Sunday, March 21, 2021

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 1st time since 2018 and the 5th 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 5th 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 1st time since 2018 and the 24th 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 1st time since 1996 and the 12th 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 2nd consecutive tournament and the 13th 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 1st time since 1974 and the 2nd time overall.  They are 1-0 in the Sweet Sixteen.

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

Oral Roberts is the 3rd 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 1st time since 2018 and the 19th 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 1st time since 1982 and the 7th 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.


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