Big 12 misses Elite Eight for Third Straight Year

For the third consecutive year, there was no Big 12 team in the Elite Eight.  It is the second time that this has happened in the Big 12.  The other time was from 1997 to 1999.  However, in 1999, the Big 12 did not have a 1 or 2 seed, so there was not an expectation to reach the Elite 8 that year.

The Big 12 becomes the second conference to miss Elite Eight three consecutive years while having a team that was expected to reach the Elite Eight (by having a 1 or 2 seed).  The Pac 10 (now Pac 12) missed 3 straight from 1989 to 1991.

Here is the number of years each conference has missed the Elite Eight with the number of years having a 1 or 2 seed (since 1985):

• Atlantic Coast - missed 3 out of 30 - never in consecutive apperances
• Atlantic Ten - missed 3 out of 7 - never in consecutive appearances
• Big East - missed 5 out of 28 - has missed the last two, first time with 2 consecutive
• Big Eight/Big Twelve - missed 10 out of 28 - missed the last three years
• Big Ten - missed 8 out of 26 - last time missed two straight was 1985-86
• Big West - missed 0 out of 3
• Conference USA - missed 4 out of 8 - missed three consecutive appearances with a 1 or 2 seed, but not in consecutive years (1998, 2000, 2002)
• Great Midwest - missed 0 out of 1
• Metro - missed 0 out of 2
• Missouri Valley - missed 1 out of 1 - 2014 Wichita State
• Mountain West - missed 1 out of 1 - 2011 San Diego State
• Pac 10/12 - missed 7 out of 22 - missed three consecutive years with a 1 or 2 seed from 1989 to 1991
• Southeastern - missed 4 out of 24
• Southwest - missed 0 out of 1
• Sun Belt - missed 1 out of 1 - 1985 VCU
• West Coast - missed 2 out of 3
• Western Athletic - missed 1 out of 2