Elite Eight - Tuesday - Tournament Tidbits

Gonzaga is 38-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Gonzaga is in the Final Four for the 1st time since 2017 and the 2nd time overall.  They are 1-0 in the National Semifinals.

Gonzaga has won 3 straight tournament games against the Pac 12

The WCC is 10-23 vs. the Pac 12.  

#1 seeds are 12-5 vs. #6 seeds including 7 straight.  The last #6 seed to defeat a #1 seed was Michigan over Ohio State in the 1992 Elite Eight.

USC is 17-21 in the NCAA Tournament

USC is 0-3 vs. #1 seeds and 0-2 vs. AP #1 ranked teams

USC’s 19-point loss is their largest margin of loss in 21 tournament losses.  Their previous high was 15 vs. Arizona State in the 1961 Sweet Sixteen.

UCLA is 111-42 in the NCAA Tournament

UCLA is in the Final Four for the 1st time since 2008 and the 19th time overall.  They are 13-5 in the National Semifinals.

UCLA is the first Pac 12 team since 2017 to advance to the Final Four when Oregon went.

UCLA is 4-1 vs. Michigan in the tournament.

The Pac 12 is 24-24 vs. the Big Ten in the tournament including 5 straight wins.

UCLA is 5-6 vs. #1 seeds.  The win ends a 3-game losing streak against #1 seeds.

#11 seeds are 4-4 vs. #1 seeds.  The 0.500 winning percentage is the best winning percentage by any seed against #1 seeds.

The seeds in the Final Four are #1, #1, #2 and #11.  That is the second time with that seed combination.  It also happened in 1986.

Michigan is 64-29 in the NCAA Tournament

Michigan is 1-5 vs. the Pac 12 in the tournament

Elite Eight - Monday - Tournament Tidbits

Houston is 33-26 in the NCAA Tournament

Houston is in the Final Four for the 1st time since 1984 and the 6th time overall.  They are 2-3 in the National Semifinals.

Houston is a tournament-best 6-0 in the Elite Eight

Houston is the second AAC team to advance to the Final Four (Connecticut 2014)

Houston is 1-1 vs. Oregon State in the tournament.  They lost to Oregon State 63-60 in the 1966 Sweet Sixteen.

Houston's win is their first against a Pac 12 team.  They are 1-3 vs. the Pac 12 in the tournament.

The AAC is 2-3 vs. the Pac 12 in the tournament.

#2 seeds are 2-0 vs. #12 seeds.  Kelvin Sampson was the winning coach in both games.

Houston is the first team to play four double-digit seeds in the tournament.  With the win, they are the first team to defeat four double-digit seeds.

Kelvin Sampson becomes the 16th coach to take at least 2 different schools to the Final Four

• Forddy Anderson (Bradley, Michigan State)
• Gene Bartow (Memphis, UCLA)
• Larry Brown (Kansas, UCLA)
• John Calipari (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Memphis)
• Hugh Durham (Florida State, Georgia)
• Jack Gardner (Kansas State, Utah)
• Lou Henson (Illinois, New Mexico State)
• Bob Huggins (Cincinnati, West Virginia)
• Lon Kruger (Florida, Oklahoma)
• Frank McGuire (North Carolina, St. John's)
• Lute Olson (Arizona, Iowa)
• Rick Pitino (Kentucky, Louisville, Providence)
• Lee Rose (Charlotte, Purdue)
• Kelvin Sampson (Oklahoma, Houston)
• Eddie Sutton (Arkansas, Oklahoma State)
• Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)

Oregon State is 15-21 in the NCAA Tournament

Oregon State is 2-6 in the Elite Eight and has lost 3 straight

Oregon State is 0-2 vs. Top 2 seeds

Baylor is 18-14 in the NCAA Tournament

Baylor is in the Final Four for the 1st time since 1950 and the 3rd time overall.  They are 1-1 in the National Semifinals.

A Big 12 team is in the Final Four for the 3rd consecutive tournament.  That is the second time in school history that has happened (2002 - 2004).

Baylor's 71 years between successive Final Fours is the second most in tournament history

• Oregon - 78 (1939 to 2017)
• Baylor - 71 (1950 to 2021)
• Wisconsin - 59 (1941 to 2000)
• Stanford - 56 (1942 to 1998)
• Texas - 56 (1947 to 2003)
• Loyola Chicago - 55 (1963 to 2018)
• West Virginia - 51 (1959 to 2010)
• Wichita State - 48 (1965 to 2013)
• Oklahoma State - 44 (1951 to 1995)
• Oklahoma - 41 (1947 to 1988)

Baylor's win is their first vs. the SEC.  They are 1-3 vs. the SEC in the tournament.

Big 12 teams are 11-15 vs. SEC teams.  It is the first time that a Big Twelve team has defeated an SEC team in the Elite Eight (in 4 games)

Arkansas is 45-33 in the NCAA Tournament

Arkansas's loss is their first against the Big 12.  They are 2-1 vs. the Big 12 in the tournament.

