Saturday, April 3, 2010

Final Four Droughts - Part II

Michigan State will be going to the Final Four for the 6th time in the last 12 years. In that same time frame, Kentucky has not been to a Final Four. This is for a school that has been to 13 Final Fours overall (which is tied for 4th all-time).

Out of the 5 schools that have been to at least 13 final fours, UCLA has the longest all-time drought at 14 years, so Kentucky will need to make the Final Four in one of the next two seasons to keep from passing them. Here are the biggest droughts for the teams with the most Final Fours.

Team FF's 1st Longest Drought
North Carolina 18 1946 10 years (1947-1956)
UCLA 18 1962 14 years (1981-1994)
Duke 15 1963 11 years (1967-1977)
Kansas 13 1940 13 years (1958-1970)
Kentucky 13 1942 12 years (1999-2010)*
Ohio State 10 1939 30 years (1969-1998)
Indiana 8 1940 19 years (1954-1972)
Louisville 8 1959 18 years (1987-2004)
Michigan State 8 1957 21 years (1958-1978)