Elite Eight Quick Facts

Elite Eight Appearances with Record
Kentucky 34 (14-19)
North Carolina 26 (18-7)
Kansas 21 (13-7)
Ohio State 14 (10-3)
Louisville 12 (8-3)
Syracuse 8 (4-3)
Florida 6 (4-1)
Baylor 5 (2-2)

Elite Eight Teams by Conference
Big East 2
Southeastern 2
Big Twelve 2
Atlantic Coast 1
Big Ten 1

Number of Different Schools in Elite Eight since 2000
Big Twelve 8
Big East 7
Big Ten 6
Pacific Twelve 5
Southeastern 5
Atlantic Coast 4
Atlantic Ten 3
Conference USA 3
Colonial 2
Horizon 1
Mid American 1
Southern 1
Western Athletic 1

Record vs. Opponent's Conference
Kentucky (Big Twelve) - 2-1
Baylor (Southeastern) - 0-1

Louisville (Southeastern) - 7-2
Florida (Big East) - 6-2

Syracuse (Big Ten) - 1-6
Ohio State (Big East) - 6-5

North Carolina (Big Twelve) - 4-2
Kansas (Atlantic Coast) - 7-9

Record vs. Opponent's Seed
#1 Kentucky (#3) - 4-2
#3 Baylor (#1) - 0-1

#4 Louisville (#7) - 3-1
#7 Florida (#4) - 1-0

#1 Syracuse (#2) - 2-3
#2 Ohio State (#1) - 1-4

#1 North Carolina (#2) - 5-4
#2 Kansas (#1) - 7-7

Sweet Sixteen Winners

Record in Sweet Sixteen Round by Winning Coaches
Rick Pitino 10-0
Scott Drew 2-0
Billy Donovan 5-1
John Calipari 8-2
Bill Self 7-2
Roy Williams 11-4
Thad Matta 3-2
Jim Boeheim 5-11


Record in Location of Regional Game
Massachusetts
Syracuse 4-2
Ohio State 1-0

Arizona
Louisville 2-2
Florida 1-1

Missouri
North Carolina 5-0
Kansas 19-6

Georgia
Kentucky 4-4
Baylor 1-0

Elite Eight Rematches
Teams
Ohio State defeated Syracuse 79-74 in the 1983 Round of 32.
North Carolina is 2-2 vs. Kansas
- North Carolina 54-53 (3 OT) in 1957 National Championship
- Kansas 79-73 in 1991 National Semifinals
- North Carolina 78-68 in 1993 National Semifinals
- Kansas 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals
Kentucky defeated Baylor 58-42 in the 1948 National Championship

Coaches
Bill Self is 2-1 vs. Roy Williams
- Illinois(Self) defeated Kansas(Williams) 80-64 in 2001 Sweet Sixteen
- Kansas(Williams) defeated Illinois(Self) 73-69 in 2002 Sweet Sixteen
- Kansas(Self) defeated North Carolina(Williams) 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals

Best Individual Performances of First Week of Tournament

Best Individual Performances in First Three Rounds
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FT Pct - Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State; Dion Waiters, Syracuse - 100% (7-7)*
Rebounds - Pierce Hornung, Colorado State; Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 17
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Andre Roberson, Colorado - 13
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Jared Berggren; Wisconsin - 7
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%

Rick Pitino Perfect in Sweet Sixteen

Rick Pitino's win by Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen over Michigan State was his 10th in 10 tries in the Sweet Sixteen. It is the fourth best record by a coach in any round:


Round of 64 Williams, Roy 22-0
Round of 64 Smith, Dean 13-0
Round of 64 Davis, Tom 11-0
Sweet Sixteen Pitino, Rick 10-0
National Championship Wooden, John 10-0
Round of 64 Brown, Larry 6-0
Round of 64 Frieder, Bill 6-0
Sweet Sixteen Chaney, John 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Iba, Henry 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Taylor, Fred 5-0
Round of 32 Lavin, Steve 5-0
Elite Eight Lewis, Guy 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Massimino, Rollie 5-0

Michigan State's Lowest Scoring Games

Michigan State's 44 points against Louisville was it's lowest scoring game in tournament history. Here is there 10 lowest:

2012 Louisville 44-57 Sweet Sixteen
1978 Kentucky 49-52 Elite Eight
2010 Butler 50-52 National Semifinals
2000 Wisconsin 53-41 National Semifinals
1999 Oklahoma 54-46 Sweet Sixteen
1998 North Carolina 58-73 Sweet Sixteen
2002 NC State 58-69 Round of 64
2010 Northern Iowa 59-52 Sweet Sixteen
1991 Green Bay 60-58 Round of 64
1957 San Francisco 60-67 National Third Place
2003 Maryland 60-58 Sweet Sixteen

