Marquette - Davidson Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Marquette and Davison:

Post-Game
Marquette is now 4-3 vs. teams from the state of North Carolina.

They are 4-3 in games decided by 1 point.

Davidson is 1-1 vs. teams from the state of Wisconsin.

Davidson is 1-3 in games decided by 1 or 2 points.

Pre-Game
Buzz Williams is tied with Tom Crean for 2nd in tournament wins for Marquette with 5.  Al McGuire is the leader with 20.

Marquette is 5-1 when playing in Kentucky.  Their only loss to Kentucky 107-89 in the 1968 Sweet Sixteen.

This is Marquette's 70th tournament game, but the first time they have played on March 21.

Davidson is 1-1 vs. the Big East.  They defeated Georgetown 74-70 in the 2008 Round of 32, but lost to Louisville 69-62 in the 2012 Round of 64.

Tournament Appearances by State

Most appearances by State

• California 5 (California, Pacific, St. Mary's, San Diego State, UCLA)
• North Carolina 5 (Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina State)
• Pennsylvania 5 (Bucknell, La Salle, Pittsburgh, Temple, Villanova)
• Indiana 4 (Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Valparaiso)
• New York 4 (Albany, Iona, Long Island-Brooklyn, Syracuse)

Consecutive years with at least one school in the tournament
1. California 64
2. Kentucky 50
3. New York 41
4. North Carolina 40
5. Pennsylvania 37
6. Ohio 32
7. Kansas 30
8. Florida 16
    Michigan 16
    Washington 16

Texas has no teams in the tournament for the first time since 1977 ending a string of 35 consecutive appearances.  Utah has no teams for the first time since 1994 ending a string of 18 consecutive appearances.

Consecutive years with at least two schools in the tournament
1. North Carolina 37
2. California 27
3. Kentucky 22
4. Ohio 17
5. New York 16
6. Pennsylvania 15
7. Wisconsin 9
8. Tennessee 8
9. Indiana 7
10. Michigan 5
      Virginia 5

Texas had at least two teams for the last 11 tournaments before having no teams this year.

Consecutive years with at least three schools in the tournament
1. California 9
2. Tennessee 8
3. New York 5
    Ohio 5
5. Indiana 4
6. North Carolina 3
    Virginia 3

Texas had at least three teams for the last 6 tournaments before having no teams this year.  Kentucky also had at least three teams for the last 6 tournaments before having two teams this year.

California has at least 4 schools in the tournament for the 9th consecutive year.

North Carolina has 5 schools in the tournament for the 2nd consecutive year.