Duke Elite Eight Facts

Duke defeated Utah 63-57 to advance to the Elite Eight

Duke is in their 20th Elite Eight and their first since 2013.

Duke is 15-4 in their 19 previous Elite Eights.  Their winning percentage is the second best for teams that have been to at least 10 Elite Eights behind UCLA at 18-4.

• Lost to New York 74-59 in 1960
• Defeated St. Joseph's 73-59 in 1963
• Defeated Connecticut 101-54 in 1964
• Defeated Syracuse 91-81 in 1966
• Defeated Villanova 90-72 in 1978
• Lost to Purdue 68-60 in 1980
• Defeated Navy 71-50 in 1986
• Defeated Temple 63-53 in 1988
• Defeated Georgetown 85-77 in 1989
• Defeated Connecticut 79-78 in 1990
• Defeated St. John's 78-61 in 1991
• Defeated Kentucky 104-103 in 1992 in OT
• Defeated Purdue 69-60 in 1994
• Lost to Kentucky 86-84 in 1998
• Defeated Temple 85-64 in 1999
• Defeated Southern Cal 79-69 in 2001
• Defeated Xavier 66-63 in 2004
• Defeated Baylor 78-71 in 2010
• Lost to Louisville 85-93 in 2013

Duke's Elite Eight appearance is Mike Krzyzewski's 14th.  He is one behind Adolph Rupp and Dean Smith for the most all-time.

Duke is the third ACC team to advance to the Elite Eight.  It is the third straight year that there has been a conference with three teams in the Elite Eight.  The Big Ten had 3 in 2014 and the Big East had 3 in 2013.  The last time the ACC had three teams in the Elite Eight was 1985.

Duke is the third #1 seed to advance to the Elite Eight.  It is the first time since 2012 that at least 3 #1 seeds have advanced to the Elite Eight.

Duke's Elite Eight marks a return for the state of North Carolina to the Elite Eight.  Last year, no team from the state of North Carolina was in the Elite Eight for the first time in 8 years.

ACC Tournament Matchups

Tonight's game between Louisville and North Carolina State marks the 4th time that 2 teams from the ACC have played each other in the ACC tournament.  It is the earliest round that they have ever played.  The other 3 are:

• North Carolina defeated Virginia 78-65 in the 1981 National Semifinals
• North Carolina State defeated Virginia 63-63 in the 1983 Elite Eight
• Duke defeated Maryland 95-84 in the 2001 National Semifinals

Sweet Sixteen Quick Facts

Number of Sweet Sixteen Appearances with Sweet Sixteen Record for this years teams
Kentucky 42 (31-10)
UCLA 33 (21-11)
North Carolina 31 (24-6)
Duke 28 (19-8)
Louisville 28 (13-14)
Michigan State 19 (12-6)
Arizona 18 (10-7)
Notre Dame 16 (5-10)
Utah 16 (5-10)
North Carolina State 13 (5-7)
Oklahoma 10 (5-4)
West Virginia 9 (3-5)
Wisconsin 8 (3-4)
Xavier 7 (2-4)
Wichita State 6 (4-1)
Gonzaga 6 (1-4)
 
Consecutive Sweet Sixteen Appearances
Louisville 4
Michigan State 4
Arizona 3
Kentucky 2
UCLA 2
Wisconsin 2

Sweet Sixteen Droughts Snapped with Last Year in Sweet Sixteen
Notre Dame - 2003
Utah - 2005
Gonzaga - 2009
Oklahoma - 2009
West Virginia - 2010
North Carolina - 2012
North Carolina State - 2012
Xavier - 2012
Duke - 2013
Wichita State - 2013

Longest Sweet Sixteen Streaks Snapped
Florida 4
Michigan 2

Number of Teams by Conference (Record in Parenthesis)
Atlantic Coast 5 (11-1)
Pacific Twelve 3 (7-1)
Big Ten 2 (7-5)
Big Twelve 2 (5-5)
Big East 1(5-5)
Missouri Valley 1 (3-1)
Southeastern 1 (4-4)
West Coast 1 (2-1)

The 5 Sweet Sixteens by the ACC ties the record for the most set by the Big East in 2009.