Arkansas is a tournament-worst 0-10 vs. #1 seeds

Elite Eight Facts

 Elite Eight Teams by Conference

• Pac Twelve 3
• SEC 1
• American 1
• Big Ten 1
• Big Twelve 1
• West Coast 1

States with Multiple Teams

• California 2
• Texas 2

Consecutive Appearances in Elite Eight

• Gonzaga 2

Last Elite Eight Appearance for Others

• Michigan 2018
• Baylor 2012
• UCLA 2008
• USC 2001
• Arkansas 1995
• Houston 1984
• Oregon State 1982

Consecutive Elite Eight Appearances by Conference

• Big Twelve 5
• Big Ten 3
• SEC 2
• West Coast 2

Records in Elite Eight

• Houston - 1.000 (5-0)
• UCLA - 0.818 (18-4)
• Arkansas - 0.667 (6-3)
• USC - 0.667 (2-1)
• Michigan - 0.571 (8-6)
• Baylor - 0.400 (2-3)
• Oregon State - 0.286 (2-5)
• Gonzaga - 0.250 (1-3)

Elite Eight Rematches

• Oregon State 63 Houston 60 - 1966 Sweet Sixteen
• UCLA 3-1 vs. Michigan
• UCLA 91 Michigan 80 - 1965 National Championship
• UCLA 103 Michigan 91 (OT) - 1975 Round of 32
• Michigan 86 UCLA 84 - 1993 Round of 32
• UCLA 85 Michigan 82 - 1998 Round of 32

Sweet Sixteen - Sunday - Tournament Tidbits

Gonzaga is 37-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Gonzaga is in the Elite Eight for the 2nd consecutive tournament and the 5th time overall.  They are 1-3 in the Elite Eight.

Gonzaga wins consecutive Sweet Sixteen games for the first time in school history.

Gonzaga has won 5 straight games vs. the Big East and is 6-2 overall

WCC teams are 8-7 vs. the Big East in the tournament

Gonzaga is 3-0 vs. #5 seeds

#1 seeds are 47-9 vs. #5 seeds including 5-0 in Indianapolis

Creighton is 14-23 in the NCAA Tournament

Creighton is 0-4 in the Sweet Sixteen.  Only Texas A&M (0-6) has a worse record in the Sweet Sixteen.

Creighton is tournament-worst 0-9 vs. AP Top 10 teams.

Creighton is a tournament-worst 0-6 on Sundays.

Michigan is 64-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Michigan is in the Elite Eight for the 1st time since 2018 and the 15th time overall.  The are 8-6 in the Elite Eight.

Michigan is 2-0 vs. Florida State in the tournament.  They defeated Florida State 58-54 in the 2018 Elite Eight.

Michigan is a tournament-best 5-0 against teams from Florida.

Michigan has won 3 straight games against the ACC.

Big Ten teams are 40-46 vs. the ACC in the tournament but have won 4 straight and are 9-2 since 2017.

Michigan’s win is the 9th straight by a #1 seed over a #4 seed.  #1 seeds are 54-22 vs. #4 seeds.

Florida State is 23-18 in the NCAA Tournament

Florida State has lost 6 straight games against the Big Ten

For the first time since 2014, there are no ACC teams in the Elite Eight. 

UCLA is 110-42 in the NCAA Tournament.  The 110 wins passes Kansas for 4th most all-time.

UCLA is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2008 and the 23rd time overall.  They are 18-4 in the Elite Eight.

UCLA snaps a 3-game Sweet Sixteen losing streak

UCLA is 2-0 vs. Alabama.  They also defeated Alabama 62-59 in the 2006 Round of 32. 

UCLA snaps a 5-game tournament losing streak vs. the SEC

Pac 12 is 16-19 vs. the SEC

UCLA is tied with Louisville with a tournament-best 4-0 record against teams from Alabama

UCLA’s win is their 6th as an #11 seed tying VCU and Dayton for the most all-time

UCLA is the 3rd #11 seed to defeat a #2 seed.  #11 seeds are 3-15 vs. #2 seeds.

UCLA snaps a 5-game losing streak vs. #2 seeds.

Pac 12 will have 3 teams in the Elite Eight for the 2nd time in tournament history.  They also had 3 in the Elite Eight in 2001 (Arizona, Stanford, USC)

There are two double-digit seeds in the Elite Eight for the 3rd time in tournament history:

• 1990 (#10 Texas, #11 Loyola Marymount)
• 2002 (#10 Kent State, #12 Missouri)
• 2021 (#11 UCLA, #12 Oregon State)

Alabama is 23-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Alabama is 4-2 vs. the Pac 12 with their only 2 losses to UCLA

Alabama is 1-8 in the Sweet Sixteen including 0-6 as an automatic qualifier

Alabama is a tournament-worst 0-4 vs. #11 seeds

UCLA is 7-2 and Alabama is 1-1 in overtime games.

USC is 17-20 in the NCAA Tournament

USC is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2001 and the 4th time overall.  They are 2-1 in the Elite Eight.

USC is 2-0 vs. Oregon in the tournament.  They also defeated Oregon 81-79 in the 1961 Round of 32.

