NCAAB 4 vs 13 seed

4 vs 13 Seed History: How Many 13 Seeds Beat A 4 Seed?

March Madness is a upon us now that the bracket is formed and we have our 4 vs 13 seed matchups. The four No. 4 seeds are: Texas A&M, Maryland, Purdue and Arizona. While the No. 13 seeds are: Yale, Grand Canyon, High Point and Akron.

Let it be known, a No. 13 seed upsetting a No. 4 seed isn't as much of a betting longshot as you'd think with 33 wins all-time. At least one No. 4 seed has been upset in 17 of the past 23 tournaments, the exceptions being 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2022. Will there be a lucky No. 13 this year? 

How many times has the no. 4 seed been upset by the no. 13 seed?

Since 1985, No. 13 seeds carry a 33-123 record all-time against No. 4 seeds. However, as I mentioned above, it's been a consistent event with only six March Madness' not witnessing an upset since the turn of the century. Since 2010, five of the 12 upsets were decided by two-points. Overall, No. 13 seeds are 7-2 in meetings decided by one point.

Last year, March Madness bettors saw No. 13 Yale knock off No. 4 Auburn in a 78-76 dogfight with Samson Aletan executing a crucial block in the final four seconds. The Tigers entered as 13.5-point favorites, the largest spread of the 4 vs 13 matchups of 2024. In the season prior, No. 13 Furman hushed No. 4 Virginia by one point after a brutal last-second turnover.

What Seed Has The Recent ATS Edge?

Dating back to 1996, betting on 4 vs 13 matchups are a toss up with No. 4 seeds barely holding the edge with a 56-55-1 ATS record. But, No. 13 seeds are rewriting the script lately, going 16-8 ATS since 2018—recording a 66.6% cover rate. 

Odds of 13 seed beating 4 seed

Of the 156 4 vs 13 matchups ed for, mathematically, the No. 13 seed has a 21.1% chance of defeating the No. 4 seed outright in March Madness.

