Wichita State was the only 10-seed to win an NCAA Tournament game last year. Despite the subpar showing, 10-seeds still have a higher winning percentage than 9-seeds seeds since 1985. As do 11-seeds.
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Marquette, Oklahoma State and VCU all lost their First Round games last year, and with Wichita State's Second Round loss to Kentucky, it pushed the 2017 record of 10-seeds to 1-4, or a winning percentage of .200. That lowered their clip to .386 over the last 33 tournaments. The dip, however, didn't push 10-seeds below 9-seeds, who also remained below 11-seeds.
No. 11 seeds went 3-1 in the First Round and 5-4 overall, with Xavier winning three games and narrowly missing a Final Four berth. The strong year — with a winning percentage of .556 — kept 11-seeds well ahead of 9-seeds.
Here are the winning percentages of all seeds since 1985:
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| Seed</centerseed |
Winning Percentage
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | .799 | |
| 2 | .712 | |
| 3 | .651 | |
| 4 | .612 | |
| 5 | .523 | |
| 6 | .525 | |
| 7 | .480 | |
| 8 | .425 | |
| 9 | .356 | |
| 10 | .386 | |
| 11 | .374 | |
| 12 | .340 | |
| 13 | .198 | |
| 14 | .146 | |
| 15 | .064 | |
| 16 | .000 |
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