NCAA tourney fun facts

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Here are some fun tournament facts and stats that may help you decide on your picks.  In the history of the NCAA Tournament:

1. The lowest seed to ever win the national championship is a #9 (Villanova in 1985)
2. Only four #15 seeds have upset a #2 seed (not since Hampton beat Iowa State in 2001)
3. A #15 seed has never won a second round game
4. A #14 seed has only won two times in the second round
5. A #13 seed has only won four times in the second round
6. A #12 seed has won 19 times in the second round
7. Only one #12 seed has ever won in the Sweet 16 (Michigan in 2002)
8. Only three #11 seeds have made it to the Final Four
9. The #1, #2, and #3 seeds have accounted for better than 80 percent of all NCAA tournament champions
10. A #1 seed has still never been upset in the first round. The record of #1 seeds against #16 seeds is 108-0!

Who's your Cinderella this year, who's your champion?

• Here's a breakdown of the 2012 bracket: A look at the NCAA field
• Here's a printable bracket
• Photos: Teams in the Tourney
• Here's the television games schedule and more NCAA tournament coverage on WPRI.com
   

Also see the full NCAA women's bracket here , or click here to purchase tickets to women's tournament games at the Ryan Center.