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Originally Posted by Car Nack
Car Nack predicts that in the regional and district events that the number one seed will have a very difficult time winning the event. In fact the number one seed will win in less than 25% of the events.
Car Nack has spoken.
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Looks like Car Nack was a little off on this one. By
my script from above...
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Overall 446 of 762 events were won by top seeds (58.530183727 percent)
In 2007, 17 of 41 events were won by top seeds (41.4634146341 percent). 0 events were skipped
In 2008, 24 of 45 events were won by top seeds (53.3333333333 percent). 0 events were skipped
In 2009, 21 of 44 events were won by top seeds (47.7272727273 percent). 8 events were skipped
In 2010, 36 of 51 events were won by top seeds (70.5882352941 percent). 4 events were skipped
In 2011, 41 of 62 events were won by top seeds (66.1290322581 percent). 0 events were skipped
In 2012, 46 of 73 events were won by top seeds (63.0136986301 percent). 0 events were skipped
In 2013, 46 of 81 events were won by top seeds (56.7901234568 percent). 0 events were skipped
In 2014, 51 of 102 events were won by top seeds (50.0 percent). 0 events were skipped
In 2015, 82 of 117 events were won by top seeds (70.0854700855 percent). 0 events were skipped
In 2016, 82 of 134 events were won by top seeds (61.1940298507 percent). 0 events were skipped