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.