no. 4 seed vs no. 13 seed History

#4 Seed vs #13 Seed betting history
#4 Seed Score #13 Seed Score Date ATS Win Win Seed ATS Seed
Purdue   High Point   2025-03-20      
Texas A&M    Yale   2025-03-20      
Maryland   Grand Canyon   2025-03-21      
Arizona   Akron   2025-03-21      
Duke 64 Vermont 47 2024-03-22 Duke 4 4
Auburn 76 Yale 78 2024-03-22 Yale 13 13
Alabama 109 Charleston 96 2024-03-22 Alabama 4 4
Kansas 93 Samford 89 2024-03-21 Samford 4 13
Virginia 67 Furman 68 2023-03-16 Furman 13 13
Tennessee 58 LA-Lafayette 55 2023-03-17 LA-Lafayette 4 13
UConn 87 Iona 63 2023-03-17 UConn 4 4
Indiana 71 Kent State 60 2023-03-18 Indiana 4 4
Illinois 54 Chattanooga 53 2022-03-18 Chattanooga 4 13
UCLA 57 Akron 53 2022-03-17 Akron 4 13
Arkansas 75 Vermont 71 2022-03-17 Vermont 4 13
Providence 66 South Dakota State 57 2022-03-17 Providence 4 4
Purdue 69 North Texas 78 2021-03-19 North Texas 13 13
Oklahoma State 69 Liberty 60 2021-03-19 Oklahoma State 4 4
Florida State 64 UNC Greensboro 54 2021-03-20 UNC Greensboro 4 13
Virginia 58 Ohio 62 2021-03-20 Ohio 13 13
Kansas State 64 UC Irvine 70 2019-03-22 UC Irvine 13 13
Florida State 76 Vermont 69 2019-03-21 Vermont 4 13
Virginia Tech 73 St. Louis 47 2019-03-22 Virginia Tech 4 4
Kansas  87 Northeastern 53 2019-03-21 Kansas 4 4
Gonzaga 68 UNC Greensboro 64 2018-03-15 UNC Greensboro 4 13
Arizona 68 Buffalo 89 2018-03-15 Buffalo 13 13
Wichita State 75 Marshall 81 2018-03-16 Marshall 13 13
Auburn 62 Charleston 58 2018-03-16 Charleston 4 13
Florida 80 East Tennessee State 65 2017-03-16 Florida 4 4
Purdue 80 Vermont 70 2017-03-16 Purdue 4 4
West Virginia 86 Bucknell 80 2017-03-16 Bucknell 4 13
Butler 76 Winthrop 64 2017-03-16 Butler 4 4
Iowa State 94 Iona 81 2016-03-17 Iowa State 4 4
Duke 93 UNC Wilmington 85 2016-03-17 UNC Wilmington 4 13
Kentucky 85 Stony Brook 57 2016-03-17 Kentucky 4 4
California 66 Hawaii 77 2016-03-18 Hawaii 13 13
Maryland 65 Valparaiso 62 2015-03-20 Valparaiso 4 13
Louisville 57 UC Irvine 55 2015-03-20 UC Irvine 4 13
Georgetown 84 Eastern Washington 74 2015-03-19 Georgetown 4 4
North Carolina 67 Harvard 65 2015-03-19 Harvard 4 13
UCLA 76 Tulsa 59 2014-03-21 UCLA 4 4
San Diego State 73 New Mexico State 69 2014-03-20 New Mexico State 4 13
Louisville 71 Manhattan 64 2014-03-20 Manhattan 4 13
Michigan State 93 Delaware 78 2014-03-20 Michigan State 4 4
Kansas State 61 La Salle 63 2013-03-22 La Salle 13 13
Syracuse 81 Montana 34 2013-03-21 Syracuse 4 4
Michigan 71 South Dakota State 56 2013-03-21 Michigan 4 4
Saint Louis 64 New Mexico State 44 2013-03-21 Saint Louis 4 4
Michigan 60 Ohio 65 2012-03-16 Ohio 13 13
Indiana 79 New Mexico State 66 2012-03-15 Indiana 4 4
Wisconsin 73 Montana 49 2012-03-15 Wisconsin 4 4
Louisville 69 Davidson 62 2012-03-15 Louisville 4 4
Texas 85 Oakland 81 2011-03-18 Oakland 4 13
Wisconsin 72 Belmont 58 2011-03-17 Wisconsin 4 4
Kentucky 59 Princeton 57 2011-03-17 Princeton 4 13
Louisville 61 Morehead State 62 2011-03-17 Morehead State 13 13
Maryland 89 Houston 77 2010-03-19 Maryland 4 4
Wisconsin 53 Wofford 49 2010-03-19 Wofford 4 13
Purdue 72 Siena 64 2010-03-19 Purdue 4 4
Vanderbilt 65 Murray State 66 2010-03-18 Murray State 13 13
Wake Forest 69 Cleveland State 84 2009-03-20 Cleveland State 13 13
Xavier 77 Portland State 59 2009-03-20 Xavier 4 4
Gonzaga 77 Akron 64 2009-03-19 Akron 4 13
