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The Sweet 16 and Beyond


Here are the results of my latest 10,000 simulations of the tournament.

Notable Notes:
Expected number of double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16:   2.5
Odds of all four 1-seeds making it to the Sweet 16:   27%
Odds of La Salle making it to the Sweet 16:   37%               

regsds16e8f4title gameChampexp. Wins
E1Indiana90%69%55%36%23%3.74
S3Florida78%65%44%26%16%3.28
W1Gonzaga78%63%41%25%14%3.20
MW1Louisville67%52%34%20%10%2.83
W2Ohio St.73%51%28%15%7%2.74
S4Michigan69%42%22%11%6%2.50
MW2Duke64%41%22%11%5%2.43
E2Miami FL70%46%16%7%3%2.42
W6Arizona82%33%13%5%1%2.34
MW3Michigan St.68%31%14%6%2%2.21
E4Syracuse76%24%13%5%2%2.21
S7San Diego St.82%21%7%2%1%2.12
S1Kansas58%27%12%5%2%2.05
MW4St. Louis65%20%9%3%1%1.98
E3Marquette58%25%7%2%1%1.92
W12Mississippi63%18%7%2%1%1.92
MW8Colorado St.33%20%10%4%2%1.69
S8North Carolina42%17%6%2%1%1.68
MW7Creighton36%19%8%3%1%1.68
E6Butler42%15%3%1%0%1.62
S5Virginia Commonwealth31%13%4%1%0%1.51
E7Illinois30%13%3%1%0%1.47
W10Iowa St.27%14%4%1%0%1.47
W13La Salle37%7%2%0%0%1.46
MW12Oregon35%7%2%0%0%1.45
MW6Memphis32%9%2%1%0%1.43
S11Minnesota22%13%5%1%0%1.42
W9Wichita St.22%12%4%1%0%1.40
E12California24%3%1%0%0%1.28
W14Harvard18%3%0%0%0%1.21
S15Florida Gulf Coast18%1%0%0%0%1.19
E9Temple10%3%1%0%0%1.15

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