Louisville - Duke Elite Eight Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Louisville and Duke after their Elite Eight game:

Louisville is in the Final Four for the second consecutive year.  It is their 10th Final Four.

Rick Pitino is in his 7th Final Four.  He joins Roy Williams as the only coaches to take two different schools to the Final Four at least 3 times.

Louisville is 10-3 in the Elite Eight.  Rick Pitino is 7-4 in the Elite Eight.

Louisville is 2-0 vs. Duke in the tournament.  They also defeated Duke in the 1986 National Championship game.

Duke is 15-4 in the Elite Eight.  The last time they lost in the Elite Eight was in 1998 to Kentucky 86-84.  They had won their last 4 Elite Eight games.

Duke's 22-point loss is their biggest loss in an Elite Eight game.  Their previous high was 15 to New York in 1960 which was their first Elite Eight appearance.

Louisville is now 2-0 vs. the #1 team in the RPI.  It is the third consecutive year that the team that finished #1 in the RPI lost in the Elite Eight.  The last time that the #1 RPI team advanced to the Final Four was 2007 (Ohio State) and the last time #1 RPI team won the championship was 2001 (Duke).

Louisville joins Connecticut as the only teams to have multiple wins over the #1 RPI team and the only one to do so without a loss.

Louisville is 10-1 when playing in Indiana.

With Duke losing, it is the third consecutive year that an ACC team fails to reach the Final Four.  It is the first time since 1961 that has occurred.

Final Four Tournament Facts

This is the 4th consecutive year without multiple #1 seeds in the Final Four which is a tournament record.  Since 2010, only 3 #1 seeds have made the Final Four.  That is the fewest #1 seeds over a 4-year period in history.  The previous low was 4 from 2003 to 2006 and again from 2009 to 2012.

The Big East has a team in the Final Four for the 5th consecutive year.  Before this streak, they had never had more than 2 years in a row with a team in the Final Four.  Here are the Big East Final Four streaks:

• 2009-2013
• 2003-2004
• 1984-1985

The Big East has had 7 teams in the Final Four over the last 5 years.  The ties the record for the most teams in the Final Four over a 5-year period:

• SEC (1993 to 1997, 1994 to 1998)
• ACC (1988 to 1992, 1989 to 1993, 1990 to 1994)

ACC has not had a Final Four team for the last 3 years.  This is the first time since 1961 that they have missed the Final Four for 3 straight years.  They missed 4 straight from 1958 to 1961.  Since the conference began in 1953-54 season, it is only their third time missing 3 or more consecutive Final Fours:

• 1954 to 1956
• 1957 to 1961
• 2011 to 2013

The Big East has 2 teams in the Final Four. The last time that 2 teams from the same conference were in the Final Four was 2009.

Consecutive Final Four Appearances
Louisville 2

Final Four  Droughts Snapped
Syracuse 2003
Michigan 1993
Wichita State 1965

Final Four Streaks Snapped
Kentucky 2


All-Time Final Four Appearances
Louisville 10
Michigan 7
Syracuse 5
Wichita State 2

All-Time Tournament Wins for Final Four Coaches
Jim Boeheim 52
Rick Pitino 46 (20 with Louisville)
John Beilein 12 (6 with Michigan)
Gregg Marshall 5 (4 with Wichita State)

Florida - Michigan Elite Eight Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Florida and Michigan after their Elite Eight game:

Michigan is in their first Final Four since 1994.  It is their 7th Final Four appearance.

John Beilein is in his first Final Four.

Michigan is 7-5 in the Elite Eight.

Michigan's 20-point victory is their second largest in an Elite Eight game.  They defeated Virginia by 37 in the 1989 Elite Eight.

Michigan is 5-2 vs. the SEC.  They are 2-0 vs. Florida and both victories over Florida have been by at least 20 points.

Florida has been lost by 20 more more points 5 times in the tournament.  Only UCLA and BYU have more 20+ point losses in tournament history.  3 of the 5 losses have come to Michigan schools (Michigan twice and Michigan State once).

Michigan is 12-1 when ranked #10 in the AP Poll and have won 10 straight.  Michigan has the most wins when ranked #10 and only La Salle has a better winning percentage at 5-0.

Michigan is 2-0 vs. #3 seeds.  Their other victory was 80-79 over Seton Hall in OT in the 1989 National Championship Game.

Michigan held 3 teams in the tournament to under 60 points.  They are now 10-1 when holding their opponent to under 60 points.

