Sentence examples for lower seeds from inspiring English sources

Of the 16 games played on the tournament's first day, only four lower seeds — ninth-seeded Baylor, the No. 10s Minnesota and Florida and No. 12 Murray State — pulled anything close to an upset.

The lower seeds, of course, get the toughest draws.

Duke had lost to lower seeds in six consecutive seasons.

Wild-card teams, the baseball equivalent of lower seeds, have outperformed even randomness.

In those 13 N.C.A.A. tournament appearances, Barnes's teams have nine losses against teams with lower seeds.

Is chalk good for college basketball or would you rather see a few lower seeds slip in?

It may stand to benefit from a lower seed in the playoffs.

In that sense, Scotland are like England only with a lower seeding.

Seagrass patch size positively influenced seed density, with lower seed densities in small patches.

Interestingly, these levels were higher at the lower seeding density compared to the higher seeding density.

Pittsburgh lost to a team with a lower seed for the fourth consecutive year.