Monday, April 2, 2012

Best Overall 2012 Tournament Performances

Best Overall 2012 Tournament Performances
Points - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 100
3-point FG Pct - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)*
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 16
FG Pct - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (12-15); Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (8-10) - 80%^
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 39
FT Pct - Dion Waiters, Syracuse; Darius Miller, Kentucky - 94.4% (17-18)^
FT Made - Anthony Davis, Kentucky - 32
Rebounds - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 75
Offensive Rebounds - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 23
Defensive Rebounds - Anthony Davis, Kentucky - 57
Assists - Peyton Siva, Louisville - 31
Steals - Aaron Craft, Ohio State - 16
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 31
*At least 5 shots
^At least 10 shots

Best Individual Game Performances in the 2012 Tournament

Best Individual Game Performances in the 2012 Tournament
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 9
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 13
FT Pct - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 100% (10-10)*
FT Made - Brian Conklin, Saint Louis; Gary Browne, West Virgina; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - 10
Rebounds - Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - 22
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State - 15
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 10
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Minimum Number of Years Since Last Final Four

If you add up the number of years since each team's last final four for each team, it adds up to 17:

Kentucky 1
Kansas 4
Ohio State 5
Louisville 7

17 is the sixth lowest all-time for final fours in which all four teams are making a repeat appearance. There have been 23 times in which all 4 teams have been to the final four before.

Here is a list of each time with the sum of the number of year's since the previous appearance:

1951 - 9 (Illinois - 2, Kentucky - 2, Oklahoma State - 2, Kansas State - 3)
1968 - 9 (Houston - 1, North Carolina - 1, UCLA - 1, Ohio State - 6)
1984 - 12 (Houston - 1, Georgetown - 2, Virginia - 3, Kentucky - 6)
1991 - 14 (Duke - 1, UNLV - 1, Kansas - 3, North Carolina - 9)
1993 - 14 (Michigan - 1, Kansas - 2, North Carolina - 2, Kentucky - 9)
2012 - 17 (Kentucky - 1, Kansas - 4, Ohio State - 5, Louisville - 7)
1986 - 28 (Louisville - 3, Louisiana State - 5, Duke - 8, Kansas - 12)
1960 - 31 (California - 1, Cincinnati - 1, Ohio State - 14, New York - 15)
2004 - 31 (Duke - 3, Connecticut - 5, Oklahoma State - 9, Georgia Tech - 14)
2007 - 32 (Florida - 1, UCLA - 1, Ohio State - 8, Georgetown - 22)
2008 - 32 (UCLA - 1, North Carolina - 3, Kansas - 5, Memphis - 23)
2002 - 34 (Maryland - 1, Kansas - 9, Indiana - 10, Oklahoma - 14)
2009 - 34 (North Carolina - 1, Michigan State - 4, Connecticut - 5, Villanova - 24)
1992 - 38 (Duke - 1, Michigan - 3, Indiana - 5, Cincinnati - 29)
1987 - 42 (Indiana - 6, UNLV - 10, Syracuse - 12, Providence - 14)
1980 - 44 (UCLA - 4, Louisville - 5, Purdue - 11, Iowa - 24)
2005 - 44 (Michigan State - 4, North Carolina - 5, Illinois - 16, Louisville - 19)
1982 - 56 (North Carolina - 1, Louisville - 2, Houston - 14, Georgetown - 39)
1985 - 60 (Georgetown - 1, Memphis - 12, Villanova - 14, St. John's - 33)
1995 - 62 (Arkansas - 1, North Carolina - 2, UCLA - 15, Oklahoma State - 44)
2000 - 68 (Michigan State - 1, North Carolina - 2, Florida - 6, Wisconsin - 59)
1998 - 90 (Kentucky - 1, North Carolina - 1, Utah - 32, Stanford - 56)
2003 - 90 (Kansas - 1, Syracuse - 7, Marquette - 26, Texas - 56)