This is the 3rd lowest scoring game for a #1 seed in tournament history:

1984 Georgetown vs. Southern Methodist 37-36 Round of 32
1984 Kentucky vs. Georgetown 40-53 National Semifinals
2012 Michigan State vs. Louisville 44-57 Sweet Sixteen
2006 Memphis vs. UCLA 45-50 Elite Eight
2003 Oklahoma vs. Syracuse 47-63 Elite Eight
1981 DePaul vs. St. Joseph's 48-49 Round of 32
1981 Oregon State vs. Kansas State 48-50 Round of 32
1981 Louisiana State vs. Indiana 49-67 National Semifinals
1989 Georgetown vs. Princeton 50-49 Round of 64
1982 Georgetown vs. Louisville 50-46 National Semifinals


2012 Sweet Sixteen Tidbits

Sweet Sixteen Rematches
Kentucky is 2-1 vs. Indiana (Indiana 72-65 in 1973 Elite Eight, Kentucky 92-90 in 1975 Elite Eight, Kentucky 64-59 in 1983 Sweet Sixteen)

Michigan State is 1-1 vs. Louisville (Louisville 88-81 in 1959 Elite Eight, Michigan State 64-52 in 2009 Elite Eight)

Cincinnati is 2-0 vs. Ohio State (70-65 in 1961 National Championship and 71-59 in 1962 National Championship)

Kansas defeated North Carolina State 75-67 in the 1986 Elite Eight.


Sweet Sixteen Streaks
Kentucky 3
Ohio State 3
Florida 2
Kansas 2
Marquette 2
North Carolina 2
Wisconsin 2


Sweet Sixteen Droughts Snapped
Ohio 1964
Cincinnati 2001
Indiana 2002
North Carolina State 2005
Louisville 2009
Baylor 2010
Michigan State 2010
Syracuse 2010
Xavier 2010

Sweet Sixteen Appearances
Kentucky 40
North Carolina 30
Kansas 27
Louisville 25
Indiana 20
Syracuse 20
Michigan State 16
Marquette 15
Ohio State 14
Cincinnati 13
North Carolina State 12
Florida 8
Wisconsin 6
Xavier, Ohio 6
Ohio 3
Baylor 2

Coaches Appearances
Boeheim, Jim 16
Williams, Roy 15
Calipari, John 10
Izzo, Tom 10
Pitino, Rick 10
Self, Bill 9
Donovan, Billy 6
Matta, Thad 5
Ryan, Bo 5
Crean, Tom 2
Drew, Scott 2
Gottfried, Mark 2
Mack, Chris 2
Williams, Buzz 2
Cronin, Mick 1
Groce, John 1

Coaches Streaks
Calipari, John 6
Matta, Thad 3
Donovan, Billy 2
Ryan, Bo 2
Self, Bill 2
Williams, Buzz 2
Williams, Roy 2

Most in last 5 – Kansas, Michigan State, North Carolina, Xavier with 4

Conference Participants
Big Ten 4
Big East 4
ACC 2
Big 12 2
SEC 2
A10 1
MAC 1

Last time with 4 Sweet Sixteen teams:
Big East 2012
Big Ten 2012
Big Twelve 2002
Pacific Twelve 2001
Southeastern 1996
Atlantic Coast 1995

State Participants
Ohio 4 – new Record
Kentucky 2
North Carolina 2
Wisconsin 2
Florida 1
Indiana 1
Michigan 1
New York 1
Kansas 1
Texas 1

Most in last 5 – Ohio 9, North Carolina 9

Sweet Sixteen Summary of Remaining Teams

In Last Year's Sweet Sixteen
Kentucky and Ohio State have been in last 2 Sweet Sixteen.
Florida, Florida State, Kansas, Marquette, North Carolina, Virginia Commonwealth and Wisconsin were in 2011 Sweet Sixteen, but missed 2010.

Have been in Sweet Sixteen, but not last year
Last Appearance in 2010
- Baylor
- Kansas State
- Michigan State
- Purdue
- Syracuse
- Xavier
Last Appearance in 2009
- Gonzaga
- Louisville
Last Appearance in 2007
- Georgetown
- Vanderbilt
Last Appearance in 2005
- North Carolina State
Last Appearance in 2002
- Indiana
Last Appearance in 2001
- Cincinnati
Last Appearance in 2000
- Iowa State
Last Appearance in 1974
- Creighton
- New Mexico
Last Appearance in 1969
- Colorado
Last Appearance in 1964
- Ohio
Last Appearance in 1957
- Saint Louis

Have never been in Sweet Sixteen
- Lehigh
- Murray State
- Norfolk State
- South Florida