The ACC's Incredible NCAA Tournament Numbers

A day after the NCAA Tournament brackets were released, everyone from everywhere loves to pile these numbers at you. Stuff like "its been six years straight that a #12 has beaten a #5" and "no #16 has beaten a #1". So, in honor of that ... more numbers!

• Since 1981, the ACC has sent 25 teams to the Final Four.
• Last year, no ACC teams made the Final Four. The last time back-to-back Final Fours were ACC-less was way back in 1979 and 1980.
• At least one ACC school has made the Final Four in 21 of the last 26 years.
• The last time the Sweet 16 didn't have at least one ACC team was back in 1979.
• The last time the Sweet 16 didn't have at least two ACC teams was back in ... 1979.
• Only once, since 1979, has the Elite Eight not had an ACC team. That was last year's tournament.
• North Carolina gets their 11th #1 seed ... most all-time. Duke is second with 10.
• Since seeding began in 1979, the ACC has had a #1 seed 26 times, most all-time.
• Since seeding began in 1979, the ACC is the only conference to have a winning record against #1 seeds [23-21]. By comparison, the Big Ten [who is 2nd among big conferences] is 14-31. UNC is 7-2 against top seeds, Duke is 7-3 and Virginia is 3-0.
• Duke's Mike Krzyzewski has won more NCAA Tournament games, 68, than any coach in history.
• UNC's Roy Williams has won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament for 18 straight years.
• The ACC has the highest NCAA Tournament winning percentage ever.
• The ACC has not had a losing NCAA Tournament record since 1987, when they went 5-6.
• In 12 of the last 18 years, the ACC has won at least 10 NCAA tournament games.
• The ACC has won 316 NCAA Tournament games, most all-time. The Big East is second with 215 wins.
• The only conference that the ACC has a losing record against in NCAA tournament play is the Pac-10. The ACC schools are 13-14 against Pac-10 teams. The earliest these two conferences could meet in this tournament is the Sweet 16.