Seeding Capacity: #1 Seeds Kentucky and Duke Have Been There/Done That
March 15th, 2015 - 17:53
Former national champions Marquette (41 victories) and Utah (35) 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 Wisconsin, but the top spots are old hat for Duke and Kentucky as they're revisiting the pedestal.
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 more than 10 times:
14 - North Carolina (1979-82-84-87-91-93-94-97-98-05-07-08-09-12)
13 - Duke (1986-92-98-99-00-01-02-04-05-06-10-11-15)
12 - Kentucky (1980-84-86-93-95-96-97-03-04-10-12-15)
11 - Kansas (1986-92-95-97-98-02-07-08-10-11-13)