Number of Teams by State (Record in Parenthesis)
North Carolina 3 (6-1)
Kentucky 2 (4-0)
Arizona 1 (2-0)
California 1 (3-2)
Indiana 1 (3-4)
Kansas 1 (3-1)
Michigan1 (2-0)
Ohio 1 (6-3)
Oklahoma 1 (2-1)
Utah 1 (2-1)
Washington 1 (2-1)
West Virginia 1 (2-0)
Wisconsin 1 (2-0)

Sweet Sixteen Tournament Rematches

Midwest

• Kentucky is 1-1 vs. West Virginia
• West Virginia defeated Kentucky 73-66 in the 2010 Elite Eight
• Kentucky defeated West Virginia 71-63 in the 2011 Round of 32
• Notre Dame and Wichita State have never met in the tournament

West

• North Carolina defeated Wisconsin 88-82 in the 2005 Elite Eight
• Xavier and Arizona have never met in the tournament

East

• North Carolina State and Louisville have never met in the tournament
• Michigan State defeated Oklahoma 54-46 in the 1999 Sweet Sixteen

South

• Duke defeated Utah 79-77 in the 1966 National Third Place Game
• UCLA defeated Gonzaga 73-71 in the 2006 Sweet Sixteen

Losing as a #2 and #3 seed in the Round of 64

With Iowa State's 60-59 loss to UAB in the first round, they become the 6th team to lose as a #2 seed and #3 seed in Round of 64.  Here are the teams that have "accomplished" that dubious feat:

• Arizona (#2 vs. Santa Clara - 1993, #3 vs. East Tennessee State - 1992)
• Duke (#2 vs. Lehigh - 2012, #3 vs. Mercer - 2014)
• Georgetown (#2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast - 2013, #3 vs. Ohio - 2010)
• Iowa State (#2 vs. Hampton - 2001, #3 vs. UAB - 2014)
• Missouri (#2 vs. Norfolk State - 20112, #3 vs. Northern Iowa -1990)
• South Carolina (#2 vs. Coppin State - 1997, #3 vs. Richmond - 1998)

UAB's win marks the third straight year a #14 seed has won a Round of 64 game.  The record for most consecutive years with a #14 victory is 7 - happened 8 times from 1986 to 1992.

2015 Number One Seeds

None of this year's #1 seeds were a #1 last year.  It is the 4th consecutive year with no repeat #1 seeds.

Kentucky is a #1 seed for the 12th time in school history.  The last time they were a #1 seed was 2012 when they won the National Championship over Kansas 67-59.  They also won the 1996 Championship as a #1 seed.  They are 38-9 as a #1 seed.  It is the 4th time in 6 years that a team from the SEC is a #1 seed.

Villanova is a #1 seed for the 2nd time in school history.  Their only other #1 seed was 2006 when they lost to Florida 75-62 in the Elite Eight.  They are 3-1 as a #1 seed.  It is the 5th time in 6 years that a team from the Big East is a #1 seed.

Duke is a #1 seed for the 13th time in school history.  Only North Carolina has been a #1 seed more with 14.  The last time they were a #1 seed was 2011 when they lost to Arizona 93-77 in the Sweet Sixteen.  They won the National Championship as a #1 seed in 1992, 2001 and 2010.  Their 3 National Championships as a #1 seed is second to North Carolina who has 4.  They are 45-9 as a #1 seed.  It is the 5th time in 6 years that a team from the ACC is a #1 seed.

Wisconsin is a #1 seed for the first time in school history.  Their previous highest seed was #2 in 2007 and 2014.  It is the 4th time in 5 years that a team from the Big Ten is a #1 seed.

Consecutive Tournament Appearances

Mike Krzyzewski will be coaching in his 20th consecutive tournament.  Kansas will be playing in their 26th consecutive tournament.  Where do they rank all-time?