#6 seeds are 6-3 vs. #7 seeds

Oregon is 26-16 in the NCAA Tournament

Oregon is 0-3 vs. the Pac 12, but this is their first tournament game as a member of the Pac 12.

Sweet Sixteen - Saturday - Tournament Tidbits

Oregon State is 15-20 in the NCAA Tournament

Oregon State is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1982 and the 8th time overall.  They are 2-5 in the Elite Eight.

Oregon State is 6-1 in the Sweet Sixteen

Pac 12 teams are now 12-8 vs. the Missouri Valley, but this is the first time time teams from those conferences played each other in the Sweet Sixteen

#12 seeds are now 2-0 vs. #8 seeds.  #12 Missouri defeated #8 UCLA 82-73 in the 2002 Sweet Sixteen in the only other matchup between the seeds.

Oregon State is the second #12 seed to advance to the Elite Eight.  Missouri in 2002 was the other.

Oregon State is the first Pac 12 team in the Elite Eight since Oregon in 2017 and the first Pac 12 tournament champion in the Elite Eight since Oregon in 2016

Loyola Chicago is 15-6 in the NCAA Tournament

Loyola Chicago is 2-3 in the Sweet Sixteen

Baylor is 17-14 in the NCAA Tournament

Baylor is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2012 and the 6th time overall.  They are 2-3 in the Elite Eight.

Baylor is 3-2 in the Sweet Sixteen

Baylor is 2-0 vs. the Big East in the tournament.  They defeated Creighton 85-55 in the 2014 Round of 32.

Big Twelve ends a 3-game tournament losing streak against the Big East.  They are now 19-20 vs. the Big East.

The win marks the 5th straight tournament that at least one Big Twelve team is in the Elite Eight.

• 2021 - Baylor
• 2019 - Texas Tech
• 2018 - Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech
• 2017 - Kansas
• 2016 - Kansas, Oklahoma

#1 seeds are now 46-9 vs. #5 seeds including 41-9 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Villanova is 67-38 in the NCAA Tournament

Villanova's loss snaps a 5-game tournament winning streak against the Big Twelve.  They are 5-2 vs. the Big Twelve.  Their only other loss was 72-57 vs. Kansas in the 2008 Sweet Sixteen.

The loss for Villanova also snaps a 3-game Sweet Sixteen winning streak.  Their last loss in the Sweet Sixteen was also the loss to Kansas in 2008.

The loss for Villanova also snaps a 3-game winning streak against #1 seeds.  Their last loss against a #1 seed was 83-69 vs. North Carolina in the 2009 National Semifinals.

Villanova is 0-3 on March 27 tying Kansas State and Notre Dame for the worst record on March 27.

Arkansas is 45-32 in the NCAA Tournament

Arkansas is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1995 and the 10th time overall.  They are 6-3 in the Elite Eight.

SEC is 3-2 vs. the Summit League including 1-1 in the 2021 tournament

#3 seeds are 2-0 vs. #15 seeds.  Florida defeated Florida Gulf Coast 62-50 in the 2013 Sweet Sixteen.

This is the 2nd straight tournament that the SEC has a team in the Elite Eight.  Auburn and Kentucky played each other in the 2019 Elite Eight.

Oral Roberts is 4-6 in the NCAA Tournament

Oral Roberts is 1-1 in the Sweet Sixteen

Summit League teams are 0-3 in the Sweet Sixteen

Houston is 32-26 in the NCAA Tournament

Houston is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1984 and the 6th time overall.  They are 5-0 in the Elite Eight.

Houston's win over Syracuse is their first tournament win over an ACC team since they defeated Virginia 49-47 in the 1984 Final Four.  They are 5-4 vs. the ACC.

Houston's win over Syracuse is the first for an AAC team over an ACC team in 3 games.

#2 seeds are 15-2 vs. #11 seeds.  Syracuse also lost as a #11 seed to #2 Duke in 2018.

Houston is the 2nd AAC team in the Elite Eight.  Connecticut was in the Elite Eight in 2014.

Syracuse is 70-41 in the NCAA Tournament

Syracuse is 10-14 in the Sweet Sixteen.  The 14 losses is tied with Louisville for the most all-time.

Syracuse has lost their last 4 games against #2 seeds

Syracuse's 46 points is their fewest in 111 tournament games.  Their previous low was 51 vs. Princeton in the 1992 Round of 64.

Syracuse's 46 points is the fewest that Houston has allowed in 58 tournament games.  Their previous low was 47 vs. Virginia in the 1984 National Semifinals.