Washington 71 Mississippi State 58 2009-03-19 Washington 4 4
Vanderbilt 62 Siena 83 2008-03-21 Siena 13 13
Connecticut 69 San Diego 70 2008-03-21 San Diego 13 13
Washington State 71 Winthrop 40 2008-03-20 Washington State 4 4
Pittsburgh 82 Oral Roberts 63 2008-03-20 Pittsburgh 4 4
Southern Illinois 61 Holy Cross 51 2007-03-16 Southern Illinois 4 4
Texas 79 New Mexico State 67 2007-03-16 Texas 4 4
Virginia 84 Albany 57 2007-03-16 Virginia 4 4
Maryland 82 Davidson 70 2007-03-15 Maryland 4 4
Kansas 73 Bradley 77 2006-03-17 Bradley 13 13
Illinois 78 Air Force 69 2006-03-16 Illinois 4 4
LSU 80 Iona 64 2006-03-16 LSU 4 4
Boston College 88 Pacific 76 2006-03-16 Boston College 4 4
Syracuse 57 Vermont 60 2005-03-18 Vermont 13 13
Louisville 68 Louisiana-Lafayette 62 2005-03-18 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 13
Florida 67 Ohio 62 2005-03-18 Ohio 4 13
Boston College 85 Pennsylvania 65 2005-03-17 Boston College 4 4
Kansas 78 Illinois-Chicago 53 2004-03-19 Kansas 4 4
Cincinnati 80 East Tennessee State 77 2004-03-19 East Tennessee State 4 13
Wake Forest 79 Virginia Commonwealth 78 2004-03-18 Virginia Commonwealth 4 13
Maryland 86 Texas El Paso 83 2004-03-18 Texas El Paso 4 13
Louisville 86 Austin Peay 64 2003-03-21 Louisville 4 4
Dayton 71 Tulsa 84 2003-03-20 Tulsa 13 13
Stanford 77 San Diego 69 2003-03-20 Stanford 4 4
Illinois 65 Western Kentucky 60 2003-03-20 Western Kentucky 4 13
Illinois 93 San Diego State 64 2002-03-15 Illinois 4 4
Ohio State 69 Davidson 64 2002-03-14 Davidson 4 13
USC 89 UNC Wilmington 93 2002-03-14 UNC Wilmington 13 13
Kentucky 83 Valparaiso 68 2002-03-14 Kentucky 4 4
Oklahoma 68 Indiana State 70 2001-03-16 Indiana State 13 13
Kansas 99 CS Northridge 75 2001-03-16 Kansas 4 4
UCLA 61 Hofstra 48 2001-03-15 UCLA 4 4
Indiana 73 Kent State 77 2001-03-15 Kent State 13 13
Illinois 68 Pennsylvania 58 2000-03-17 Illinois 4 4
Tennessee 63 Louisiana-Lafayette 58 2000-03-17 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 13
Syracuse 79 Samford 65 2000-03-16 Syracuse 4 4
LSU 64 SE Missouri State 61 2000-03-16 SE Missouri State 4 13
Tennessee 62 Delaware 52 1999-03-12 PUSH 4  
Arizona 60 Oklahoma 61 1999-03-12 Oklahoma 13 13
Ohio State 72 Murray State 58 1999-03-11 Ohio State 4 4
Arkansas 94 Siena 80 1999-03-11 Arkansas 4 4
Mississippi 69 Valparaiso 70 1998-03-13 Valparaiso 13 13
New Mexico 79 Butler 62 1998-03-13 New Mexico 4 4
Michigan State 83 Eastern Michigan 71 1998-03-12 Michigan State 4 4
Maryland 82 Utah State 68 1998-03-12 Maryland 4 4
Clemson 68 Miami (Ohio) 56 1997-03-14 Clemson 4 4
Saint Joseph’s 75 Pacific 65 1997-03-13 Saint Joseph’s 4 4
Arizona 65 South Alabama 57 1997-03-13 South Alabama 4 13
Villanova 101 Long Island 91 1997-03-13 Long Island 4 13
Syracuse 88 Montana State 55 1996-03-14 Syracuse 4 4
UCLA 41 Princeton 43 1996-03-14 Princeton 13 13
Utah 72 Canisius 43 1996-03-14 Utah 4 4
Marquette 68 Monmouth 44 1996-03-14 Marquette 4 4

 

March Madness 4 vs 13 Betting History FAQ

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When was the last time a 13 seed beat a 4 seed in March Madness?

The last time a No. 13 seed beat a 4 seed in March Madness was in 2024 when the underdog Yale Bulldogs defeated the No. 4 Auburn Tigers 78-76.

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