Unsurprisingly, No. 1 seeds account for the largest percentage of Final Four teams of all NCAA Tournament teams. It’s a mostly linear path down from No. 1 seeds, with two notable exceptions.
No. 8 seeds make the Final Four at twice the rate of No. 6 or No. 7 seeds. This is most likely because No. 8 seeds have the chance to eliminate No. 1 seeds on a fast turnaround in Week 1, then assume the advantageous path that was originally laid out for the No. 1 seed.Â
No. 11 seeds – historically a popular seed line for Cinderellas – have made more Final Fours than the combined achievements of all other teams seeded No. 9 through No. 16. That total got bigger during the 2024 NCAA Tournament, when NC State won the South region.Â
Approximately 40% of all Final Four teams have been No. 1 seeds since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
Final Four Appearances By Seed
| Seed | Final Four Appearances | Champions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 | 25 |
| 2 | 32 | 5 |
| 3 | 17 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 | 2 |
| 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 |
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