Sweet Sixteen Facts

 Most Teams by Conference

• Pac Twelve - 4
• ACC - 2
• Big East - 2
• SEC - 2
• American - 1
• Big Ten - 1
• Big Twelve - 1
• Missouri Valley - 1
• Summit - 1
• West Coast -1

States with Multiple Teams

• California - 2
• Oregon - 2
• Texas - 2

Consecutive Appearances in Sweet Sixteen

• Gonzaga - 6
• Michigan - 4
• Florida State - 3
• Houston - 2
• Oregon - 2

Last Sweet Sixteen Appearance for Others

• Loyola - 2018
• Syracuse - 2018
• Villanova - 2018
• Baylor - 2017
• UCLA - 2017
• USC - 2007
• Alabama - 2004
• Arkansas - 1996
• Oregon State - 1982
• Creighton - 1974
• Oral Roberts - 1974

Records in Sweet Sixteen

• Oral Roberts - 1.000 (1-0)
• Oregon State - 0.833 (5-1)
• Michigan - 0.813 (13-3)
• Oregon - 0.714 (5-2)
• Villanova - 0.667 (12-6)
• UCLA - 0.618 (21-13)
• Arkansas - 0.545 (6-5)
• Florida State - 0.500 (3-3)
• Baylor - 0.500 (2-2)
• Loyola - 0.500 (2-2)
• USC - 0.500 (2-2)
• Syracuse - 0.435 (10-13)
• Houston - 0.417 (5-7)
• Gonzaga - 0.400 (4-6)
• Alabama - 0.125 (1-7)
• Creighton - 0.000 (0-3)

Sweet Sixteen Rematches

• Southern California 81 Oregon 79 - 1961 Round of 32
• UCLA 62 Alabama 59 - 2006 Round of 32
• Michigan 58 Florida State 54 - 2018 Elite Eight

Round of 32 - Monday - Tournament Tidbits

Oregon is 26-15 in the NCAA Tournament

Oregon is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 2^nd consecutive tournament and the 8^th time overall.  They are 5-2 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Oregon and Oregon State are in the Sweet Sixteen in the same tournament for the first time ever.

Oregon has won 4 straight Round of 32 games.

Oregon’s win over Iowa is their first ever vs. a #2 seed.  They are now 1-2 vs. #2 seeds.

Oregon is 3-0 on Mondays in the Tournament.  Only Louisville has more wins without a loss on Mondays.  Oregon is tied with Creighton and St. Joseph's who are also 3-0.

Oregon’s 95 points is the most that they have scored in 41 tournament games.  Their previous high was 93 vs. Iona in the 2017 Round of 64.

Iowa is 31-29 in the NCAA Tournament

Iowa has lost 11 of their last 12 games in the Round of 32

Fran McCaffery is a tournament-worst 0-6 in the Round of 32.

Iowa is 0-3 vs. the Pac 12

Iowa is 1-5 playing in Indiana.  The 5 losses are a tournament high.

Gonzaga is 36-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Gonzaga is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 6^th consecutive tournament and 11^th time overall.  They are in 4-6 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Oklahoma is 43-33 in the NCAA Tournament

Oklahoma loses to a #1 seed in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament.

Oklahoma is 0-2 vs. AP #1 ranked teams.  They also lost to Indiana State 93-72 in the 1979 Sweet Sixteen.

UCLA is 109-42 in the NCAA Tournament

UCLA is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 2017 and the 35^th time overall.  They are 21-13 in the Sweet Sixteen.

UCLA has won 4 consecutive Round of 32 games

UCLA is 7-2 on Mondays in the tournament.  The 7 wins is a tournament high.

Pac 12 is 6-1 vs. the Southland and has won 6 in a row.

Abilene Christian is 1-2 in the NCAA Tournament

Creighton is 14-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Creighton is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 1974 and the 4^th time overall.  They are 0-3 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Creighton ends an 8-game losing streak in the Round of 32

Creighton is 3-0 on Mondays in the Tournament.  Only Louisville has more wins without a loss on Mondays.  Creighton is tied with Oregon and St. Joseph’s who are also 3-0.

Ohio is 8-15 in the NCAA Tournament

Michigan is 63-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Michigan is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 4^th consecutive tournament and the 17^th time overall.  They are 13-3 overall.

Michigan has won 6 straight Round of 32 games

Michigan is 9-3 vs. the SEC

Michigan is 6-1 playing in Indiana

Michigan is a tournament-best 4-0 on March 22

Louisiana State is 27-26 in the NCAA Tournament

Louisiana State is 2-10 vs. the Big Ten

Florida State is 23-17 in the NCAA Tournament

Florida State is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 3^rd consecutive tournament and the 7^th time overall.  They are 3-3 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Colorado is 11-17 in the NCAA Tournament

Colorado is 0-3 vs. the ACC

Colorado is 0-3 in the Round of 32

Alabama is 23-21 in the NCAA Tournament

Alabama is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 2004 and the 9^th time overall.  They are 1-7 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Maryland is 43-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Maryland has lost 7 of 8 Round of 32 games

Southern Cal is 16-20 in the NCAA Tournament

Southern Cal is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 2007 and the 5^th time overall.  They are 2-2 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Southern Cal is 1-1 vs. Kansas in the tournament.  Kansas defeated Southern Cal 43-42 in the 1940 National Semifinals.

Southern Cal’s 34-point victory is their biggest in 16 tournament victories.  Their previous high was 30 vs. Louisiana-Monroe in the 1992 Round of 64.

