Major upset in women's tourney

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by refguy

Huh? Really?!?
Have you taken a look at the men's bracket. Every single 1,2, and 3 seed advanced to the sweet sixteen. Looks very top heavy to me on the men's side.

Actually last year was the first time that all #1 seeds made the Final Four since there has been the current seeding format. Usually 2 or 3 of the top seeds get knocked off. #2 seeds often get beat in the second or third rounds. Seeds #5 and #7 have historically not made it out of the first round in the men's tournament. And #2 seeds have been beaten in the first round in previous years. I would not suggest that it is always top heavy on the men's side. Of course many teams that are higher seeds are going to advance, but it not uncommon for them to get beat early either. I do not think the same can be said for the women's tournament and multiple teams have gone undefeated the entire year. That has not happen on the Men's side since the old UCLA teams with Wooden as the coach.

Peace