NCAA Tournament Selection Tidbits

New Teams

• Bryant
• Longwood 

New Coaches

There are 18 coaches who are coaching in the tournament for the first time.  That is tied for the 3rd most.  There were also 18 new coaches last year.  There were 20 new coaches in 1997 and 19 in 1981.

• Mark Adams, Texas Tech
• Griff Aldrich, Longwood
• Hubert Davis, North Carolina
• Todd Golden, San Francisco
• Jared Grasso, Bryant
• Penny Hardaway, Memphis
• Eric Henderson, South Dakota State
• Shaheen Holloway, Saint Peter's
• Martin Ingelsby, Delaware
• Jeff Linder, Wyoming
• Tommy Lloyd, Arizona
• Steve Lutz, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
• Niko Medved, Colorado State
• Kevin Nickelberry, Louisiana State
• Lamont Paris, Chattanooga
• Danny Sprinkle, Montana State
• Drew Valentine, Loyola Chicago
• Mike Woodson, Indiana

First Year with new Team

There are 6 coaches who have coached in the tournament, but are making their first appearance with their current team.

• Chris Beard, Texas (2016 - Arkansas-Little Rock; 2018-19, 2021 - Texas Tech)
• John Groce, Akron (2010, 2012 - Ohio, 2013 - Illinois)
• Andy Kennedy, UAB (2013, 2015 - Mississippi)
• Rob Lanier, Georgia State (2002 - Siena)
• T.J. Otzelberger, Iowa State (2017-18 - South Dakota State)
• Shaka Smart, Marquette (2011-15 - VCU; 2016, 2018, 2021 - Texas)

Consecutive Appearances

• Kansas 32
• Michigan State 24
• Gonzaga 23
• North Carolina 11
• Villanova 9
• Purdue 7
• Michigan 6
• Virginia Tech 5
• Houston 4
• Ohio State 4
• Tennessee 4
• Texas Tech 4

Longest Droughts Broken

• Montana State 1996
• San Francisco 1998
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2007
• Richmond 2011
• Saint Peter's 2011
• Akron 2013
• Colorado State 2013
• Delaware 2014
• Memphis 2014
• Boise State 2015
• UAB 2015
• Wyoming 2015

Streaks Snapped

• Virginia 7
• Iona 5
• Florida 4
• Florida State 4
• Oklahoma 3
• Syracuse 3
• Abilene Christian 2
• Liberty 2
• Maryland 2
• Oregon 2
• Utah State 2
• VCU 2

#1 Seeds History

• Kansas - 15th #1 Seed (39-13, 4 Final Fours, Won 2008 National Championship)
• Arizona - 7th #1 Seed (16-6, 1 Final Four)
• Gonzaga - 5th #1 Seed (14-4, 2 Final Fours, Lost 2017 and 2021 National Championship Games)
• Baylor - 2nd #1 Seed (6-0, 1 Final Four, Won 2021 National Championship)

Other Seeds - Teams achieving best seeds in school history

• Texas Tech - #3 (4th Time - Also in 1996, 2018, & 2019)
• Providence - #4 (1st Time - Previous High was #5 in 2004)
• Saint Mary's - #5 (1st Time - Previous High was #7 in 2012 & 2017)
• Colorado State - #6 (1st Time - Previous High was #8 in 2013)
• Boise State - #8 (1st Time - Previous High was #11 in 2015)
• Davidson - #10 (3rd Time - Also in 2008 & 2015)
• Vermont - #13 (4th Time - Also in 2005, 2017 & 2019)
• Longwood - #14 (First Appearance)
• Colgate - #14 (2nd Time - Also in 2021)
• Jacksonville State - #15 (2nd Time - Also in 2017)
• Bryant - #16 (First Appearance)

Highest Number of Different Seeds

Iowa State is an #11 Seed for the first time.  The #11 Seed is the 12th different seed for Iowa State in school history.  They have been every seed from #2 through #13.  They are the 5th school to earn 12 different seeds:

• Arkansas (#1 to #12)
• Gonzaga (#1 to #4, #6 to #12, #14)
• Iowa State (#2 to #13)
• Oklahoma (#1 to #11, #13)
• Xavier (#1 to #4, #6 to #7, #9 to #14)