Even though literally every seed in March Madness has won a first-round matchup at least once (i.e. a 16-seed beating a 1-seed, a 15-seed beating a 2-seed, etc.), most people still expect the higher-seeded team to win. amirite?

+25 Even though literally every seed in March Madness has won a first-round matchup at least once (i.e. a 16-seed beating a 1-seed, a 15-seed beating a 2-seed, etc.), most people still expect the higher-seeded team to win. amirite?

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Because that's how seeding works.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Yeah, but given how many upsets there are in a given March Madness tournament, you'd think people would be less likely to not give the lower seeds a chance.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

There's always upsets but the vast majority of the time, the higher seed wins, especially in the first round. A 16 seed has only beaten a 1 seed once in history. So really, it would be kinda dumb to bet on a 16 seed. I will say though, a 12 seed almost always beats a 5 seed but that's just one of those weird things about March Madness.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Oh, I agree it's dumb to bet on a 16 seed. I'm just saying treating it like a guaranteed victory is dumb.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Well, treating any one side in a sporting event as a guarantee is dumb. That's why they have odds. But over large sample sizes, the favourites always win more often. That's why people bet on them.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

Yeah because the higher seeds win more often and usually have a better record coming into the tournament?

by Anonymous 4 years ago