Kansas is 109-48 in the NCAA Tournament

Kansas has lost 4 consecutive games against Pac 12 teams

Kansas’s 34-point defeat is their biggest in 48 tournament losses.  Their previous high was 18 vs. Indiana in the 1940 Championship.

Round of 32 - Sunday - Tournament Tidbits

Loyola Chicago is 15-5 in the NCAA Tournament

Loyola’s .750 winning percentage is tied with Duke for the best winning percentage all-time in the NCAA Tournament

Loyola is 2-0 vs. Illinois.  They also defeated Illinois 79-64 in the 1963 Elite Eight

Porter Mosier is now 6-1 in the NCAA Tournament. 

Loyola is 5-2 in the Round of 32.

Loyola is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 2018 and the 5^th time overall.  They are 2-2 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Loyola defeats a #1 seed for the first time.  Their only other game against a #1 seed was a 65-53 loss to Georgetown in the 1985 Sweet Sixteen.

Illinois is 41-32 in the NCAA Tournament

Illinois is 8-11 in the Round of 32 and has lost their last 4 Round of 32 games.

This is the first time as a #1 seed in four appearances that Illinois failed to reach at least the Elite Eight

Baylor is 16-14 in the NCAA Tournament

Baylor is 1-1 vs. Wisconsin.  They lost to Wisconsin 69-52 in the 2014 Sweet Sixteen.

Baylor is 5-1 in the Round of 32

Baylor is in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2017 and the 5^th time overall.  They are 2-2 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Wisconsin is 39-24 in the NCAA Tournament

Wisconsin’s loss ends a 6-game winning streak in the Round of 32

Wisconsin’s loss ends a 3-game tournament winning streak vs. the Big Twelve

Wisconsin is 4-8 vs. #1 seeds

Syracuse is 70-40 in the NCAA Tournament

Syracuse is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 2018 and the 24^th time overall.  They are 10-13 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Syracuse has won 3 straight Round of 32 games

Syracuse is 7-5 vs. the Big Twelve.  The 7 wins is a tournament best.

Syracuse has been in a game between the #3 and #11 seed five times.  They won both times they were the #11 seed and lost all three times they were the #3 seed.

West Virginia is 32-30 in the NCAA Tournament

West Virginia’s loss ends a 3-game winning streak in the Round of 32

Arkansas is 44-32 in the NCAA Tournament

Arkansas is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 1996 and the 12^th time overall.  They are 6-5 in the Sweet Sixteen

Arkansas snaps a 5-game losing streak in the Round of 32

Texas Tech is 17-19 in the NCAA Tournament

Texas Tech’s loss snaps a 3-game winning streak in the Round of 32

For the first time since 2006, all of the previous Final Four teams fail to make the Sweet Sixteen

Houston is 31-26 in the NCAA Tournament

Houston is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 2^nd consecutive tournament and the 13^th time overall.

Rutgers is 6-8 in the NCAA Tournament

Rutgers is 2-3 in the Round of 32

Oral Roberts is 4-5 in the NCAA Tournament

Oral Roberts is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 1974 and the 2^nd time overall.  They are 1-0 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Oral Roberts is the 2^nd #15 team to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.  Florida Gulf Coast was the other in 2013.

Oral Roberts is the 3^rd Summit League team to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.  Cleveland State in 1986 and Valparaiso in 1998 were the others.

Florida is 48-21 in the NCAA Tournament

Florida has lost 3 consecutive Round of 32 games

Villanova is 67-37 in the NCAA Tournament

Villanova is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 2018 and the 19^th time overall.  They are 12-6 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Villanova’s 23-point victory matches their largest margin of victory in 18 Round of 32 wins.  They also defeated Alabama by 23 in the 2018 Round of 32.

North Texas is 1-4 in the NCAA Tournament

Villanova’s 84 points is the most that North Texas has allowed in 5 tournament games.  Their previous high allowed was 83 vs. North Carolina in the 1988 Round of 64.

North Texas’s 23-point-loss is their largest in 5 tournament games.  Their previous high was a 20-point loss to Kansas State in the 2010 Round of 64.

Oregon State is 14-20 in the NCAA Tournament

Oregon State is 1-1 vs. Oklahoma State.  They lost to Oklahoma State 55-30 in the 1949 National Semifinals.

Oregon State is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 1^st time since 1982 and the 7^th time overall.  They are 5-1 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Oklahoma State is 39-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Oklahoma State has lost 6 consecutive games vs. the Pac 12 in the tournament.

Oklahoma State is 1-4 vs. #12 seeds.  The 4 losses is tied for the most with UCLA and Wisconsin.

