Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #4 - Tournament Tidbits

Oregon advances to the Round of 32 after VCU withdraws.  It is not an official win, but they do advance to the Round of 32 for the 2nd consecutive tournament.

Gonzaga is 35-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Gonzaga is in the Round of 32 for the 12^th consecutive tournament

Gonzaga’s 98 points is the most that they have scored in 57 tournament games.  Their previous high was 95 vs. Arizona in the 2003 Round of 32.

Gonzaga’s 43-point win is their largest margin of victory in 57 tournament games.   Their previous largest margin was 38 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson in the 2019 Round of 64.

Norfolk State is 2-2 in the NCAA Tournament

UCLA is 108-42 in the NCAA Tournament

UCLA is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2017

UCLA is 3-2 vs. Brigham Young in the tournament.

• Lost 83-62 in 1950 Regional Third Place
• Won 100-76 in 1965 Sweet Sixteen
• Won 91-73 in 1971 Sweet Sixteen
• Lost 78-55 in 1981 Round of 32
• Won 73-62 in 2021 Round of 32

UCLA’s win over Brigham Young is a tournament-best 12^th vs. a West Coast Conference team.  They are 12-3 vs. the WCC.

UCLA has won a tournament-best 11 games on March 20.  They are 11-1 on March 20.

UCLA has won a tournament-best 44 games on a Saturday.  They are 44-16 on Saturdays.

Abilene Christian is 1-1 in the NCAA Tournament

Abilene Christian is in the Round of 32 for the first time in tournament history

Texas is 35-38 in the NCAA Tournament

Texas has lost 4 consecutive Round of 32 games

Texas is 0-2 vs. the Southland Conference.  They are the only school to lose 2 tournament games to the Southland.

Texas is 4-15 on Saturdays

Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #3 - Tournament Tidbits

Iowa is 31-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Iowa is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament and has won their last 4 Round of 64 games.

Iowa wins in the state of Indiana for the first time.  They were previously a tournament-worst 0-4.

Iowa is 5-1 on March 20

Grand Canyon is 0-1 in the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland is 43-27 in the NCAA Tournament

Maryland is 2-1 vs. Connecticut.  They lost to Connecticut 99-89 in the 1995 Sweet Sixteen and defeated them 90-82 in the 2002 Elite Eight.

Maryland is 21-3 in the Round of 64

Maryland is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament

Connecticut is 59-31 in the NCAA Tournament

Connecticut is 18-3 in the Round of 64

Connecticut’s loss is their first as a #7 seed.  They were previously a tournament-best 6-0 as a #7 seed.

Ohio is 8-14 in the NCAA Tournament

Jeff Boals wins his first ever tournament game

Ohio wins their 3^rd straight Round of 64 game.  They are 4-3 in the Round of 64.

Ohio wins their first ever tournament game on a Saturday.  They were a tournament-worst 0-7.

Virginia is 35-23 in the NCAA Tournament

Virginia loses in the Round of 64 for the 2^nd time in 3 tournaments

Virginia is the 4^th defending champion to lose in the Round of 64.

Defending Champions Loss
Year	Defending Champion	Score	Opponent	Opponent Score
1988	Indiana	69	Richmond	72
1996	UCLA	41	Princeton	43
2012	Connecticut	64	Iowa State	77
2021	Virginia	58	Ohio	62

All of these teams also lost their Round of 64 game the year before they won the championship except for Connecticut who did not make the tournament the year before they won.

Virginia’s loss is their 7^th all-time against a double-digit seed.  Only UCLA has more losses to double-digit seeds with 9.  Arizona, Purdue, Wisconsin, Temple and Oklahoma also have 7 such losses.

Five ACC schools lost a Round of 64 game.  It is the 5^th time that a conference has had 5 schools lose a game in the first round.  It is the first time for the ACC.

• 1989 – SEC (0-5)
• 1995 – Big Ten (1-5)
• 2013 – Big East (3-5)
• 2016 – Pac 12 (2-5)
• 2021 – ACC (2-5)

Oklahoma is 43-32 in the NCAA Tournament

Oklahoma is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament

Oklahoma is 2-0 vs. Missouri in the tournament.  They also defeated Missouri 81-75 in the 2002 Elite Eight.

Oklahoma is a tournament-best 4-0 vs. the SEC

Missouri is 22-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Missouri has lost 5 consecutive Round of 64 games.

 

Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #2 - Tournament Tidbits

Michigan is 62-28 in the NCAA Tournament

Juwan Howard is the 8^th Michigan coach to win a tournament game

Michigan is in the Round of 32 for the 4^th consecutive tournament

Michigan is 5-1 playing in the state of Indiana

Texas Southern is 2-9 in the NCAA Tournament

Texas Southern is 0-7 in the Round of 64

Creighton is 13-22 in the NCAA Tournament

Creighton is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2014

Greg McDermott is now the winningest tournament coach in Creighton history with 4.  He was previously tied with Red McManus who also had 3 wins.  McManus coached Creighton in the tournament in 1962 and 1964.

