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I was listening to a radio broadcast of Syracuse's 1st round game when the commentator mentioned that this was Syracuse's 3rd #1 seed in school history. This really surprised me so I decided to look into the subject a little. After researching tournament seeding I discovered that OU is tied for 5th all-time with 5 #1 seeds in our history; only the who's who of college basketball have more. We also are tied for 2nd for the longest consecutive #1 seed streak in tourney history with 3 years in a row. Here is a list I compiled on the subject.
Rank Team (Number of 1 seeds)
1. North Carolina (14)
2. Duke (12)
2. Kansas (12)
4. Kentucky (11)
5. Arizona (5)
5. Georgetown (5)
5. Michigan State (5)
5. Oklahoma (5)
5. UCONN (5)
10. Depaul (4)
10. Ohio State (4)
10. UCLA (4)
13. Illinois (3)
13. Purdue (3)
13. Stanford (3)
13. St. John's (3)
13. Syracuse (3)
13. UNLV (3)
13. Virginia (3)
20. Arkansas (2)
20. Indiana (2)
20. Louisville (2)
20. LSU (2)
20. Memphis (2)
20. Michigan (2)
20. Pittsburgh (2)
Notables: Texas (1), Mizzou (1), OSU (0) not a jab, just an FYI Poke fans.
Here is the list of longest 1 seed streaks:
Rank (Streak) Years Team
1. (5) 1998-2002 Duke
2. (3) 1980-1982 Depaul
2. (3) 2004-2006 Duke
2. (3) 1995-1997 Kentucky
2. (3) 1999-2001 Michigan State
2. (3) 2007-2009 North Carolina
2. (3) 1988-1990 Oklahoma
Anyway I found this interesting and I thought I would share.
Rank Team (Number of 1 seeds)
1. North Carolina (14)
2. Duke (12)
2. Kansas (12)
4. Kentucky (11)
5. Arizona (5)
5. Georgetown (5)
5. Michigan State (5)
5. Oklahoma (5)
5. UCONN (5)
10. Depaul (4)
10. Ohio State (4)
10. UCLA (4)
13. Illinois (3)
13. Purdue (3)
13. Stanford (3)
13. St. John's (3)
13. Syracuse (3)
13. UNLV (3)
13. Virginia (3)
20. Arkansas (2)
20. Indiana (2)
20. Louisville (2)
20. LSU (2)
20. Memphis (2)
20. Michigan (2)
20. Pittsburgh (2)
Notables: Texas (1), Mizzou (1), OSU (0) not a jab, just an FYI Poke fans.
Here is the list of longest 1 seed streaks:
Rank (Streak) Years Team
1. (5) 1998-2002 Duke
2. (3) 1980-1982 Depaul
2. (3) 2004-2006 Duke
2. (3) 1995-1997 Kentucky
2. (3) 1999-2001 Michigan State
2. (3) 2007-2009 North Carolina
2. (3) 1988-1990 Oklahoma
Anyway I found this interesting and I thought I would share.
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