Interesting Statistics.....

[DB_Atlantic10]

Some may or may not know, this is the 20th anniversary of the 16 field play-offs as 1986 was the first expanded field... Here are some stats of seeds and teams that actually made it to the finals. Below are the posted year and seed for each team... enjoy

#1 Seeds to make it to finals:
2002 McNeese St.s
2001 Montana
2000 Montana
1998 Ga. Southern
1996 Montana
1994 YSU
1989 Ga. Southern

#2 Seeds to make it to finals:
2005 App St.
2003 Delaware
1999 Ga. Southern
1996 Marshall
1988 Ga. Southern
1987 N.E. Lousiana
1986 Ark. State

#3 Seeds to make it to finals:
2001 Furman
2000 Ga. Southern
1994 Boise St.
1990 Ga. Southern
1989 S.F. Austin

#4 Seeds to make it finals:
2003 Colgate
1990 Nevada
1988 Furman
1986 Ga. Southern

Unseeded Championship years:
2004 - JMU #6
1998 - UMass #11
1997 - YSU #8
1995 - Montana #6
1993 - YSU #8
1992 - Marshall #5
1991 - YSU #8

Note: From the looks of this, I don't think YSU wants to get a seed...they've done fairly well without them.....:smiley_wi :smiley_wi

[umassfan]

You forgot UMass in 98 and I dont remember what seed they had. Prob around 11ish.

[Peems]

what was marshall in 95?

[DB_Atlantic10]

what was marshall in 95?Marshall was the #5 team that year.....

[DB_Atlantic10]

You forgot UMass in 98 and I dont remember what seed they had. Prob around 11ish.How could I miss UMass..... corrected:rotateh: