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Welcome. This is my compilation of interesting records, statistics and factoids about the NCAA Tournament. For the most part, what I have is broken down into four areas - team numbers, conference numbers, seeding numbers and coaches numbers.
Because the tournament has changed so much over the years, what you will find in the latter sections of this page is reflective of only the last two decades. Multi-representation of conferences didn't occur until the 1980s, for example. The seeding process, likewise, wasn't set into place until 1979, and that went through some changes in the first few years.
Basically, the tournament as we know it today was born in 1985 when the bracket expanded to 64 teams. The first section, however, does take the complete history of the tournament into account. That includes all-time team numbers - most titles, most appearances, best & worst winning percentage, etc.
It should be pointed out, however, that while a trip to the Final Four in 1945 is recorded just the same as a trip to the Final Four in 1985, the actual accomplishment is much different because of how the tournament has changed. Specifically, the change which affects compilings such as this is the number of teams - here is a look at how the number of teams in the tournament has grown over the years:
1939-1950: 8 teams
1951-1952: 16 teams
1953-1974: flucuated between 22-25 teams
1975-1978: 32 teams
1979: 40 teams
1980-1982: 48 teams
1983: 52 teams
1984: 53 teams
1985-2000: 64 teams
As you can see, in the early years only eight teams were invited to the tournament, which meant that to reach the Final Four a team only had to win one game and only had to win three games to capture the title. That is quite a bit different from today's tournament, where a team must string together four wins to reach the Final Four. Another change which effects compilings such as this is the fact that the tournament no longer uses consolation games. From 1946-81, the two losers in the Final Four games played in a national third place game. The section of all-time Final Four wins and records includes all games played, even consolation games. Also, each region held consolation games to determine regional third place teams until 1976. All-time team records include those games as well.
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I. TEAM NUMBERS
*NOTE: ALL OF THESE NUMBERS REFLECT ACTUAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND GAMES. THE NCAA HAS OFFICIALLY VACATED THE APPEARANCES, RECORDS, GAMES AND STATISTICS OF ST. JOSEPH'S IN 1961, VILLANOVA IN 1971, WESTERN KENTUCKY IN 1971, UCLA IN 1980, OREGON STATE FROM 1980-82, MEMPHIS STATE FROM 1982-86, UMASS IN 1996, DEPAUL FROM 1986-89, NC STATE FROM 1987-88 AND KENTUCKY IN 1988 (AMONG OTHERS).
MOST TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES:
43 Kentucky
37 UCLA
35 North Carolina
30 Kansas
30 Indiana
29 Louisville
27 Syracuse
26 St John's
26 Arkansas
25 Villanova
25 Notre Dame
25 Duke
25 Temple
22 Kansas State
22 Connecticut
22 Utah
22 Georgetown
22 Princeton
21 Illinois
21 Ohio State
21 Marquette
21 DePaul
20 Michigan
MOST CONSECUTIVE TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES:
27 North Carolina, 1975-2001
17 Arizona, 1985-2001
16 Indiana, 1986-2001
15 UCLA, 1967-1981
14 Georgetown, 1979-1992
13 UCLA, 1989-2001
12 Kansas, 1990-2001
12 Temple, 1990-2001
11 Duke, 1984-1994
10 Syracuse, 1983-1992
10 LSU, 1984-1993
10 Marquette, 1971-1980
MOST CONSECUTIVE CURRENT TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES:
27 North Carolina, 1975-2001
17 Arizona, 1985-2001
16 Indiana, 1986-2001
13 UCLA, 1989-2001
12 Kansas, 1990-2001
12 Temple, 1990-2001
10 Cincinnati, 1992-2001
10 Kentucky, 1992-2001
8 Maryland, 1994-2001
MOST TORNAMENT WINS:
89 Kentucky
81 North Carolina
79 UCLA
73 Duke
61 Kansas
52 Indiana
48 Louisville
41 Michigan
40 Syracuse
39 Arkansas
38 Georgetown
37 Cincinnati
37 Villanova
36 Ohio State
32 Utah
30 UNLV
MOST CONSECUTIVE TOURNAMENT WINS:
38 UCLA, 1964-65(8), 1967-74(30)
13 Duke, 1991-93
11 Kentucky, 1948-49(6), 1951-52(5)
11 San Francisco, 1955-57
11 Cincinnati, 1961-63
11 Arkansas, 1994-95
11 Kentucky, 1996-97
10 Georgetown, 1984-85
10 UNLV, 1990-91
10 Michigan State, 2000-01
BEST TOURNAMENT WINNING PERCENTAGE (AT LEAST 30 GAMES):
.768 Duke, 73-22
.731 UCLA, 79-29
.702 Michigan State, 33-14
.701 Kentucky, 89-38
.698 North Carolina, 81-35
.698 UNLV, 30-13
.683 Michigan, 41-19
.675 Indiana, 52-25
.670 Kansas, 61-30
.660 Cincinnati, 37-19
.644 Georgetown, 38-21
.643 Ohio State, 36-20
.638 Oklahoma State, 30-17
WORST TOURNAMENT WINNING PERCENTAGE (AT LEAST 30 GAMES):
.333 Princeton, 13-26
.333 BYU, 11-22
.387 Oregon State, 12-19
.395 Penn, 13-20
.419 West Virginia, 13-18
.424 Missouri, 14-19
.429 St Joseph's, 15-20
.436 Texas, 17-22
.455 DePaul, 20-24
.469 Western Kentucky, 15-17
.473 Notre Dame, 26-29
.491 St. John's, 27-28
.500 LSU, 19-19
MOST TOURNAMENT TITLES:
11 UCLA
7 Kentucky
5 Indiana
3 North Carolina
3 Duke
2 Cincinnati
2 Louisville
2 NC State
2 Kansas
2 San Francisco
2 Oklahoma State
TEAMS WHO WON BACK-TO-BACK TITLES:
UCLA 1967-73(7)
UCLA 1964, 1965
Duke 1991, 1992
Kentucky 1948, 1949
Cincinnati 1961, 1962
Oklahoma State 1945, 1946
San Francisco 1955, 1956
TEAMS REACHING TITLE GAME THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS:
Kentucky 1996-98 (W, L, W)
Duke 1990-92 (L, W, W)
UCLA 1967-73 (7, all wins)
Cincinnati 1961-63 (W, W, L)
Ohio State 1960-62 (W, L, L)
TEAMS WHO LOST CONSECUTIVE TITLE GAMES:
Michigan 1992-93
Houston 1983-84
Ohio State 1961-62
MOST TIMES REACHING TITLE GAME:
12 UCLA (11-1)
10 Kentucky (7-3)
9 Duke (3-6)
7 North Carolina (3-4)
6 Kansas (2-4)
5 Indiana (5-0)
5 Michigan (1-4)
4 Ohio State(1-3)
4 Georgetown (1-3)
MOST FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES:
15 UCLA
15 North Carolina
13 Kentucky
13 Duke
10 Kansas
9 Ohio State
7 Louisville
7 Indiana
6 Michigan
6 Cincinnati
6 Arkansas
5 Houston
5 Oklahoma State
5 Michigan State
MOST CONSECUTIVE FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES:
10 UCLA, 1967-76
5 Duke, 1988-92
5 Cincinnati, 1959-63
3 Houston, 1982-84
3 Kentucky, 1996-98
3 Michigan State, 1999-01
3 North Carolina, 1967-69
3 Ohio State, 1944-46
3 Ohio State, 1960-62
3 San Francisco, 1955-57
MOST FINAL FOUR WINS:
*NOTE: FINAL FOUR WIN AND RECORD TOTALS INCLUDE CONSOLATION GAMES WHICH WERE HELD FROM 1946-1981. THE FINAL FOUR CONSOLATION GAME WAS DISCONTINUED AFTER 1981.
25 UCLA
17 Kentucky
14 Duke
11 North Carolina
11 Indiana
8 Kansas
7 Ohio State
7 Cincinnati
7 Michigan
BEST FINAL FOUR WIN PERCENTAGE (AT LEAST 5 GAMES):
.846 Indiana (11-2 in seven appearances)
.833 UCLA (25-5 in 15 appearances)
.833 NC State (5-1 in three appearances)
.833 San Francisco (5-1 in three appearances)
.739 Kentucky (17-6 in 13 appearances)
.636 Cincinnati (7-4 in six appearances)
.625 Georgetown (5-3 in four appearances)
.600 Villanova (3-2 in three appearances)
.583 Michigan (7-5 in six appearances)
.583 Duke (14-10 in 13 appearances)
.556 Oklahoma State (5-4 in five appearances)
WORST FINAL FOUR WIN PERCENTAGE (AT LEAST 5 GAMES):
.000 LSU (0-5 in three appearances)
.125 Kansas State (1-7 in four appearances)
.167 Iowa (1-5 in three appearances)
.333 Houston (3-6 in five appearances)
.333 Syracuse (2-4 in three appearances)
.375 Utah (3-5 in four appearances)
.400 Oklahoma (2-3 in three appearances)
.417 Louisville (5-7 in seven appearances)
.429 Illinois (3-4 in four appearances)
.444 Arkansas (4-5 in six appearances)
.444 North Carolina (11-14 in 15 appearances)
.444 Kansas (8-10 in ten appearances)
MOST TOURNAMENTS WITHOUT A TITLE:
27 Syracuse
26 St. John's
25 Notre Dame
25 Temple
22 Kansas State
22 Princeton
21 DePaul
21 Illinois
20 Oklahoma
19 Purdue
19 BYU
19 Iowa
19 Texas
19 Missouri
18 Houston
18 West Virginia
18 Penn
MOST TOURNAMENTS WITHOUT REACHING FINAL FOUR:
19 BYU
19 Missouri
16 Miami Ohio
14 Alabama
13 Tennessee
13 Xavier
12 Tulsa
12 Utah State
12 Weber State
12 Pepperdine
12 Creighton
12 Boston College
11 Arizona State
11 Idaho State
11 Navy
MOST FINAL FOURS WITHOUT A CHAMPIONSHIP:
5 Houston
4 Illinois
4 Kansas State
3 Syracuse
3 Iowa
3 Oklahoma
3 LSU
MOST TIMES LOSING TO THE EVENTUAL CHAMP (NOT REGULAR SEASON - TEAMS WHO HAVE BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF TOURNEY BY THE TEAM WHO WINS THE TITLE):
10 Duke
10 Utah
9 North Carolina
8 Kansas
7 Michigan
7 UCLA
6 Kansas State
6 LSU
6 Ohio State
5 Kentucky
5 Houston
5 Iowa
5 Cincinnati
LOSING TO THE EVENTUAL CHAMP 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS:
New Mexico State, 1968-70 (UCLA)
Long Beach State, 1970-72 (UCLA)
LSU, 1979-81 (Mich St, Louisville, Indiana)
Houston, 1982-84 (UNC, NC St, Georgetown)
Duke, 1986-88 (Louisville, Indiana, Kansas)
Michigan, 1992-94 (Duke, UNC, Arkansas)
NCAA CHAMPS WHO ENTERED TOURNAMENT RANKED NUMBER ONE (AP POLL RANKING, BEGAN IN 1949):
1951 Kentucky
1953 Indiana
1955 San Francisco
1956 San Francisco
1957 North Carolina
1964 UCLA
1967 UCLA
1969 UCLA
1971 UCLA
1972 UCLA
1973 UCLA
1974 North Carolina State
1976 Indiana
1978 Kentucky
1982 North Carolina
1992 Duke
1995 UCLA
2001 Duke
NCAA CHAMPS WHO ENTERED TOURNAMENT UNRANKED (AP POLL, ONLY RANKED TEN TEAMS IN 1949 AND 1963-68, RANKED ONLY 20 TEAMS UNTIL 1990, RANKED 25 TEAMS SINCE THEN.):
1950 CCNY
1985 Villanova
1988 Kansas
NCAA CHAMPIONS WITH MOST LOSSES:
11 Kansas, 1988 (27-11)
10, NC State, 1983 (26-10)
10, Villanova, 1985 (25-10)
9, Indiana, 1981 (26-9)
9, Arizona, 1997 (25-9)
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II. CONFERENCE NUMBERS
*NOTE: 1975 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT MORE THAN ONE TEAM FROM ANY CONFERENCE WAS INVITED TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT. PRIOR TO 1975, ONLY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS RECEIVED INVITATIONS.
CONFERENCE FOES WHO PLAYED IN TITLE GAME:
1976 Big Ten (Indiana, Michigan)
1985 Big East (Villanova, Georgetown)
1988 Big Eight (Kansas, Oklahoma)
CONFERENCES WITH TWO TEAMS REACHING FINAL FOUR:
1976 Big Ten (Indiana, Michigan)
1980 Big Ten (Purdue, Iowa)
1981 ACC (North Carolina, Virginia)
*1985 Big East (3) (Villanova, Georgetown, St John's)
1987 Big East (Syracuse, Providence)
1988 Big Eight (Kansas, Oklahoma)
1989 Big Ten (Michigan, Illinois)
1990 ACC (Duke, Ga Tech)
1991 ACC (Duke, UNC)
1992 Big Ten (Michigan, Indiana)
1994 SEC (Arkansas, Florida)
1996 SEC (Kentucky, Mississippi State)
1999 Big Ten (Michigan State, Ohio State)
2000 Big Ten (Mighigan State, Wisconsin)
2001 ACC (Duke, Maryland)
TOTALS:
Big Ten - 6 times
ACC - 4 times
Big East - 2 times
SEC - 2 times
Big Eight - 1 time
CONFERENCES WITH FOUR TEAMS REACHING SWEET 16:
1980 Big Ten
1984 ACC
1985 ACC, Big East
1986 ACC, SEC
1989 ACC, Big Ten
1990 ACC
1992 ACC
1993 ACC
1995 ACC
1996 SEC
1997 Pac 10
1998 Pac 10
1999 Big Ten
2001 Pac 10
TOTALS:
ACC - 8 times
Big Ten - 3 times
Pac 10 - 3 times
SEC - 2 times
Big East - 1 time
CONFERENCES WITH THREE TEAMS REACHING ELITE EIGHT:
1982 Big East
1983 ACC
1985 ACC, Big East
1986 SEC
1987 Big East
1988 Big Eight
1989 Big East
1992 Big Ten
2000 Big Ten
2001 Pac 10
TOTALS:
Big East - 4 times
ACC - 2 times
Big Ten - 2 times
Big Eight - 1 time
SEC - 1 time
Pac 10 - 1 time
CONFERENCE WITH MOST TEAMS IN TOURNAMENT BY YEAR:
1980 ACC (5)
1981 ACC, SEC (4 each)
1982 ACC, Big East, Big Ten (4 each)
1983 Big East, Big Ten, (5 each)
1984 ACC (5)
1985 Big East, Big Ten (6 each)
1986 ACC, Big Ten (6 each)
1987 ACC, Big Ten, SEC (6 each)
1988 Big East (6)
1989 ACC (6)
1990 Big Ten (7)
1991 Big East (7)
1992 Big Eight (6)
1993 ACC, Big Eight (6 each)
1994 Big Ten (7)
1995 Big Ten (6)
1996 ACC (6)
1997 ACC, Big Ten (6 each)
1998 A-10, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, SEC (5 each)
1999 Big Ten (7)
2000 Big Ten, Big 12, SEC (6 each)
2001 Big Ten (7)
MOST WINS BY A CONFERENCE IN A SINGLE TOURNAMENT:
18 Big East, 1985
15 Big Ten, 1989
15 Big Ten, 2000
14 Big East, 1987
14 Big Eight, 1988
14 ACC, 1990
14 Big Ten, 1992
14 ACC, 1993
14 SEC, 1996
13 ACC, 1986
13 ACC, 1991
13 Pac 10, 1997
13 Big Ten, 1999
13 Pac 10, 2001
BEST WIN PERCENTAGE BY CONFERENCE IN A SINGLE TOURNAMENT (AT LEAST 3 TEAMS):
.824 SEC, 1996 (14-3, 4 teams)
.800 SEC, 1994 (12-3, 4 teams)
.790 Big Ten, 1989 (15-4, 5 teams)
.786 ACC, 1983 (11-3, 4 teams)
.783 Big East, 1985 (18-5, 6 teams)
.778 Metro, 1980 (7-2, 3 teams)
.778 Metro, 1986 (7-2, 3 teams)
.778 Big Eight, 1988 (14-4, 5 teams)
.765 Pac 10, 1997 (13-4, 5 teams)
.750 Big Ten, 1981 (6-2, 3 teams)
.750 SEC, 1986 (12-4, 4 teams)
.750 ACC, 1992 (12-4, 5 teams)
WORST WIN PERCENTAGE BY CONFERENCE IN A SINGLE TOURNAMENT (AT LEAST 3 TEAMS):
.000 SEC, 1989 (0-5)
.000 Pac 10, 1985 (0-4)
.000 Sun Belt, 1980 (0-3)
.000 Pac 10, 1981 (0-3)
.000 WAC, 1990 (0-3)
.143 Big Ten, 1995 (1-6)
.200 Pac 10, 1999 (1-4)
.200 C-USA, 2000 (1-4)
CONFERENCES WITH TWO TEAMS EARNING NUMBER ONE SEEDS:
1980 SEC: LSU, Kentucky
1982 ACC: North Carolina, Virginia
1985 Big East: Georgetown, St Johns
1993 Big Ten: Michigan, Indiana
1998 ACC: Duke, North Carolina
2000 Pac 10: Arizona, Stanford
2001 Big Ten: Mich State, Illinois
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III. SEEDING NUMBERS
*NOTE: THE NCAA BEGAN SEEDING TEAMS IN 1979.
MOST TIMES A NUMBER ONE SEED:
8 North Carolina
7 Kentucky
6 Duke
5 Georgetown
5 Kansas
4 Arizona
4 DePaul
4 Oklahoma
4 Mich State
3 Virginia
3 St. John's
3 UCLA
3 UNLV
3 Purdue
3 Connecticut
NUMBER ONE SEED THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS:
Duke, 1998-01 (4 consecutive)
DePaul, 1980-82
Virginia, 1981-83
Oklahoma, 1988-90
Kentucky, 1995-97
DOUBLE-DIGIT SEEDS REACHING THE SWEET 16:
1979 St John's(10)
1980 Lamar(10)
1981 none
1982 none
1983 Utah(10)
1984 Dayton(10)
1985 Boston College(11), Auburn(11), Kentucky(12)
1986 LSU(11), DePaul(12), Cleveland State(14)
1987 LSU(10), Wyoming(12)
1988 Rhode Island(11), Richmond(13)
1989 Minnesota(11)
1990 Texas(10), Loyola(11), Ball State(12)
1991 Temple(10), UConn(11), Eastern Michigan(12)
1992 New Mexico State(12)
1993 George Washington(12)
1994 Maryland(10), Tulsa(12)
1995 none
1996 Arkansas(12)
1997 Texas(10), Providence(10), Tenn Chatanooga(14)
1998 West Virginia(10), Washington(11), Valparaiso(13)
1999 Miami Oh(10), Gonzaga(10), Oklahoma(13), SW Mo St(14)
2000 Gonzaga(10), Seton Hall(10)
2001 Georgetown(10), Gonzaga(12), Temple(11)
DOUBLE-DIGIT SEEDS REACHING THE ELITE EIGHT:
1979 St John's(10)
1984 Dayton(10)
1986 LSU(11)
1987 LSU(10)
1990 Texas(10), Loyola Marymount(11)
1991 Temple(10)
1997 Providence(10)
1999 Gonzaga(10)
2001 Temple(11)
LOWEST SEEDS REACHING THE FINAL FOUR:
11 LSU, 1986
9 Penn, 1979
8 UCLA, 1980
8 Villanova, 1985
8 Wisconsin, 2000
8 North Carolina, 2000
7 Virgina, 1984
6 Purdue, 1980
6 Houston, 1982
6 NC State, 1983
6 Providence, 1987
6 Kansas, 1988
6 Michigan, 1992
LOWEST SEEDS TO WIN TITLE:
8 Villanova, 1985
6 NC State, 1983
6 Kansas, 1988
4 Arizona, 1997
CUMULATIVE SEEDS AT THE FINAL FOUR (LOWEST TO HIGHEST):
5 1993: *UNC(1), Kentucky(1), Mich(1), Kansas(2)
7 1981: Virginia(1), LSU(1), UNC(2), *Indiana(3)
7 1991: UNLV(1), UNC(1), *Duke(2), Kansas(3)
7 1997: Kentucky(1), UNC(1), Minnesota(1), *Arizona(4)
7 1999: *UConn(1), Duke(1), Mich St(1), Ohio St(4)
7 2001: *Duke(1), MSU(1), Arizona(2), Maryland(3)
8 1994: *Arkansas(1), Arizona(2), Duke(2), Florida(3)
9 1989: Illinois(1), Duke(2), Seton Hall(3), *Mich(3)
9 1995: *UCLA(1), Arkansas(2), UNC(2), Oklahoma St(4)
9 1998: UNC(1), *Kentucky(2), Stanford(3), Utah(3)
10 1987: UNLV(1), *Indiana(1), Syracuse(2), Providence(6)
10 1988: Arizona(1), Oklahoma(1), Duke(2), *Kansas(6)
11 1982: *UNC(1), Georgetown(1), Louisville(3), Houston(6)
11 1984: Kentucky(1), *Georgetown(1), Houston(2), Virginia(7)
11 1996: *Kentucky(1), UMass(1), Syracuse(4), Miss St(5)
12 1983: St Johns(1), Georgetown(1), Memphis St(2), Villanova(8)
12 1990: *UNLV(1), Duke(3), Ga Tech(4), Arkansas(4)
13 1992: *Duke(1), Indiana(2), Cincy(4), Mich(6)
14 1979: IndianaSt(1), *Mich St(2), DePaul(2), Penn(9)
15 1986: Duke(1), Kansas(1), *Louisville(2), LSU(11)
21 1980: *Louisville(2), Iowa(5), Purdue(6), UCLA(8)
22 2000: *Mich St(1), Florida(5), Wisconsin(8), UNC(8)
BIGGEST YEARLY FIRST ROUND UPSETS (BY NUMBER OF SEED):
*NOTE: FROM 1979-84, THE TOP FOUR SEEDS IN EACH REGION RECEIVED FIRST ROUND BYES. NUMBER ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR SEEDS DIDN'T PLAY FIRST ROUND GAMES UNTIL 1985.
ALTHOUGH THERE WERE A FEW 10-7 AND 11-6 UPSETS IN THE FIRST SIX YEARS OF THE SEEDING PROCESS, I ONLY INCLUDED 12-5 GAMES.
1979
1980 Penn(12) over Wash St(5)
1981
1982
1983 Princeton(12) over Oklahoma St(5)
1984 Richmond(12) over Auburn(5)
1985 Navy(13) over LSU(4), Kentucky(12) over Washington(5)
1986 Cleveland St(14) over Indiana(3), Ark-Little Rock(14) over Notre Dame(3), Depaul(12) over Virginia(5)
1987 Austin Peay(14) over Illinois(3), SW Mo St(13) over Clemson(4), Xavier(13) over Mizzou(4), Wyoming(12) over Virginia(5)
1988 Murray St(14) over NC St(3), Richmond(13) over Indiana(4)
1989 Siena(14) over Stanford(3), Mid Tn St(13) over Florida St(4), DePaul(12) over Memphis(5)
1990 Northern Iowa(14) over Missouri(3), Ball St(12) over Oregon St(5), Dayton(12) over Illinois(5)
1991 Richmond(15) over Syracuse(2), Xavier(14) over Nebraska(3), Penn St(13) over UCLA(4), E Mich(12) over Miss St(5)
1992 East Tn St(14) over Arizona(3), SW La(13) over Oklahoma(4), New Mexico St(12) over DePaul(5)
1993 Santa Clara(15) over Arizona(2), Southern(13) over Ga Tech(4), George Wash(12) over New Mexico(5)
1994 Wisc GB(12) over California(5), Tulsa(12) over UCLA(5)
1995 Weber St(14) over Mich St(3), ODU(14) over Villanova(3), Manhattan(13) over Oklahoma(4), Miami-Oh(12) over Arizona(5)
1996 Princeton(13) over UCLA(4), Drexel(12) over Memphis(5), Arkansas(12) over Penn St(5)
1997 Coppin St(15) over South Carolina(2), UT chattanooga(14) over Georgia(3)
1998 Richmond(14) over south Carolina(3), Valpo(13) over Miss(4), Florida St(12) over TCU(5)
1999 Weber St(14) over UNC(3), Oklahoma(13) over Arizona(4), Detroit(12) over UCLA(5), SW Mo St(12), Wisconsin(5)
2000 Pepperdine(11) over Indiana(6)
2001 Hampton(15) over Iowa St(2), Kent St(13) over Indiana(4), Indiana St(13) over Oklahoma(4)
TEAMS WHO HAVE WON MULTIPLE FIRST ROUND GAMES SEEDED 12 OR LOWER:
Richmond(4): Has won as a 12, 13, 14 and 15 seed
Weber St(2): Has won two games as a 14 seed
SW Missouri St(2): Has won as a 12 and 13 seed
Xavier(2): Has won as a 13 and 14 seed
DePaul(2): Has won two games as a 12 seed
TEAMS WHO HAVE LOST MULTIPLE FIRST ROUND GAMES SEEDED 5 OR BETTER
Arizona(4): Has lost games as a 2, 3, 4 and 5 seed
UCLA(4): Has lost two games as a 4 seed and two games as a 5 seed
Indiana(3): Has lost two games as a 4 seed and one game as a 3
Virginia(3): Has lost three games as a 5 seed
South Carolina(2): Has lost games as a 2 and 3 seed
Memphis(2): Has lost two games as a 5 seed
Oklahoma(2): Has lost two games as a 4 seed
Missouri(2): Has lost games as a 3 and 4 seed
Illinois(2): Has lost games as a 3 and 5 seed
WON-LOSS RECORDS FOR EACH SEED:
*NOTE: THE TOTAL WINS AND LOSSES OF EACH SEED ARE ONLY REFLECTIVE OF TOURNAMENTS SINCE 1985, WHEN THE FIELD EXPANDED TO 64 TEAMS AND 13-16 SEEDS WERE ADDED TO EACH REGION. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES AND TITLES ARE REFLECTLIVE OF EVERY TOURNAMENT SINCE THE SEEDING PROCESS BEGAN IN 1979.
#1. 290-81, .782 (39 Final Fours, 12 titles)
#2. 200-87, .697 (18 Final Fours, 5 titles)
#3. 138-90, .605 (10 Final Fours, 2 titles)
#4. 128-91, .584 (8 Final Fours, 1 title)
#5. 104-93, .528 (3 Final Fours, 0 titles)
#6. 127-90, .585 (6 Final Fours, 2 titles)
#7. 74-92, .446 (1 Final Four, 0 titles)
#8. 70-91, .435 (4 Final Fours, 1 title)
#9. 55-93, .372 (1 Final Four, 0 titles)
#10. 62-92, .403 (0 FF, 0 titles)
#11. 40-88, .313 (1 FF, 0 titles)
#12. 34-88, .279 (0 FF, 0 titles)
#13. 17-68, .200 (0 FF, 0 titles)
#14. 15-68, .181 (0 FF, 0 titles)
#15. 4-68, .056 (0 FF, 0 titles)
#16. 0-68, .000 (0 FF, 0 titles)
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IV. COACHES NUMBERS
COACHES WHO HAVE TAKEN TWO DIFFERENT TEAMS TO THE FINAL FOUR:
Forddy Anderson (Bradley, Michigan State)
Frank McGuire (St John's, North Carolina)
Jack Gardner (Kansas State, Utah)
Gene Bartow (Memphis State, UCLA)
Hugh Durham (Florida State, Georgia)
Lou Henson (New Mexico St, Illinois)
Larry Brown (UCLA, Kansas)
Lee Rose (NC Charlotte, Purdue)
Lute Olson (Iowa, Arizona)
Rick Pitino (Providence, Kentucky)
Eddie Sutton (Arkansas, Oklahoma State)
COACHES WHO HAVE TAKEN FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO THE TOURNAMENT:
Eddie Sutton (Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma St)
Jim Harrick (Pepperdine, UCLA, Rhode Island, Georgia)
