CatsTopPac
Well-Known Member
It can be a trap but historically I show:
Second Round: The #1 seed is 65-16 (80.2%) against #8 seeds & 63-7 (90%) against #9 seeds.
Compared to
First Round: #5 seeds are 97-47 (67.4%) against the #12 seed.
Second Round: #4 seeds have a 24-12 record (66.7%) versus #12 seeds.
That #5 seed looks like it has the "best" odds of making the sweet 16.
Exactly. That's what I meant by the first sentence. I have to believe that the 8/9 is the most statistically difficult, and the 4/5 is the best. That makes sense. I think those numbers dip a little because it would then depend on the combines stats of each seed making it to the S16, like the 20% and 10% respectively for 8 and 9 seeds. But your point is still correct. That 20% success rate for 8 seeds is still not bad for what I thought. That's an 8 over a 1 every 5 games they play.