How many 5/12 upsets happen?

In the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament since 1985, No. 12 seeds have upset No. 5 seeds 55 times out of 156 matchups, a win rate of about 35.3%, making it a frequent and iconic first-round upset, with some years even seeing multiple 12-seed wins, like in 2024 when Grand Canyon and James Madison won.

How often is there a 5/12 upset?

There have been 57 upsets by No. 12 seeds since the NCAA tournament field expanded in 1985. Going into 2025, the lower seed was 55-101, equating to a 35.26 win percentage. Here are all of the times a 12 seed has knocked off a 5 seed.

How often does a 12 seed beat a 5 seed?

Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, the 12 seed has a 55-101 record against the 5 seed in the first round. This means 12 seeds win about 35.3% of the time, which is a significant jump compared to 13 seeds winning 21.2% of first-round games.

What is the average number of upsets in the NCAA Tournament?

The annual average is roughly 8.5 upsets. There have been as little as three upsets (2007) and as many as 14 (2021 and 2022) but the sweet spot is obviously somewhere in between.

Has there ever been a 16-1 upset?

Yes, a 16-seed has upset a 1-seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament twice: UMBC beat Virginia in 2018, and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Purdue in 2023, making it a historic but rare event in March Madness. Before these two instances, no 16-seed had ever defeated a 1-seed in the tournament's history, with 1-seeds holding a dominant 158-2 record against them overall.
 

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Has a 13 seed ever beaten a 4 seed?

Of the 33 upset victories, six finished in the Sweet 16, starting with Richmond in 1988 and most recently with La Salle in 2013. The No. 13 seed is 7-2 in games decided by one point. Multiple 13 seeds have upset 4 seeds in five years: 1987, 2001, 2008, 2018 and 2021.

Who scored 138 points in one game?

Jack Taylor, a player for Grinnell College, scored 138 points in a single NCAA basketball game on November 20, 2012, setting a record with 27 three-pointers and 52 field goals in a 179-104 win against Faith Baptist Bible College. His historic performance included a massive number of shots, reflecting Grinnell College's run-and-gun system designed for high scoring.
 

How many years is 9.2 quintillion seconds?

There are 31.6 million seconds in a year, so 9.2 quintillion seconds is a quick 292 billion years.

How often do 14 seeds beat 3 seeds?

Twenty-three No. 14 seeds have upset 3 seeds since 1985, giving them a 23-133 record all-time. That equates to a 14.74 win percentage.

Has anyone ever picked a 100% correct March Madness bracket?

No, there has never been a perfectly accurate, verifiable March Madness bracket for the NCAA men's or women's tournament, with odds of achieving one being astronomically low (around 1 in 9.2 quintillion). While fans try every year, the closest anyone has come is a bracket staying perfect through the first few rounds, with some reaching the Sweet Sixteen before falling, but a completely perfect bracket has never been officially recorded. 

What is the lowest seed to ever win the NCAA?

Here's the TL/DR version of some March Madness men's seed history:

• 8 is the lowest seed to win a national championship (Villanova in 1985)
• 11 is the lowest seed to make the Final Four (LSU 1986; George Mason 2006; VCU 2011; Loyola Chicago 2018; UCLA 2021; NC State 2024).

Has a 7 seed won a playoff game?

In the Wild Card round, the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers defeated the No. 2 seed Dallas Cowboys, becoming the first No. 7 seed ever to win a playoff game since the introduction of the format in 2020.

Has a 15 ever beaten a 2 women's basketball?

Since the DI women's basketball tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1994, the No. 2 seed is one of only two seeds to have never been upset in the first round, going 124-0 against No. 15 seeds.

What is the most accurate bracket picker?

in the country. Delphi Bracketology has been ranked consistently in the top of the BracketMatrix rankings of all bracketologists in the country.

How often does the 12 seed beat the 5 seed?

There have been 55 first-round upsets by the No. 12 seed since 1985, when the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams. In that span, the No. 12 seeds hold a respectable 55-101 record (.

Who offered $1 billion for a perfect bracket?

Billionaire Warren Buffett, through his company Berkshire Hathaway, offered $1 billion for a perfect March Madness bracket in 2014, in partnership with Quicken Loans, though the offer was modified in subsequent years to be for employees only and with different prizes like $1 million for life. No one has ever achieved a perfect bracket to claim the grand prize.
 

How often does a 10 seed beat a 7 seed?

In total, No. 10 seeds hold a 62-97 record against No. 7 seeds since the NCAA tournament field expanded in 1985, a 38.99 win percentage.

What is the farthest a 14-seed has gone?

What's the Farthest a 14 Seed Has Gone in the NCAA Tournament? The farthest a 14 seed has ever advanced in the NCAA Tournament is to the Sweet 16. Two teams reached this achievement: Cleveland State (1986): Defeated Indiana and Saint Joseph's before losing to Navy.

Has a 7 seed ever swept a 2 seed NBA?

Yes, 7th seeds have beaten 2nd seeds multiple times in NBA playoff history, with the most recent being the 2025 Golden State Warriors over the Houston Rockets, making them one of only a handful of teams (Seattle '87, GSW '89, GSW '91, NYK '98, SAS '10, LAL '23) to achieve this first-round upset since the 1984 playoff expansion, though no 7th seed has ever won an NBA Championship.
 

Does anyone still have a perfect bracket?

It's like winning the Powerball two drawings in a row. No one has gotten a perfect bracket ever, or at least not that has been reported. This year, we're about halfway through the games, and there are no perfect brackets remaining of all the publicly available ones. It's unlikely to happen in anyone's lifetime.

How old would you be if you lived 1 trillion seconds?

One trillion seconds is equal to 31,710 years.

How long ago was 1 quintillion seconds?

1018 is also referred to as a quintillion, or one million to the third power. One quintillion seconds is also 3.17 × 1010 years, or 31.7 gigayears. This is a time span that is very difficult to imagine, but still, interesting things happen during these large timescales.

Has there ever been a 30-20-20 game in the NBA?

Yes, there has been a 30-20-20 game in the NBA, achieved by Nikola Jokić on March 7, 2025, who became the first player in league history to record at least 30 points, 20 rebounds, and 20 assists in a single game, finishing with 31 points, 21 rebounds, and 22 assists for the Denver Nuggets in an overtime win against the Phoenix Suns. 

Who dropped 100 points in one game?

On March 2, 1962 in Hershey, Penn., Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA's single-game scoring record by dropping 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 win against the New York Knicks. Chamberlain scored 23 points in the first quarter, had 41 at the half, added 28 in the third and 31 in the fourth to reach 100.

What is Jack Taylor famous for?

Jack Taylor (born George Brown Randall; October 21, 1936) is an American actor known best for featuring in many European low-budget exploitation movies of the 1970s, particularly several directed by Spanish moviemaker Jesús Franco.