How many 1 seeds are left in March Madness?
How many No. 1 seeds are remaining in the NCAA Tournament? March Madness in 2023 has truly been a maddening experience for the top seeds.
Most years, it’s a smart bet to go chalk in your NCAA Tournament bracket. March Madness may be mad, but the No. 1 seeds usually progress very far into the tournament.
That’s not the case this year. Unfortunately for Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue, the No. 1 seeds in 2023.
It was pretty clear in the first round that there was something different about this field of 68 and these No. 1 seeds in particular. Purdue became the second No. 1 seed in history to lose to a No. 16 seed when Fairleigh Dickinson stunned them in the Round of 64.
What about the other No. 1 seeds? How have they fared?
How many No. 1 seeds are left in March Madness?
To put it bluntly, not well.
By the Sweet 16, each and every No. 1 seed was eliminated from the tournament. This is the first time no No. 1 seed made it to the Elite Eight.
Kansas followed Purdue out the door in the Round of 32 when No. 8 seed Arkansas got the better of them.
Alabama and Houston survived the first two rounds but the Sweet 16 was a humbling experience.
The Crimson Tide were the first to fall on Friday night. No. 5 seed San Diego State overcame a nine-point deficit to pull off the massive upset, 71-64.
Within a few minutes, Houston was suffering the same fate. They faced off with No. 5 seed Miami and got slapped around, ultimately losing 89-75.
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