No. 1 seeds find difficult path to Final Four
PUBLISHED Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · greg hansen
AI BRIEFING
- ⬤ No. 1 seeds have had just two years where all reached the Final Four since the 64-team field was created in 1984.
- ⬤ Those years were 2006 and 2016.
- ⬤ This year's tournament has seen at least one No. 1 seed not make it past the Elite Eight.
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