Most consecutive tournament appearances for a coach (all-time):

• Lute Olson - 23 (1985 - 2007)
• Dean Smith - 23 (1975 - 1997)
• Mike Krzyzewski - 20 (1996 - 2015)
• Roy Williams - 20 (1990 - 2009)
• Tom Izzo - 18 (1998 - 2015)
• Rick Barnes - 17 (1996 - 2012)
• Bill Self - 17 (1999 - 2015)
• Mark Few - 16 (2001 - 2015)
• Bob Knight - 15 (1986 - 2000)
• Bog Huggins - 14 (1992 - 2005)
• Bo Ryan - 14 (2002 - 2015) 
• Tubby Smith - 14 (1994 - 2007)
• John Thompson - 14 (1979 - 1992)

Most consecutive tournament appearances for coaches in this year's tournament:

• Mike Krzyzewski, Duke - 20
• Tom Izzo, Michigan State - 18
• Bill Self, Kansas - 17
• Mark Few, Gonzaga - 16
• Bo Ryan, Wisconsin - 14 
• Rick Pitino, Louisville - 9
• Thad Matta, Ohio State - 7
• Steve Fisher, San Diego State - 6
• Mick Cronin, Cincinnati - 5
• Shaka Smart, VCU - 5
• Roy Williams, North Carolina - 5

Most consecutive tournament appearances (All-Time):

• North Carolina - 27 (1975 - 2001)
• Kansas - 26 (2000 - 2015)
• Arizona - 25 (1985 - 2009)
• Duke - 20 (1996 - 2015)
• Indiana - 18 (1986 - 2003)
• Michigan State - 18 (1998 - 2015)
• Gonzaga - 17 (1999 - 2015)
• Kentucky - 17 (1992 - 2008)
• Wisconsin - 17 (1999 - 2015)
• UCLA - 15 (1967 - 1981)

Most consecutive tournament appearances for teams in this year's tournament:

• Kansas - 26
• Duke - 20
• Michigan State - 18
• Gonzaga - 17
• Wisconsin - 17
• Louisville - 9
• Ohio State - 7
• San Diego State - 6
• Cincinnati - 5
• North Carolina - 5
• VCU - 5

Longest streaks snapped this year for schools:

• Jim Boeheim, Syracuse - 6
• Billy Donovan, Florida -5
• Josh Pastner, Memphis - 4
• John Beilein, Michigan - 4
• Tad Boyle, Colorado - 3
• Greg McDermott, Creighton - 3

Longest streaks snapped this year for teams:

• Syracuse - 6
• Florida - 5
• Kansas State - 5
• Memphis - 4
• Michigan - 4

Losing in First Round as a 2 seed and 3 seed.

With Duke's loss to Mercer, they became the 5th school to lose in the first round (I know it is called the second round) as a 2 seed and as a 3 seed.  Here are the schools and when they lost:

• Arizona - #2 (1993), #3 (1992)
• Duke - #2 (2012), #3 (2014)
• Georgetown - #2 (2013), #3 (2010)
• Missouri - #2 (2012), #3 (1990)
• South Carolina - #2 (1997), #3 (1998)

National Champions Previous Result

The last two national champions (Louisville and Kentucky) lost in the national semifinals the previous year.  If the streak were to continue, then either Syracuse or Wichita State will win the tournament.  Considering that both are the only remaining unbeaten teams this year, it would not be a shock for one of them to win. 

Here are the past 5 national champions and their previous year's result:

2013: Louisville - lost to Kentucky 69-61 in 2012 in national semifinals
2012: Kentucky - lost to Connecticut 56-55 in 2011 in national semifinals
2011: Connecticut - did not make the tournament in 2010 (but did lose in national semifinals in 2009)
2010: Duke - lost to Villanova 77-54 in 2009 in Sweet Sixteen
2009: North Carolina - lost to Kansas 84-66 in 2008 in national semifinals

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.

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. 

Midwest Region Tournament Facts

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

Louisville is in the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year.  It is their 13th Elite Eight and their 4th in the past 6th years.

Rick Pitino is in his 11th Elite Eight and his 5th with Louisville.  He is 11-0 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Louisville is 13-13 in the Sweet Sixteen, but they have won their last 6.

Oregon loses a Sweet Sixteen game for the first time.  They are now 3-1 in the Sweet Sixteen.

