Thursday, March 27, 2014

Double Digit Seed Matchups

#11 Dayton vs. #10 Stanford is only the third matchup of double-digit seeds in the Sweet Sixteen in tournament history.

The other two were
  • 2011 - #11 VCU 72 #10 Florida State 71
  • 1997 - #10 Providence 71 #14 Chattanooga 65
VCU defeated Kansas 71-61 to advance to the Final Four in 2011.
Providence lost to Arizona in OT 96-92 in the Elite Eight 1997.

There have been 19 matchups of double-digit seeds in the Round of 32.  Since 2011, there has been at least one each year.

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