Creighton is 4-1 in 1-point games

Year	Date	Seed	Opponent	Opp Seed	Score	OT	Round
1941	Saturday, March 22		Wyoming		W  45 - 44		Regional Third Place
1974	Thursday, March 14		Kansas		L  54 - 55		Sweet Sixteen
2002	Friday, March 15	12	Florida	5	W  83 - 82	2	Round of 64
2012	Friday, March 16	8	Alabama	9	W  58 - 57		Round of 64
2021	Saturday, March 20	5	California-Santa Barbara	12	W 63 - 62		Round of 64

California-Santa Barbara is 1-6 in the NCAA Tournament

This is the first tournament game that California-Santa Barbara has played that was decided by one possession

Alabama is 22-21 in the NCAA Tournament

Alabama is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2018

Nate Oats is the 6^th coach to win a tournament game for Alabama

Iona is 1-15 in the NCAA Tournament

Iona is 0-3 vs. the SEC

Iona has lost a tournament record 12 consecutive Round of 64 games

Iona’s 55 points is the fewest they have scored in 16 tournament games.  Their previous low was 57 vs. Virginia in the 1984 Round of 64.

Southern Cal is 15-20 in the NCAA Tournament

Southern Cal is in the Round of 32 for the first time since 2017

Andy Enfield is now tied with Henry Bibby, Tim Floyd and Forrest Twogood as the winningest tournament coaches for Southern Cal with 3

Drake is 6-5 in the NCAA Tournament

Drake is 0-2 in the Round of 64

Round of 64 - Saturday - Session #1 - Tournament Tidbits

Colorado is 11-16 in the NCAA Tournament

Colorado wins their first tournament game since 2012 when they defeated UNLV 68-64 in the Round of 64

Colorado’s 23-point victory is their largest in 27 tournament games.  Their previous high was 21 vs. Iowa in the 1955 National Third Place Game.

Georgetown is 47-30 in the NCAA Tournament

Georgetown loses a Round of 64 game for the first time after winning the Big East Tournament.  They are now 4-1 in the first round when winning the Big East Tournament.

Florida State is 22-17 in the NCAA Tournament

Florida State is in the Round of 32 for the 4^th consecutive tournament and has won 6 consecutive Round of 64 games

The ACC is now 11-1 vs. the Southern Conference

UNC-Greensboro is 0-4 in the NCAA Tournament

UNC-Greensboro’s 54 points is the fewest points they have scored in 4 tournament games.  Their previous low was 60 vs. Stanford in the 2001 Round of 64

Florida State’s 64 points is the fewest that UNC-Greensboro has allowed in 4 tournament games.  Their previous low allowed was 66 vs. Cincinnati in the 1996 Round of 64.

Kansas is 109-47 in the NCAA Tournament

Kansas’s win is their 55^th tournament win since joining the Big Twelve.  The win surpasses their win total of 54 that they had as a member of the Big Eight.

Kansas is in the Round of 32 for the 14^th consecutive tournament

Kansas is 3-0 vs. the Big Sky Conference.  Only UNLV has more wins against the Big Sky without a loss.

Eastern Washington is 0-3 in the NCAA Tournament

Eastern Washington is 0-2 vs. Big Twelve teams

Eastern Washington’s 84 points is their most in 3 tournament games.  Their previous high was 74 vs. Georgetown in the 2015 Round of 64.

Kansas’s 93 points is the most that Eastern Washington has allowed in 3 tournament games.  Their previous high allowed was 84 vs. Georgetown in the 2015 Round of 64.

Louisiana State is 27-25 in the NCAA Tournament

Will Wade is the 6^th coach to win a tournament game for LSU

Louisiana State is in the Round of 32 for the 2^nd consecutive tournament

Louisiana State is 4-0 on March 20.  The 4 wins is tied with Oregon for the most wins without a loss on March 20 in the tournament.

St. Bonaventure is 7-10 in the NCAA Tournament

St. Bonaventure is 0-3 vs. the SEC

St. Bonaventure is 0-4 in the Round of 64

St. Bonaventure’s 61 points is their fewest scored in 17 tournament games.  Their previous low was 62 vs. Florida in the 2018 Round of 64.

Tournament Droughts - Part 2

 Four teams have ended tournament win droughts of 38 years or more so far in this year's tournament.  All of those rank in the top 20 longest droughts snapped in tournament history.

 

Tournament Droughts

Both Oregon State and Rutgers won tournament games on Friday to end long droughts.  Oregon State won their first tournament game since 1982 and Rutgers won their first since 1983.  Other than Nebraska, who has never won an NCAA Tournament game, those were the two longest droughts for major conference teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Here are the teams that currently have the longest droughts since their last tournament wins:

1. Nebraska - Never won
2. Texas Christian vs. Marshall - 1987 Round of 64
3. St. John's vs. Northern Arizona - 2000 Round of 64
4. Penn State vs. North Carolina - 2001 Round of 32
5. Georgia vs. Murray State - 2002 Round of 64
6. DePaul vs. Dayton - 2004 Round of 64
7. Boston College vs. Texas Tech - 2007 Round of 64
8. Mississippi State vs. Oregon - 2008 Round of 64
9. Washington State vs. Notre Dame - 2008 Round of 32
10. Wake Forest vs. Texas - 2010 Round of 64

Note that Missouri and Georgia Tech have also not won since 2010 Round of 64, but Wake Forest won the day before, so their drought is technically one day less.

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.