Best Overall Tournament Performances through Elite Eight

Best Overall Tournament Performances through Elite Eight
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 89
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)*
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 16
FG Pct - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (12-15); Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (8-10) - 80%^
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 36
FT Pct - Dion Waiters, Syracuse - 94.4% (17-18)^
FT Made - Jared Sullinger, Ohio State - 27
Rebounds - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 50
Offensive Rebounds - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 19
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State; Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 35
Assists - Peyton Siva, Louisville - 28
Steals - Aaron Craft, Ohio State - 13
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 20
*At least 5 shots
^At least 10 shots

Best Individual Game Performances through Elite Eight

Best Individual Game Performances through Elite Eight
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 9
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 13
FT Pct - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 100% (10-10)*
FT Made - Brian Conklin, Saint Louis; Gary Browne, West Virgina; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 10
Rebounds - Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - 22
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State - 15
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 10
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Final Four Quick Facts

Louisville vs. Kentucky is only the second time two teams from the same state are meeting in the National Semifinals. The other time was in 1954 when LaSalle defeated Penn St 69-54.

The last time two teams from the same state were in the final four was 1991 when Duke and North Carolina were both in the final four.

#2 seeds have only played against each other once before in NCAA Tournament history when Arkansas defeated North Carolina in the 1995 National Semifinals.

#1 seed has played #4 seed 5 times in the National Semifinals. The #1 seed is 4-1 in that round. The only loss was by North Carolina against Arizona in 1997 by the score of 66-58.

The only time a Big Twelve team has faced a Big Ten team in the National Semifinals was in 2002 when Indiana defeated Oklahoma 73-64.

The Big East is 3-0 vs. the SEC in the National Semifinals
- Connecticut defeated Kentucky 56-55 in 2011
- Syracuse defeated Mississippi State 77-69 in 1996
- Georgetown defeated Kentucky 53-40 in 1984

Rematches - Team
Kentucky is 2-2 vs. Louisville
- Kentucky 79-68 in the 1951 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 76-61 in the 1959 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 80-68 in the 1983 Elite Eight
- Kentucky 72-67 in the 1984 Sweet Sixteen

Rematches – Coaches
Rick Pitino is 2-0 vs. John Calipari
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 87-77 in the 1992 Sweet Sixteen
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 81-74 in the 1996 National Semifinals

Records in the National Semifinals
Kentucky 10-4
Louisville 2-6
Ohio State 5-5
Kansas 8-5

Record in games played in Louisiana
Kentucky 5-2
Louisville 0-1
Ohio State 0-0
Kansas 2-4

Record vs. Opponent’s Conference
Kentucky (Big East) 3-8
Louisville (Southeastern) 8-2
Ohio State (Big Twelve) 0-1
Kansas (Big Ten) 7-5

Record vs. Opponent’s Seed
#1 Kentucky (#4) 5-3
#4 Louisville (#1) 4-10
#2 Ohio State (#2) 2-1
#2 Kansas (#2) 4-3

Record vs. Opponent’s AP Ranking
#1 Kentucky (#17) 1-0
#17 Louisville (#1) 1-8
#7 Ohio State (#6) 0-0
#6 Kansas (#7) 2-4

Record vs. Opponent’s State
Kentucky (Kentucky) 6-3
Louisville (Kentucky) 6-3
Ohio State (Kansas) 0-0
Kansas (Ohio) 3-1

Kansas Final Four Facts

- 14th Final Four Appearance
- First since 2008
- 7th Big Twelve Team
- Last Big Twelve team in Final Four was Kansas in 2008
- Bill Self's 2nd Final Four
- Along with Ohio State, 29th and 30th Final Fours for #2 Seeds - Last #2 Seed was West Virginia in 2010
- 14th Final Four for the #6 team in the AP - Last #6 team was West Virginia in 2010
- 7th Final Four for the #6 team in the RPI - Last #6 team in RPI was Michigan State in 2009
- 19th Appearance by a team from Kansas (Kansas 14, Kansas State 4, Wichita State 1)

