The Sweet 16 refers to the remaining 16 teams in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, more commonly known as March Madness. The 68 teams are divided into four regions, with each team being "seeded", or ranked, within its region from one to 16. Unsurprisingly, the higher seeded teams generally go further in the single-elimination tournament, with over 85 percent of the top ranked teams in each region having reaching the Sweet 16 stage since 1985. Meanwhile, no teams seeded 16th have reached this stage of March Madness since 1985.
Share of teams that reach the March Madness Sweet 16 in the United States from 1985 to 2022, by seed
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Sportico. (March 16, 2023). Share of teams that reach the March Madness Sweet 16 in the United States from 1985 to 2022, by seed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374655/march-madness-seed-odds/
Sportico. "Share of teams that reach the March Madness Sweet 16 in the United States from 1985 to 2022, by seed." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374655/march-madness-seed-odds/
Sportico. (2023). Share of teams that reach the March Madness Sweet 16 in the United States from 1985 to 2022, by seed. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374655/march-madness-seed-odds/
Sportico. "Share of Teams That Reach The March Madness Sweet 16 in The United States from 1985 to 2022, by Seed." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374655/march-madness-seed-odds/
Sportico, Share of teams that reach the March Madness Sweet 16 in the United States from 1985 to 2022, by seed Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374655/march-madness-seed-odds/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of teams that reach the March Madness Sweet 16 in the United States from 1985 to 2022, by seed [Graph], Sportico, March 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1374655/march-madness-seed-odds/