Lefty Driesell (Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, Georgia St)
COACHES WHO HAVE TAKEN THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO THE TOURNAMENT:
Rick Barnes (Providence, Clemson, Texas)
Gene Bartow (Memphis St, UCLA, UAB)
Dave Bliss (Oklahoma, SMU, New Mexico)
Mike Deane (Sienna, Marquette, Lamar)
Don Devoe (Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Navy)
Cliff Ellis (South Alabama, Clemson, Auburn)
Eddie Fogler (Wichita State, Vanderbilt, South Carolina)
Pete Gillen (Xavier, Providence, Virginia)
Eddie Hickey (Creighton, Saint Louis, Marquette)
Mike Jarvis (Boston U, George Washington, St Johns)
Pat Kennedy (Iona, Florida St, DePaul)
Lon Kruger (Kansas St, Florida, Illinois)
Frank McGuire (St Johns, North Carolina, South Carolina)
Eldon Miller (Western Michigan, Ohio St, Northern Iowa)
Ralph Miller (Wichita St, Iowa, Oregon St)
Stan Morrison (Pacific, USC, San Jose St)
Tom Penders (Rhode Island, Texas, George Washington)
Rick Pitino (Boston U, Providence, Kentucky)
George Raveling, Washington St, Iowa, USC)
Jerry Tarkanian (Long Beach St, UNLV, Fresno St)
Billy Tubbs (Lamar, Oklahoma, TCU)
Bob Weltlich (Fla International, Mississippi, South Alabama)
Gary Williams (Boston College, Ohio St, Maryland)
Joe Williams (Jacksonville, Furman, Florida St)
MOST TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES BY COACH:
27 Dean Smith
23 Bobby Knight
23 Denny Crum
22 Lute Olson
22 Eddie Sutton
21 Jim Boeheim
20 Adolph Rupp
20 John Thompson
19 Lou Henson
18 Jerry Tarkanian
18 Lou Carnesecca
17 Gene Keady
17 Mike Krzyzewski
17 John Chaney
16 John Wooden
16 Norm Stewart
MOST TOURNAMENT WINS BY COACH:
65 Dean Smith
56 Michael Krzyzewski
47 John Wooden
42 Bob Knight
42 Denny Crum
38 Jerry Tarkanian
37 Lute Olson
34 John Thompson
32 Eddie Sutton
30 Adolph Rupp
26 Rick Pitino
26 Jim Calhoun
26 Nolan Richardson
26 Guy Lewis
BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE BY A COACH (AT LEAST 20 GAMES):
.825 John Wooden, 47-10
.800 Mike Krzyzewski, 56-14
.788 Rick Pitino, 26-7
.769 Steve Fisher, 20-6
.760 Larry Brown, 19-6
.720 Tubby Smith, 18-7
.707 Dean Smith, 65-27
.690 Al McGuire, 20-9
.690 Joe B. Hall, 20-9
.682 Hank Iba, 15-7
.679 Jerry Tarkanian, 38-18
.676 Roy Williams, 25-12
.667 Bob Knight, 42-21
.667 Jim Calhoun, 26-13
.667 Rollie Massimino, 20-10
.654 Rick Majerus, 17-9
.652 Jim Valvano, 15-8
.634 Nolan Richardson, 26-15
WORST WINNING PERCENTAGE BY COACH (AT LEAST 20 GAMES):
.429 Norm Stewart, 12-16
.459 Lou Carneseca, 17-20
.467 Ray Meyer, 14-16
.487 Lou Henson, 19-20
.500 Johnny Orr, 10-10
.500 Digger Phelps, 17-17
.500 Jack Gardner, 12-12
.514 Gene Keady, 18-17
.517 Dale Brown, 15-14
.519 Don Haskins, 14-13
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