Kentucky Final Four Facts

- 15th Final Four Appearance
- 2nd consecutive
- 27th SEC team
- 6th SEC teams since 2000
- John Calipari's 4th Final Four (2nd with Kentucky)
- 55th Final Four for a #1 seed - Last #1 seed was Duke in 2010
- 40th Final Four for the #1 team in the AP - Last #1 team was North Carolina in 2008
- 6th Final Four for the #2 team in the RPI - Last #2 team in RPI was North Carolina in 2008
- Along with Louisville, 24th and 25th Appearances by a team from Kentucky (Kentucky 15, Louisville 9, Western Kentucky 1)

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Ohio State Final Four Facts

- 11th Final Four Appearance
- First since 2007
- 46th Big Ten team (Tournament Record)
- Last Big Ten team in Final Four was Michigan State in 2010
- Thad Matta's 2nd Final Four
- Along with Kansas, 29th and 30th Final Fours for a #2 seed - Last #2 seed was West Virginia in 2010
- 13th Final Four for the #7 team in in AP - Last #7 team was UCLA in 2007
- 4th Final Four for the #7 team in the RPI - Kentucky was #7 in RPI last year
- 18th appearance by a team from Ohio (Ohio State 11, Cincinnati 6, Dayton 1)

Louisville Final Four Facts

- 9th Final Four Appearance
- First since 2005
- 18th Big East team
- 4th consecutive year that a Big East team has gone to Final Four
- 5 teams in last four years for Big East
- Rick Pitino's 6th Final Four (2nd with Louisville)
- 12th Final Four for a #4 seed - Kentucky was a #4 seed last year
- 3rd Final Four for the #17 team in AP (1977 Charlotte, 1961 St. Joseph's)
- 2nd Final Four for the #14 team in RPI (2011 Connecticut)
- Along with Kentucky, 24th and 25th appearances by a team from Kentucky (Kentucky 15, Louisville 9, Western Kentucky 1)

Best Overall Tournament Performances through Sweet Sixteen

Best Overall Tournament Performances through Sweet Sixteen
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 75
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)*
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 15
FG Pct - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (12-15); Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (8-10) - 80%^
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 30
FT Pct - Dion Waiters, Syracuse - 100% (12-12)^
FT Made - Jared Sullinger, Ohio State - 18
Rebounds - Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - 43
Offensive Rebounds - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 16
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State - 35
Assists - Pierre Jackson, Baylor - 22
Steals - Aaron Craft, Ohio State - 12
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 17
*At least 5 shots
^At least 10 shots

Best Individual Game Performances through Sweet Sixteen

Best Individual Game Performances through Sweet Sixteen
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 9
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 13
FT Pct - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 100% (10-10)*
FT Made - Brian Conklin, Saint Louis; Gary Browne, West Virgina; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - 10
Rebounds - Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - 22
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State - 15
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 10
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%

Historic Elite Eights Appearances by Conference

Elite Eight Appearances in last 5 years
Big East 9
Big Twelve 9
Southeastern 6
Atlantic Coast 5
Big Ten 3
Horizon League 2
Pacific Twelve 2

Elite Eight Appearances in last 10 years
Big Twelve 16
Big East 15
Southeastern 12
Atlantic Coast 9
Big Ten 8
Pacific Twelve 7
Conference USA 5
Atlantic Ten 3
Horizon League 2
Colonial 2

Elite Eight Appearances in last 15 years
Big Twelve 21
Big East 19
Big Ten 16
Atlantic Coast 16
Southeastern 15
Pacific Twelve 13
Atlantic Ten 6
Conference USA 5
Western Athletic 2
Horizon League 2
Colonial 2

Friday, March 23, 2012

Kentucky 100 Point Games

Kentucky's victory over Indiana is their 13th 100 point game in tournament history. They have the second most 100 point games all time.