Florida loses in the Elite Eight for the third straight year.  Florida joins Wyoming as the only schools to lose in the Elite Eight in three consecutive years.  Wyoming lost in the Elite Eight from 1947 to 1949.

Florida is now 4-3 in the Elite Eight.

Ohio State - Wichita State Elite Eight Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Ohio State and Wichita State after their Elite Eight game:

Wichita State is in their first Final Four since 1965.  It is their second Final Four appearance.

Gregg Marshall is coaching in his first Final Four.

Gregg Marshall is now the winningest tournament coach in Wichita State history with 4.

Wichita State is the first #9 seed to go to the Final Four since Penn in 1979.

Wichita State is 2-2 in the Elite Eight.  Ohio State is 11-4.

The Missouri Valley is now 6-11 vs. the Big Ten.

Wichita State is the first team from the Missouri Valley to advance to the Final Four since Indiana State in 1979.

Wichita State is 2-0 vs. #2 seeds.

Ohio State is 0-3 vs. the Missouri Valley.

Marquette - Syracuse Elite Eight Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Marquette and Syracuse after their Elite Eight game:

Syracuse is in the Final Four for the first time since 2003.  This is their 5th Final Four.

Syracuse joins Duke and Kansas as the only school that has been in the Final Four each of the last 5 decades.  (Note:  Decades are defined as starting with a year ending in zero.)

Jim Boeheim is in his 4th Final Four.  He has been in the Final Four in 4 different decades.

Boeheim joins Mike Krzyzewski, Rick Pitino and Dean Smith as the only coaches to go to the Final Four in 4 different decades.

This is the 8th time that two Big East teams have faced each other in the tournament:

• 1985 - Georgetown 77 St. John's 59 - National Semifinals
• 1985 - Villanova 66 Georgetown 64 - National Championship
• 1987 - Providence 88 Georgetown 73 - Elite Eight
• 1987 - Syracuse 77 Providence 63 - National Semifinals
• 2009 - Villanova 78 Pittsburgh 76 - Elite Eight
• 2011 - Connecticut 69 Cincinnati 58 - Round of 32
• 2011 - Marquette 66 Syracuse 62 - Round of 32
• 2013 - Syracuse 55 Marquette 39 - Elite Eight

Syracuse is 5-4 in the Elite Eight.  Marquette is 3-4 in the Elite Eight.

Syracuse is 14-5 as a #4 seed.  The 14 wins is tied with Louisville for the most all-time.

A #4 seed is in the Final Four for the 3rd consecutive year.  It is the second time that #4 seeds have been in the Final Four 3 consecutive years.  The other was 1995-1997.

Syracuse is a tournament-best 10-0 when allowing 50 or fewer points.  Marquette is 0-3 when scoring 50 or fewer points.

Syracuse allowed 183 points in their first four games.  That is the lowest number of points allowed by a final four team in the regional games since the field expanded in 1985.  The previous low was 191 by Villanova in 1985.  The lowest in the shot-clock era was 201 by UCLA in 2007. 

Marquette's 39 points is the fewest that they have scored in 73 tournament games.  Their previous low was 49 vs. Duke in the 1994 Sweet Sixteen and vs. Michigan State in the 2007 Round of 64.

Marquette's 39 points is also the fewest in an Elite Eight game during the shot-clock era.  The previous low was 45 by Memphis in 2006 vs. UCLA.  It is tied for the 7th fewest in the shot-clock era.

The two teams combined for 94 points which is the lowest scoring Elite Eight game in the shot-clock era.  The previous low was 95 when UCLA defeated Memphis 50-45 in 2006.

Elite Eight Tournament Facts

Elite Eight Rematches
Louisville vs. Duke:

• 1986 - Louisville 72 Duke 69 - National Championship Game

 Ohio State vs. Wichita State: Have never played in the tournament

Florida vs. Michigan

• 1988 - Michigan 108 Florida 85 - Round of 32

 Marquette vs. Syracuse

• 2011 - Marquette 66 Syracuse 62 - Round of 32

Elite Eight Streaks
1. Florida 3
2. Louisville 2
    Ohio State 2
    Syracuse 2

Elite Eight Droughts Snapped
1. Wichita State 1981
2. Michigan 1994
3. Marquette 2003
4. Duke 2010

Elite Eight Streaks Snapped
1. Kentucky 3
2. Kansas 2
    North Carolina 2

All-Time Elite Eight Appearances
1. Duke 19
2. Ohio State 15
3. Louisville 13
4. Michigan 12
5. Syracuse 9
6. Florida 7
    Marquette 7
8. Wichita State 4

