Playoff Alliances
How far each alliance seed goes, and which seeds win events. Filter by season, region or event type, or compare two side by side. From events with full eight-alliance brackets since 2004; double elimination finishes are lined up with the old bracket by final placing.
Where each seed finishes
Where each seed finishes. Double elimination places every alliance; before 2023, semifinal and quarterfinal losers share 3rd-4th and 5th-8th.
- #1 seed64.9%64.9%15.8%9.7%
- #2 seed16.1%16.1%37.9%19.4%11.8%
- #3 seed7.9%19.9%8.7%26.3%20.5%
- #4 seed4.2%29.7%11.1%28.8%
- #5 seed2.5%22.8%13.4%38.2%
- #6 seed2.1%13.0%12.2%46.8%11.4%
- #7 seed1.3%8.2%9.6%54.1%17.1%
- #8 seed1.0%60.2%21.3%
Average finish by season
Each seed's average finish by season, 1st at the top. Shared placings count as their midpoint, so 3rd-4th is 3.5. The line breaks in 2023: the old bracket could only finish an alliance 1st, 2nd, 3rd-4th or 5th-8th, while double elimination separates all eight, so the two eras are not on the same scale and the step across that gap is partly the format. Pick a seed, or click its line, to see how far it went each season below; "only" zooms in on that seed.
- 202682.0%82.0%14.6%
- 202582.7%82.7%
- 202466.5%66.5%13.5%
- 202365.4%65.4%21.2%
- 202281.0%81.0%13.1%
- 202057.7%57.7%23.1%15.4%
- 201955.6%55.6%18.5%18.0%
- 201866.7%66.7%17.2%9.2%
- 201749.4%49.4%15.6%17.5%17.5%
- 201661.7%61.7%18.8%13.5%
- 201569.8%69.8%12.9%12.1%
- 201450.0%50.0%18.6%22.5%8.8%
- 201356.4%56.4%16.7%17.9%9.0%
- 201263.9%63.9%12.5%11.1%12.5%
- 201166.1%66.1%17.9%12.5%
- 201068.0%68.0%14.0%14.0%
- 200949.0%49.0%11.8%21.6%17.6%
- 200853.5%53.5%20.9%18.6%
- 200738.9%38.9%19.4%22.2%19.4%
- 200643.5%43.5%17.4%30.4%8.7%
- 200541.2%41.2%35.3%11.8%11.8%
- 200435.0%35.0%20.0%15.0%30.0%
Top seeds knocked out first
The top three seeds sent home in the first round: two straight losses in double elimination, or a quarterfinal loss before 2023.
- 2026Johnson#14522755867664635Won by #3
- #1705635362619Won by #2
- #11787301515592053Won by #2
- 2024OPC - Technology#1909849075912Won by #2
- 2024Oklahoma#1588950132165Won by #3
- 2024Mid-Atlantic#11676341223Won by #2
- 2024Plainfield#174574613936Won by #5
- 2023Archimedes#12056254274903Won by #6
- #1327654645275Won by #3
- #1413051147211Won by #3
- 2020Miami Valley#1541317364930Won by #2
- 2020Northern CT#167232370181Won by #5
- 2019Blacksburg VA#130724015950Won by #3
- 2019Tesla#13572126265691153Won by #6
- 2019Roebling#1294364712511410Won by #2
Teams who have done it from every seed
Teams who have won an event, or reached its final, from all eight alliance seeds. Official events with a full eight-alliance bracket since 2004, counting the first time a team managed each seed. Offseasons are left out: winning one from the 8 seed is not the same feat.
Won from every seed
Finals from every seed
Best from each seed
Every team that has reached a final from a given alliance seed, most event wins first and finals breaking ties. Official eight-alliance brackets, counting every time rather than the first.