1. UCLA 14
2. Kentucky 13
3. North Carolina 11
4. Nevada-Las Vegas 8
5. Notre Dame 7
Kansas 7
7. Michigan 5
Loyola Marymount 5
North Carolina State 5
10. Iowa 4
Duke 4
Western Kentucky 4

Indiana's Points Allowed

The 102 points scored by Kentucky is the most they have ever allowed in tournament history:

2012 Kentucky 90-102 Sweet Sixteen
1958 Notre Dame 87-94 Sweet Sixteen
1987 Nevada-Las Vegas 97-93 National Semifinals
1975 Kentucky 90-92 Elite Eight
1958 Miami, Ohio 98-91 Regional Third Place
1987 Auburn 107-90 Round of 32
2006 Gonzaga 80-90 Round of 32
1999 George Washington 108-88 Round of 64
1998 Oklahoma 94-87 Round of 64
1999 St. John's 61-86 Round of 32
2008 Arkansas 72-86 Round of 64


Elite Eight Quick Facts

Elite Eight Appearances with Record
Kentucky 34 (14-19)
North Carolina 26 (18-7)
Kansas 21 (13-7)
Ohio State 14 (10-3)
Louisville 12 (8-3)
Syracuse 8 (4-3)
Florida 6 (4-1)
Baylor 5 (2-2)

Elite Eight Teams by Conference
Big East 2
Southeastern 2
Big Twelve 2
Atlantic Coast 1
Big Ten 1

Number of Different Schools in Elite Eight since 2000
Big Twelve 8
Big East 7
Big Ten 6
Pacific Twelve 5
Southeastern 5
Atlantic Coast 4
Atlantic Ten 3
Conference USA 3
Colonial 2
Horizon 1
Mid American 1
Southern 1
Western Athletic 1

Record vs. Opponent's Conference
Kentucky (Big Twelve) - 2-1
Baylor (Southeastern) - 0-1

Louisville (Southeastern) - 7-2
Florida (Big East) - 6-2

Syracuse (Big Ten) - 1-6
Ohio State (Big East) - 6-5

North Carolina (Big Twelve) - 4-2
Kansas (Atlantic Coast) - 7-9

Record vs. Opponent's Seed

#1 Kentucky (#3) - 4-2
#3 Baylor (#1) - 0-1

#4 Louisville (#7) - 3-1
#7 Florida (#4) - 1-0

#1 Syracuse (#2) - 2-3
#2 Ohio State (#1) - 1-4

#1 North Carolina (#2) - 5-4
#2 Kansas (#1) - 7-7

Sweet Sixteen Winners

Record in Sweet Sixteen Round by Winning Coaches
Rick Pitino 10-0
Scott Drew 2-0
Billy Donovan 5-1
John Calipari 8-2
Bill Self 7-2
Roy Williams 11-4
Thad Matta 3-2
Jim Boeheim 5-11


Record in Location of Regional Game

Massachusetts
Syracuse 4-2
Ohio State 1-0

Arizona
Louisville 2-2
Florida 1-1

Missouri
North Carolina 5-0
Kansas 19-6

Georgia

Kentucky 4-4
Baylor 1-0

Elite Eight Rematches
Teams
Ohio State defeated Syracuse 79-74 in the 1983 Round of 32.
North Carolina is 2-2 vs. Kansas
- North Carolina 54-53 (3 OT) in 1957 National Championship
- Kansas 79-73 in 1991 National Semifinals
- North Carolina 78-68 in 1993 National Semifinals
- Kansas 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals
Kentucky defeated Baylor 58-42 in the 1948 National Championship

Coaches
Bill Self is 2-1 vs. Roy Williams
- Illinois(Self) defeated Kansas(Williams) 80-64 in 2001 Sweet Sixteen
- Kansas(Williams) defeated Illinois(Self) 73-69 in 2002 Sweet Sixteen
- Kansas(Self) defeated North Carolina(Williams) 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Best Individual Performances of First Week of Tournament

Best Individual Performances in First Three Rounds
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FT Pct - Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State; Dion Waiters, Syracuse - 100% (7-7)*
Rebounds - Pierce Hornung, Colorado State; Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 17
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Andre Roberson, Colorado - 13
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Jared Berggren; Wisconsin - 7
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%

Rick Pitino Perfect in Sweet Sixteen

Rick Pitino's win by Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen over Michigan State was his 10th in 10 tries in the Sweet Sixteen. It is the fourth best record by a coach in any round:


Round of 64 Williams, Roy 22-0
Round of 64 Smith, Dean 13-0
Round of 64 Davis, Tom 11-0
Sweet Sixteen Pitino, Rick 10-0
National Championship Wooden, John 10-0
Round of 64 Brown, Larry 6-0
Round of 64 Frieder, Bill 6-0
Sweet Sixteen Chaney, John 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Iba, Henry 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Taylor, Fred 5-0
Round of 32 Lavin, Steve 5-0
Elite Eight Lewis, Guy 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Massimino, Rollie 5-0

Michigan State's Lowest Scoring Games

Michigan State's 44 points against Louisville was it's lowest scoring game in tournament history. Here is there 10 lowest:

2012 Louisville 44-57 Sweet Sixteen
1978 Kentucky 49-52 Elite Eight
2010 Butler 50-52 National Semifinals
2000 Wisconsin 53-41 National Semifinals
1999 Oklahoma 54-46 Sweet Sixteen
1998 North Carolina 58-73 Sweet Sixteen
2002 NC State 58-69 Round of 64
2010 Northern Iowa 59-52 Sweet Sixteen
1991 Green Bay 60-58 Round of 64
1957 San Francisco 60-67 National Third Place
2003 Maryland 60-58 Sweet Sixteen


This is the 3rd lowest scoring game for a #1 seed in tournament history:

1984 Georgetown vs. Southern Methodist 37-36 Round of 32
1984 Kentucky vs. Georgetown 40-53 National Semifinals
2012 Michigan State vs. Louisville 44-57 Sweet Sixteen
2006 Memphis vs. UCLA 45-50 Elite Eight
2003 Oklahoma vs. Syracuse 47-63 Elite Eight
1981 DePaul vs. St. Joseph's 48-49 Round of 32
1981 Oregon State vs. Kansas State 48-50 Round of 32
1981 Louisiana State vs. Indiana 49-67 National Semifinals
1989 Georgetown vs. Princeton 50-49 Round of 64
1982 Georgetown vs. Louisville 50-46 National Semifinals

Sunday, March 18, 2012

2012 Sweet Sixteen Tidbits

Sweet Sixteen Rematches
Kentucky is 2-1 vs. Indiana (Indiana 72-65 in 1973 Elite Eight, Kentucky 92-90 in 1975 Elite Eight, Kentucky 64-59 in 1983 Sweet Sixteen)

Michigan State is 1-1 vs. Louisville (Louisville 88-81 in 1959 Elite Eight, Michigan State 64-52 in 2009 Elite Eight)

Cincinnati is 2-0 vs. Ohio State (70-65 in 1961 National Championship and 71-59 in 1962 National Championship)

Kansas defeated North Carolina State 75-67 in the 1986 Elite Eight.


Sweet Sixteen Streaks

Kentucky 3
Ohio State 3
Florida 2
Kansas 2
Marquette 2
North Carolina 2
Wisconsin 2


Sweet Sixteen Droughts Snapped

Ohio 1964
Cincinnati 2001
Indiana 2002
North Carolina State 2005
Louisville 2009
Baylor 2010
Michigan State 2010
Syracuse 2010
Xavier 2010

Sweet Sixteen Appearances
Kentucky 40
North Carolina 30
Kansas 27
Louisville 25
Indiana 20
Syracuse 20
Michigan State 16
Marquette 15
Ohio State 14
Cincinnati 13
North Carolina State 12
Florida 8
Wisconsin 6
Xavier, Ohio 6
Ohio 3
Baylor 2

Coaches Appearances
Boeheim, Jim 16
Williams, Roy 15
Calipari, John 10
Izzo, Tom 10
Pitino, Rick 10
Self, Bill 9
Donovan, Billy 6
Matta, Thad 5
Ryan, Bo 5
Crean, Tom 2
Drew, Scott 2
Gottfried, Mark 2
Mack, Chris 2
Williams, Buzz 2
Cronin, Mick 1
Groce, John 1

