> In Sweet 16, the better seed is 77-43
> #2 seeds specifically are 25-14 against the spread
> When favored by no more than 5 points (Vols opened as -4.5 favorite), the 2 seed is 17-9 straight up, and 14-10-2 against the spread
> The 2 seed is 10-8 vs the 3 seed
> 2 seed vs a team with a Torvik ranking of 20 or better (UK is 17) is 13-8
> 2 seed from a tier 1 conference (SEC is tier 1) vs opponent from a tier 1 conference is 20-12
> 2 seed vs a team with a Wins Against Bubble ranking of 15 or better (UK is 12th) is 12-7 (and 12-7 against the spread)
> when the 2 seed scores 70 or more points, they are 16-7 straight up, and 13-8-2 against the spread
> when the 2 seed scores under 70 points, they are 9-7 straight up, and 6-10 against the spread
> In the Sweet 16, when the better seed has a top 25 offensive and defensive efficiency ranking (Vols are 19th on offense, 3rd on defense), the better seed is 16-7