Washington

ATLANTIC COAST (3)

Duke, Maryland, North Carolina

ATLANTIC 10 (3)

George Washington, Rhode Island, Temple

MISSOURI VALLEY (3)

Creighton, Evansville, SW Missouri State

WESTERN ATHLETIC (3)

New Mexico, Tulsa, Utah

MID-AMERICAN (2)

Kent, Miami (Ohio)

AMERICA EAST (1)

Delaware

BIG SKY (1)

Weber State

BIG SOUTH (1)

Winthrop

BIG WEST (1)

New Mexico State

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSN. (1)

George Mason

IVY LEAGUE (1)

Pennsylvania

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC (1)

Siena

MID-CONTINENT (1)

Valparaiso

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC (1)

Florida A&M;

MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE (1)

Detroit

NORTHEAST (1)

Mount St. Mary’s

OHIO VALLEY (1)

Murray State

PATRIOT LEAGUE (1)

Lafayette

SOUTHERN (1)

College of Charleston

SOUTHLAND (1)

Texas San Antonio

SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC (1)

Alcorn State

SUN BELT (1)

Arkansas State

TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC (1)

Samford

WEST COAST (1)

Gonzaga

BY DECADE

Conference teams in the tournament in the ‘90s:

Big Ten: 58

Atlantic Coast: 51

Big East: 50

SEC: 45

Pacific 10: 41

Atlantic 10: 33

Big Eight: 32

WAC: 27

Conference USA: 15

Midwestern: 15

Missouri Valley: 15

Big 12: 14

Big West: 14

Metro: 14

Great Midwest: 13

Southwestern: 13

Sun Belt: 13

Trans America: 13

Mid-American: 13

West Coast: 12

Metro Atlantic: 11

America East: 10

Big Sky: 10

Colonial: 10

Ivy: 10

Mid-Continent: 10

Northeast: 10

Ohio Valley: 10

Southern: 10

Southland: 10

Mid-Eastern: 9

Southwestern: 9

Big South: 8

Patriot: 8

American South: 2

East Coast: 2

Independents: 2

BY CONFERENCE

Major conference records in tournament since 1980:

Conference: Record

ACC: 190-93, .671

Big East: 146-88, .624

SEC: 120-80, .600

Big Ten: 137-96, .588

Big Eight: 84-64, .568

Conference USA: 14-11, .560

Pacific 10: 73-62, .541

Southwest: 40-36, .526

Metro: 45-44, .506

Atlantic 10: 48-48, .500

Big 12: 9-9, .500

WAC: 38-44, .463

MISSED OUT

Schools with 20 victories that did not receive bids (with record and conference):

Old Dominion: 24-8, Colonial

Hofstra: 22-9, America East

Appalachian St.: 21-8, Southern

Southern: 21-7, Southwestern Athletic

Northrn Arizona: 21-8, Big Sky

Boise St.: 21-8, Big West

Xavier: 21-10, Atlantic 10

Fresno St.: 21-11, Western Athletic

Princeton: 20-7, Ivy League

Navy: 20-7, Patriot

Radford: 20-8, Big South

St Francis (N.Y.): 20-8, Northeast

SE Missouri St.: 20-8, Ohio Valley

Drexel: 20-9, America East

Butler: 20-9, Midwestern Collegiate

Wisconsin Green Bay: 20-11, Midwestern Collegiate

Pepperdine: 20-12, West Coast