"Second seed in the opening round is downright dangerous"
But if finishing first is no guarantee of winning, being the second seed in the opening round is downright dangerous. Just 17 of the 32 No. 2 seeds under the current format have gotten out of the opening round, the worst showing of any seed. However, second-seeded teams have been improved -- last year's first-round loss by New Jersey to Philadelphia was the first by a second-seeded team since 2006.
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