Coaches Streaks
Calipari, John 6
Matta, Thad 3
Donovan, Billy 2
Ryan, Bo 2
Self, Bill 2
Williams, Buzz 2
Williams, Roy 2

Most in last 5 – Kansas, Michigan State, North Carolina, Xavier with 4

Conference Participants
Big Ten 4
Big East 4
ACC 2
Big 12 2
SEC 2
A10 1
MAC 1

Last time with 4 Sweet Sixteen teams:
Big East 2012
Big Ten 2012
Big Twelve 2002
Pacific Twelve 2001
Southeastern 1996
Atlantic Coast 1995

State Participants
Ohio 4 – new Record
Kentucky 2
North Carolina 2
Wisconsin 2
Florida 1
Indiana 1
Michigan 1
New York 1
Kansas 1
Texas 1

Most in last 5 – Ohio 9, North Carolina 9

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Sweet Sixteen Summary of Remaining Teams

In Last Year's Sweet Sixteen
Kentucky and Ohio State have been in last 2 Sweet Sixteen.
Florida, Florida State, Kansas, Marquette, North Carolina, Virginia Commonwealth and Wisconsin were in 2011 Sweet Sixteen, but missed 2010.

Have been in Sweet Sixteen, but not last year
Last Appearance in 2010
- Baylor
- Kansas State
- Michigan State
- Purdue
- Syracuse
- Xavier
Last Appearance in 2009
- Gonzaga
- Louisville
Last Appearance in 2007
- Georgetown
- Vanderbilt
Last Appearance in 2005
- North Carolina State
Last Appearance in 2002
- Indiana
Last Appearance in 2001
- Cincinnati
Last Appearance in 2000
- Iowa State
Last Appearance in 1974
- Creighton
- New Mexico
Last Appearance in 1969
- Colorado
Last Appearance in 1964
- Ohio
Last Appearance in 1957
- Saint Louis

Have never been in Sweet Sixteen
- Lehigh
- Murray State
- Norfolk State
- South Florida

Most Round of 32 Appearances Since 2000

Most Round of 32 appearances since 2000 (13 years)
Duke 11
Kansas 11
Kentucky 11
Wisconsin 11
Gonzaga 10
North Carolina 10
Michigan State 9
Pittsburgh 9
Texas 9

Round of 32 Droughts

Round of 32 Droughts Ended
Lehigh 1st App
Norfolk State 1st App
South Florida 1st App
Colorado 1997
Saint Louis 1998
Creighton 2002
Iowa State 2005
North Carolina State 2006
Indiana 2007
Vanderbilt 2007

First Round Stats and Second Round Streaks and Rematches

Current Round of 32 Streak
Kansas 6
Purdue 6
Wisconsin 6
Gonzaga 4
Syracuse 4
Kansas State 3
Kentucky 3
Ohio State 3

Pittsburgh's string of six consecutive appearances in Round of 32 was snapped.

Round of 32 Rematches
Colorado defeated Baylor 59-44 in 1946 Regional Third Place.
Georgetown defeated North Carolina State 69-61 in 1989 Sweet Sixteen.
Kansas is 1-1 vs. Purdue (Purdue won 83-78 in 1994 Sweet Sixteen, Kansas won 75-61 in 1997 Round of 32.)
Kentucky defeated Iowa State 106-98 in 1992 Round of 32.
Louisville defeated New Mexico 64-63 in 1997 Round of 32.
Marquette defeated Murray State 82-62 in 1969 Round of 32.
Syracuse defeated Kansas State 95-87 in 1975 Elite Eight.

Best Individual Performances in Round of 64
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FT Pct - Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State - 100% (7-7)*
Rebounds - Pierce Hornung, Colorado State - 17
Offensive Rebounds - T.J. Robinson, Long Beach State - 8
Defensive Rebounds - Andre Roberson, Colorado - 13
Assists - Draymond Green, Michigan State; Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 10
Steals - Cody Zeller, Indiana; Mike Moser, UNLV - 6
Blocks - Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Jared Berggren; Wisconsin - 7
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%