Seeding Capacity: #1 Seeds Kansas and UNC Have Been There/Done That

Former national champions Marquette (41 victories) and Utah (37) have won a significant number of NCAA playoff games yet never received a No. 1 seed since seeding was introduced in 1979. It's virgin territory for Oregon, but the top spots are old hat for Kansas and North Carolina as they're revisiting the pedestal. KU, after capturing its 12th consecutive Big 12 Conference crown, is the overall top seed.

Oregon is among seven former NCAA Tournament champions never to rank atop the AP national poll during the regular season. Duke, accorded a No. 1 seed eight times in a nine-year span from 1998 through 2006, and Kentucky are connected with North Carolina and Kansas among the following four universities seeded #1 at least a dozen times:

15 - North Carolina (1979-82-84-87-91-93-94-97-98-05-07-08-09-12-16)
13 - Duke (1986-92-98-99-00-01-02-04-05-06-10-11-15)
12 - Kansas (1986-92-95-97-98-02-07-08-10-11-13-16)
12 - Kentucky (1980-84-86-93-95-96-97-03-04-10-12-15)