Everyone loves an upset in the NCAA tournament — and No. 12 seeds have traditionally been very happy to oblige in the first spherical.
In the earlier 10 males’s NCAA tourneys, the No. 12 seed has gained 14 out of 40 video games over the No. 5 seed, a 35% win charge — which tracks with the all-time win charge of 12-seeds (35.6%) since 1985. Only twice in the earlier 10 tourneys — 2018 and 2023 — have the No. 12 seeds gone winless. In 2019, three No. 12s pulled off first-round upsets: Murray State, Oregon and Liberty.
Advertisement
In 34 of the final 40 tournaments general, a minimum of one 12-seed has gained in the first spherical. That’s one in all the most dependable upset patterns in all of sports activities.
Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem: Make your picks for $50K in total prizes
Akron is the most favored No. 12 seed this 12 months amongst Yahoo Bracket Mayhem customers to ship an upset with 22.8% of contributors selecting the Zips to beat Texas Tech. Here’s how the Bracket Mayhem picks stack up for all 4 No. 12s:
No. 12 Akron over No. 5 Texas Tech: 22.8%
No. 12 High Point over No. 5 Wisconsin: 15%
No. 12 McNeese over No. 5 Vanderbilt: 14.8%
No. 12 Northern Iowa over No. 5 St. John’s: 11.1%
(Data as of Tuesday evening.)
So go forward and make your own picks now. Just don’t overlook these sneaky No. 12 seeds.
History is in your facet.