Sweet Sixteen Fun Facts

Matchups

South (Louisville)

#1 Alabama vs. #5 San Diego State

#6 Creighton vs. #15 Princeton

East (New York City)

#9 Florida Atlantic vs. #4 Tennessee

#3 Kansas State vs. #7 Michigan State

Midwest (Kansas City)

#1 Houston vs. #5 Miami

#3 Xavier vs. #2 Texas

West (Las Vegas)

#8 Arkansas vs. #4 Connecticut

#3 Gonzaga vs. #2 UCLA

Tournament Rematches

Texas and Xavier have played twice and split the two games.  Texas defeated Xavier 102-89 in the 1990 Sweet Sixteen.  Xavier defeated Texas 79-71 in the 2004 Sweet Sixteen.

UCLA and Gonzaga have played three times.  Gonzaga has won 2 of the 3.  UCLA defeated Gonzaga 73-71 in the 2006 Sweet Sixteen.  Gonzaga defeated UCLA 74-62 in the 2015 Sweet Sixteen and 93-90 (OT) in the 2021 National Semifinals.

Sweet Sixteens by Conference

Big East 3

SEC 3

Big Twelve 2

ACC 1

American 1

Big Ten 1

Conference USA 1

Ivy League 1

Mountain West 1

Pac Twelve 1

West Coast 1

Consecutive Sweet Sixteen Appearances

Gonzaga 8

Houston 4

Arkansas 3

UCLA 3

Miami 2

Last Appearance for Other Teams

Florida Atlantic - First Appearance

Princeton - 1967

Texas - 2008

Connecticut - 2014

San Diego State - 2014

Xavier - 2017

Kansas State - 2018

Michigan State - 2019

Tennessee - 2019

Alabama - 2021

Creighton - 2021

Sweet Sixteens by Seed

#1 - 2 (Alabama, Houston)

#2 - 2 (Texas, UCLA)

#3 - 3 (Kansas State, Xavier, Gonzaga)

#4 - 2 (Tennessee, Connecticut)

#5 - 2 (San Diego State, Miami)

#6 - 1 (Creighton)

#7 - 1 (Michigan State)

#8 - 1 (Arkansas)

#9 - 1 (Florida Atlantic)

#15 - 1 (Princeton)

Sweet Sixteen Streaks Snapped

Michigan 5

Villanova 2

Longest Sweet Sixteen Droughts (Teams currently in major conferences)

Nebraska - Never

Northwestern - Never

TCU - 1968

Colorado - 1969

Rutgers - 1979

DePaul - 1987

Arizona State - 1995

Georgia - 1996

Mississippi State - 1996

California - 1997

Minnesota - 1997

Iowa - 1999

St. John's - 1999

Seton Hall - 2000

Mississippi - 2001

Penn State - 2001

Georgia Tech - 2004

Wake Forest - 2004

Illinois - 2005

Oklahoma State - 2005

Record in Sweet Sixteen

UCLA 22-14

Michigan State 14-6

Kansas State 12-5

Connecticut 11-7

Arkansas 8-5

Houston 7-7

Gonzaga 5-7

Texas 4-6

Xavier 3-5

Miami 1-3

Princeton 1-5

Tennessee 1-7

Alabama 1-8

San Diego State 0-2

Creighton 0-4

Sweet Sixteens by State

California 2

Florida 2

Texas 2

Alabama 1

Arkansas 1

Connecticut 1

Kansas 1

Michigan 1

Nebraska 1

New Jersey 1

Ohio 1

Tennessee 1