Round of 32 Facts

Round of 32 Facts

Most Teams by Conference

• Big Ten - 6
• Big Twelve - 6
• Pac Twelve - 5
• SEC - 4
• ACC - 2
• Big East - 2
• AAC - 1
• CUSA  - 1
• MAC - 1
• MVC - 1
• Southland - 1
• Summit - 1
• WCC - 1

States with Multiple Teams

• Texas - 5
• Oklahoma - 3
• California - 2
• Florida - 2
• Illinois - 2
• Oregon - 2

Consecutive Appearances in Round of 32

• Kansas - 14
• Gonzaga - 12
• Villanova - 7
• Florida - 4
• Florida State - 4
• Michigan - 4
• Houston - 3
• Texas Tech - 3
• Baylor - 2
• Iowa - 2
• Louisiana State - 2
• Maryland - 2
• Oklahoma - 2
• Oregon - 2

Last Round of 32 Appearance for Others

• Alabama - 2018
• Loyola Chicago - 2018
• Syracuse - 2018
• West Virginia - 2018
• Arkansas - 2017
• Southern Cal - 2017
• UCLA - 2017
• Wisconsin - 2017
• Creighton - 2014
• Illinois - 2013
• Colorado - 2012
• Ohio - 2012
• Oklahoma State - 2009
• Rutgers - 1983
• Oregon State - 1982
• Oral Roberts - 1974
• Abilene Christian - First Appearance
• North Texas - First Appearance

Records in Round of 32

• Oral Roberts - 1.000 (1-0)
• Baylor - 0.800 (4-1)
• UCLA - 0.741 (20-7)
• Houston - 0.733 (11-4)
• Louisiana State - 0.727 (8-3)
• Oregon - 0.700 (7-3)
• Loyola Chicago - 0.667 (4-2)
• Syracuse - 0.647 (22-12)
• Florida - 0.647 (11-6)
• Kansas - 0.639 (23-13)
• Wisconsin - 0.625 (10-6)
• Michigan - 0.600 (12-8)
• Texas Tech - 0.600 (6-4)
• Oklahoma - 0.579 (11-8)
• Oregon State - 0.571 (4-3)
• Villanova - 0.567 (17-13)
• Gonzaga - 0.556 (10-8)
• Maryland - 0.542 (13-11)
• Oklahoma State - 0.538 (7-6)
• Alabama - 0.533 (8-7)
• West Virginia - 0.500 (11-11)
• Rutgers - 0.500 (2-2)
• Arkansas - 0.476 (10-11)
• Florida State - 0.462 (6-7)
• Illinois - 0.444 (8-10)
• Southern Cal - 0.375 (3-5)
• Ohio - 0.300 (3-7)
• Iowa - 0.278 (5-13)
• Creighton - 0.273 (3-8)
• Colorado - 0.000 (0-2)
• Abilene Christian 0.000 (0-0)
• North Texas - 0.000 (0-0)

Round of 32 Tournament Rematches

• Loyola Chicago 79 Illinois 64 – 1963 Elite Eight
• Wisconsin 69 Baylor 52 – 2014 Sweet Sixteen
• Oklahoma State 55 Oregon State 30 – 1949 National Semifinals
• Kansas 43 Southern California 42 – 1940 National Semifinals

Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #4 - Tournament Tidbits

Oregon advances to the Round of 32 after VCU withdraws.  It is not an official win, but they do advance to the Round of 32 for the 2nd consecutive tournament.

Gonzaga is 35-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Gonzaga is in the Round of 32 for the 12^th consecutive tournament

Gonzaga’s 98 points is the most that they have scored in 57 tournament games.  Their previous high was 95 vs. Arizona in the 2003 Round of 32.

Gonzaga’s 43-point win is their largest margin of victory in 57 tournament games.   Their previous largest margin was 38 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson in the 2019 Round of 64.

Norfolk State is 2-2 in the NCAA Tournament

UCLA is 108-42 in the NCAA Tournament

UCLA is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2017

UCLA is 3-2 vs. Brigham Young in the tournament.

• Lost 83-62 in 1950 Regional Third Place
• Won 100-76 in 1965 Sweet Sixteen
• Won 91-73 in 1971 Sweet Sixteen
• Lost 78-55 in 1981 Round of 32
• Won 73-62 in 2021 Round of 32

UCLA’s win over Brigham Young is a tournament-best 12^th vs. a West Coast Conference team.  They are 12-3 vs. the WCC.

UCLA has won a tournament-best 11 games on March 20.  They are 11-1 on March 20.

UCLA has won a tournament-best 44 games on a Saturday.  They are 44-16 on Saturdays.

Abilene Christian is 1-1 in the NCAA Tournament

Abilene Christian is in the Round of 32 for the first time in tournament history

Texas is 35-38 in the NCAA Tournament

Texas has lost 4 consecutive Round of 32 games

Texas is 0-2 vs. the Southland Conference.  They are the only school to lose 2 tournament games to the Southland.

Texas is 4-15 on Saturdays

Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #3 - Tournament Tidbits

Iowa is 31-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Iowa is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament and has won their last 4 Round of 64 games.

Iowa wins in the state of Indiana for the first time.  They were previously a tournament-worst 0-4.

Iowa is 5-1 on March 20

Grand Canyon is 0-1 in the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland is 43-27 in the NCAA Tournament

Maryland is 2-1 vs. Connecticut.  They lost to Connecticut 99-89 in the 1995 Sweet Sixteen and defeated them 90-82 in the 2002 Elite Eight.

