NCAA Basketball Bracket Tips: Focusing on the Elite 8

NCAA basketball bracket tips and trends based on the Elite 8 stage of the 2000 through 2008 tournaments show that 1, 2, and 3 seeds stand the best chance of earning spots in the Elite 8 round of the tourney. Of course this is expected of the higher seeds and the data just confirms that the NCAA tournament commitee does a solid job of seeding the best teams the highest.

NCAA Basketball Bracket Tips: Elite 8 Births by Seed
Number 1 seed: 26 Elite Eights from 2000 to 2008
Number 2 seed: 15 Elite Eights
Number 3 seed: 10 Elite Eights
Number 4 seed: 3 Elite Eights
Number 5 seed: 3 Elite Eights
Number 6 seed: 3 Elite Eights
Number 7 seed: 4 Elite Eights
Number 8 seed: 3 Elite Eights
Number 10 seed: 2 Elite Eights
Number 11 seed: 2 Elite Eights
Number 12 seed: 1 Elite Eight

NCAA basketball bracket tips - Final Four: The success of the 1, 2, and 3 seeds from 2000 to 2008 continued into the Final Four with fifteen number 1 seeds, eight number 2 seeds, and five number 3 seeds advancing to the final weekend of the NCAA tournament.

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