The Steelers won three playoff games on the road and became the first team seeded sixth in either conference to reach the final round.

No team seeded lower than sixth has won the Big East tournament.

No team seeded higher than 8th made it to the semifinals.

It was also the first time a team seeded sixth in the tournament went on to win the championship.

In the first two rounds, the teams seeded second, third and fourth in the region lost.

Why would it be better to play a team seeded third instead of fourth?

Also for the first time, three teams seeded 13 and lower moved on from the Round of 64 in one day.

So far, our methods have never suggested picking a team seeded lower than 10th to win in the first round.

There's a popular belief that you should always pick a team seeded 12th to win in Round 1.

No team seeded 16th has ever upset a No. 1 seed.