Maryland is 21-3 in the Round of 64

Maryland is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament

Connecticut is 59-31 in the NCAA Tournament

Connecticut is 18-3 in the Round of 64

Connecticut’s loss is their first as a #7 seed.  They were previously a tournament-best 6-0 as a #7 seed.

Ohio is 8-14 in the NCAA Tournament

Jeff Boals wins his first ever tournament game

Ohio wins their 3^rd straight Round of 64 game.  They are 4-3 in the Round of 64.

Ohio wins their first ever tournament game on a Saturday.  They were a tournament-worst 0-7.

Virginia is 35-23 in the NCAA Tournament

Virginia loses in the Round of 64 for the 2^nd time in 3 tournaments

Virginia is the 4^th defending champion to lose in the Round of 64.

Defending Champions Loss
Year	Defending Champion	Score	Opponent	Opponent Score
1988	Indiana	69	Richmond	72
1996	UCLA	41	Princeton	43
2012	Connecticut	64	Iowa State	77
2021	Virginia	58	Ohio	62

All of these teams also lost their Round of 64 game the year before they won the championship except for Connecticut who did not make the tournament the year before they won.

Virginia’s loss is their 7^th all-time against a double-digit seed.  Only UCLA has more losses to double-digit seeds with 9.  Arizona, Purdue, Wisconsin, Temple and Oklahoma also have 7 such losses.

Five ACC schools lost a Round of 64 game.  It is the 5^th time that a conference has had 5 schools lose a game in the first round.  It is the first time for the ACC.

• 1989 – SEC (0-5)
• 1995 – Big Ten (1-5)
• 2013 – Big East (3-5)
• 2016 – Pac 12 (2-5)
• 2021 – ACC (2-5)

Oklahoma is 43-32 in the NCAA Tournament

Oklahoma is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament

Oklahoma is 2-0 vs. Missouri in the tournament.  They also defeated Missouri 81-75 in the 2002 Elite Eight.

Oklahoma is a tournament-best 4-0 vs. the SEC

Missouri is 22-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Missouri has lost 5 consecutive Round of 64 games.

 

Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #2 - Tournament Tidbits

Michigan is 62-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Juwan Howard is the 8^th Michigan coach to win a tournament game

Michigan is in the Round of 32 for the 4^th consecutive tournament

Michigan is 5-1 playing in the state of Indiana

Texas Southern is 2-9 in the NCAA Tournament

Texas Southern is 0-7 in the Round of 64

Creighton is 13-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Creighton is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2014

Greg McDermott is now the winningest tournament coach in Creighton history with 4.  He was previously tied with Red McManus who also had 3 wins.  McManus coached Creighton in the tournament in 1962 and 1964.

Creighton is 4-1 in 1-point games

Year	Date	Seed	Opponent	Opp Seed	Score	OT	Round
1941	Saturday, March 22		Wyoming		W  45 - 44		Regional Third Place
1974	Thursday, March 14		Kansas		L  54 - 55		Sweet Sixteen
2002	Friday, March 15	12	Florida	5	W  83 - 82	2	Round of 64
2012	Friday, March 16	8	Alabama	9	W  58 - 57		Round of 64
2021	Saturday, March 20	5	California-Santa Barbara	12	W 63 - 62		Round of 64

California-Santa Barbara is 1-6 in the NCAA Tournament

This is the first tournament game that California-Santa Barbara has played that was decided by one possession

Alabama is 22-21 in the NCAA Tournament

Alabama is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2018

Nate Oats is the 6^th coach to win a tournament game for Alabama

Iona is 1-15 in the NCAA Tournament

Iona is 0-3 vs. the SEC

Iona has lost a tournament record 12 consecutive Round of 64 games

Iona’s 55 points is the fewest they have scored in 16 tournament games.  Their previous low was 57 vs. Virginia in the 1984 Round of 64.

Southern Cal is 15-20 in the NCAA Tournament

Southern Cal is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2017

Andy Enfield is now tied with Henry Bibby, Tim Floyd and Forrest Twogood as the winningest tournament coaches for Southern Cal with 3

Drake is 6-5 in the NCAA Tournament

Drake is 0-2 in the Round of 64

Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #1 - Tournament Tidbits

Colorado is 11-16 in the NCAA Tournament

Colorado wins their first tournament game since 2012 when they defeated UNLV 68-64 in the Round of 64

Colorado’s 23-point victory is their largest in 27 tournament games.  Their previous high was 21 vs. Iowa in the 1955 National Third Place Game.

Georgetown is 47-30 in the NCAA Tournament

Georgetown loses a Round of 64 game for the first time after winning the Big East Tournament.  They are now 4-1 in the first round when winning the Big East Tournament.