Elite Eight Records
1. Duke 15-3 .833
2. Ohio State 11-3 .786
3. Louisville 9-3 .750
4. Florida 4-2 .667
5. Michigan 6-5 .545
6. Syracuse 4-4 .500
7. Marquette 3-3 .500
8. Wichita State 1-2 .333 

All-Time Elite Eight Appearances - Coaches
1. Mike Krzyzewski 13
2. Rick Pitino 11
3. Jim Boeheim 6
    Billy Donovan 6
5. Thad Matta 4
6. John Beilein 2
7. Gregg Marshall 1
    Buzz Williams 1

Elite Eight Records - Coaches
1. Mike Krzyzewski 11-1 .923
2. Thad Matta 2-1 .667
3. Rick Pitino 6-4 .600
4. Jim Boeheim 3-2 .600
    Billy Donovan 3-2 .600
6. John Beilein 0-1 .000

Elite Eight Appearances by Conference
1. Big East 3
2. Big Ten 2
3. ACC 1
    SEC 1
    Missouri Valley 1

Conference Elite Eight Streaks
1. Big East 12
2. ACC 7
3. SEC 4
4. Big Ten 2

Missouri Valley has a team in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1981.

Big Twelve snapped a 7-year streak of Elite Eight Appearances

Big East has multiple teams in the Elite Eight for second consecutive year and 3 teams in Elite Eight for first time since 2009 when they had a record 4.

Big Ten has multiple teams in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005 when they had 3 teams.

State Elite Eight Streaks
1. North Carolina 7
2. Kentucky 6
3. Kansas 4
4. Florida 3
5. New York 2
    Ohio 2

State Elite Eight Droughts Snapped
1. Wisconsin 2005
2. Michigan 2010 

Only state that had a team in the Elite Eight last year that does not this year is Texas.  Baylor was Elite Eight last year.  Texas did not have a team in the tournament this year.

States of North Carolina and Kansas have different teams in the Elite Eight than last year:

• North Carolina (2012 - North Carolina, 2013 - Duke)
• Kansas (2012 - Kansas, 2013 - Wichita State)

Elite Eight Appearances by Seed
#1 - 1 (Louisville)
#2 - 2 (Duke, Ohio State)
#3 - 2 (Florida, Marquette)
#4 - 2 (Michigan, Syracuse)
#9 - 1 (Wichita State)

It is only the 4th time that there has been only one #1 seed in the Elite Eight:

• 2013 Louisville
• 2011 Kansas
• 2000 Michigan State
• 1980 Louisiana State

Wichita State is the first #9 seed since Boston College in 1994 to advance to the Elite Eight.  They are the 4th overall:

• 1979 - Penn
• 1981 - St. Joseph's
• 1994 - Boston College
• 2013 - Wichita State

There has been multiple #2 seeds in the Elite Eight for 5 consecutive tournaments.  The Elite Eight has had a #2 seed every year since 2000.

The Elite Eight has had a #3 seed every year since 2003 and a #4 seed for each of the past 3 years.

A team worse than #4 seed is in the Elite Eight for the 4th consecutive year. 

South Region Tournament Facts

Here are some tournament facts about tonight's South Region Semifinalists:

Michigan is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1994.  It is their 12th Elite Eight.

John Beilein is in the Elite Eight for the 2nd time and the 1st with Michigan.

Michigan is 11-1 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Michigan is 4-5 vs. #1 seeds.

Kansas loses for the first time as a #1 seed vs. a Big Ten opponent.  They had won their first 4.

The Big Ten is 15-13 vs. the Big Twelve.

Michigan is 8-10 vs. teams ranked in the Top 5 of the AP Poll.

Michigan is 6-2 in overtimes.

There is no Big Twelve team in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005.

Florida is in the Elite Eight for the 3rd consecutive year.  It is their 7th Elite Eight and 5th since 2006.

Billy Donovan is in his 6th Elite Eight all with Florida.

Florida is 7-2 in the Sweet Sixteen and has won their last 6 Sweet Sixteen games.

Florida is 14-2 as a #3 seed.  The 14 wins is the most for a #3 seed and only Connecticut has a better winning percentage at 6-0.

Florida is a tournament-best 21-0 when their opponent scores fewer than 64 points.

Florida Gulf Coast loses their first ever tournament game.  They are now 2-1.