Florida State is 22-17 in the NCAA Tournament

Florida State is in the Round of 32 for the 4^th consecutive tournament and has won 6 consecutive Round of 64 games

The ACC is now 11-1 vs. the Southern Conference

UNC-Greensboro is 0-4 in the NCAA Tournament

UNC-Greensboro’s 54 points is the fewest points they have scored in 4 tournament games.  Their previous low was 60 vs. Stanford in the 2001 Round of 64

Florida State’s 64 points is the fewest that UNC-Greensboro has allowed in 4 tournament games.  Their previous low allowed was 66 vs. Cincinnati in the 1996 Round of 64.

Kansas is 109-47 in the NCAA Tournament

Kansas’s win is their 55^th tournament win since joining the Big Twelve.  The win surpasses their win total of 54 that they had as a member of the Big Eight.

Kansas is in the Round of 32 for the 14^th consecutive tournament

Kansas is 3-0 vs. the Big Sky Conference.  Only UNLV has more wins against the Big Sky without a loss.

Eastern Washington is 0-3 in the NCAA Tournament

Eastern Washington is 0-2 vs. Big Twelve teams

Eastern Washington’s 84 points is their most in 3 tournament games.  Their previous high was 74 vs. Georgetown in the 2015 Round of 64.

Kansas’s 93 points is the most that Eastern Washington has allowed in 3 tournament games.  Their previous high allowed was 84 vs. Georgetown in the 2015 Round of 64.

Louisiana State is 27-25 in the NCAA Tournament

Will Wade is the 6^th coach to win a tournament game for LSU

Louisiana State is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament

Louisiana State is 4-0 on March 20.  The 4 wins is tied with Oregon for the most wins without a loss on March 20 in the tournament.

St. Bonaventure is 7-10 in the NCAA Tournament

St. Bonaventure is 0-3 vs. the SEC

St. Bonaventure is 0-4 in the Round of 64

St. Bonaventure’s 61 points is their fewest scored in 17 tournament games.  Their previous low was 62 vs. Florida in the 2018 Round of 64.

Tournament Droughts - Part 2

 Four teams have ended tournament win droughts of 38 years or more so far in this year's tournament.  All of those rank in the top 20 longest droughts snapped in tournament history.

 

Tournament Droughts

Both Oregon State and Rutgers won tournament games on Friday to end long droughts.  Oregon State won their first tournament game since 1982 and Rutgers won their first since 1983.  Other than Nebraska, who has never won an NCAA Tournament game, those were the two longest droughts for major conference teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Here are the teams that currently have the longest droughts since their last tournament wins:

1. Nebraska - Never won
2. Texas Christian vs. Marshall - 1987 Round of 64
3. St. John's vs. Northern Arizona - 2000 Round of 64
4. Penn State vs. North Carolina - 2001 Round of 32
5. Georgia vs. Murray State - 2002 Round of 64
6. DePaul vs. Dayton - 2004 Round of 64
7. Boston College vs. Texas Tech - 2007 Round of 64
8. Mississippi State vs. Oregon - 2008 Round of 64
9. Washington State vs. Notre Dame - 2008 Round of 32
10. Wake Forest vs. Texas - 2010 Round of 64

Note that Missouri and Georgia Tech have also not won since 2010 Round of 64, but Wake Forest won the day before, so their drought is technically one day less.

Round of 64 - Friday - Session #4 - Tournament Tidbits

Rutgers is 6-7 in the NCAA Tournament

Rutgers wins a tournament game for the first time since 1983 when they defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 60-53 in the Round of 64

Steve Pikiell wins his first tournament game.

Clemson is 11-13 in the NCAA Tournament

Clemson is 0-3 vs. the Big Ten

Clemson has lost 6 of its last 7 Round of 64 games

Clemson is tied with Louisville for a tournament-worst 0-3 as a #7 seed vs. #10 seeds

Clemson is tied for a tournament-worst 0-3 on March 19

Clemson's loss is the 4th by an ACC team today.  It is only the 3rd time in tournament history that a conference has had 4 teams lose in a single day.  The other two were SEC (3/17/89) and Big East (3/22/13)

Syracuse is 69-40 in the NCAA Tournament

Syracuse is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2018

Syracuse has won 9 of their last 10 Round of 64 games

Syracuse wins as a lower seed for the 14^th time in tournament history.  That is the 3^rd most behind Michigan State (18) and Villanova (17)

Syracuse is now 4-1 as a #11 seed

Syracuse is 7-1 vs. #6 seeds.  The 7 wins is a tournament high.

San Diego State is 6-13 in the NCAA Tournament

San Diego State is 0-3 vs. the ACC

San Diego is tied for a tournament-worst 0-2 as a #6 seed vs. #11 seeds

Villanova is 66-37 in the NCAA Tournament

Villanova is in the Round of 32 for 7^th consecutive tournament.  They have won 11 straight Round of 64 games when seeded higher.

Villanova is tied with Duke for a tournament-best 3-0 vs. the Big South

Winthrop is 1-11 in the NCAA Tournament

West Virginia is 32-29 in the NCAA Tournament

West Virginia is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2018

West Virginia has a 3 game winning streak in the Round of 64

Morehead State is 6-9 in the NCAA Tournament

Morehead State is 0-6 on Fridays.  Only Utah State has a worse record on Fridays at 0-10.