Louisville is 9-2 as a #1 seed.

Louisville is 24-8 when ranked in the Top 5 in the AP poll.

This is the first time that Oregon has ever faced a team ranked in the Top 5 of the AP poll or a #1 seed.

Louisville is 35-5 when ranked vs. an unranked opponent.  Oregon is 1-3 when unranked vs. ranked opponents.

Louisville is 9-1 when playing in the state of Indiana.  Their only loss was their last game before this one vs. Michigan State in the 2009 Elite Eight.

Duke is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2010. It is their 19th Elite Eight.

Mike Krzyzewski is in his 13th Elite Eight, all with Duke.

Duke is 27-8 as a #2 seed.  The 27 wins is the most ever for a #2 seed.

Duke is 20-3 when ranked #6.  The 20 wins is the most ever for a #6 ranking.

Duke is 22-4 when #1 in RPI.  The 22 wins is the most ever for a #1 RPI and the most wins for any specific RPI in the tournament.

Duke is 8-1 when playing in the state of Indiana.  Their only loss was to Eastern Michigan in the 1996 Round of 64.

Michigan State is 3-10 vs. the ACC.  The 10 losses is tied with Villanova for the most losses vs. the ACC.  Only Kentucky with 11 losses against the Big Ten has lost more vs. a single conference.

Michigan State is now 7-2 when playing in the state of Indiana.

Midwest Regional Sweet Sixteen Matchups

Louisville vs. Oregon
Have never played in the tournament

Louisville vs.

• Pacific Twelve: 5-6
• State of Oregon: 1-0
• Location-Indiana: 8-1
• Seed - #1: 8-2
• Opp. Seed - #12: 3-2

Oregon vs.

• Big East: 0-1
• State of Kentucky: 0-0
• Location-Indiana: 0-0
• Seed - #12: 2-0
• Opp. Seed - #1: 0-2

Duke vs. Michigan State
Duke is 2-1 vs. Michigan State

• 1994 - Duke 85 Michigan State 74 - Round of 32
• 1999 - Duke 68 Michigan State 62 - National Semifinals
• 2005 - Michigan State 78 Duke 68 - Sweet Sixteen

 Duke vs. 

• Big Ten: 12-4
• State of Michigan: 6-2
• Location-Indiana: 7-1
• Seed - #2: 25-8
• Opp. Seed - #3: 4-2

Michigan State vs. 

• Atlantic Coast: 3-9
• State of North Carolina: 1-8
• Location-Indiana: 7-1
• Seed - #3: 2-1
• Opp. Seed - #2: 3-2

Sweet Sixteen Tournament Facts

Longest Current Streak of Sweet Sixteen Appearances
1. Ohio State 4
2. Florida 3
    Kansas 3
    Marquette 3
5. Indiana 2
    Louisville 2
    Michigan State 2
    Syracuse 2

Longest Droughts Snapped
1. La Salle (1955)
2. Michigan (1994)
3. Miami, Fla (2000)
4. Wichita State (2006)
5. Oregon (2007)
6. Duke (2011)
    Arizona (2011)

First Appearance
Florida Gulf Coast

Appearances by Conference
1. Big Ten 4
2. Big East 3
3. Atlantic Coast 2
    Pacific Twelve 2
5. Atlantic Sun 1
    Atlantic Ten 1
    Big Twelve 1
    Missouri Valley 1
    Southeastern 1

Consecutive Years with Multiple Sweet Sixteens by Conference
1. Big East 12
2. Big Ten 6
3. Atlantic Coast 3

Big Ten has 4 teams in the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year.  It is the first time in conference history that they have achieved that feat. 

Conferences that have had consecutive years with 4 Sweet Sixteen teams:

• ACC (1984 to 1986, 1989 to 1990, 1992 to 1993)
• Big Ten (2012 to 2013)
• Pacific Twelve (1997 to 1998)

Appearances by State
1. Florida 3
2. Kansas 2 
    Michigan 2 
4. Arizona 1
    Indiana 1
    Kentucky 1
    New York 1
    North Carolina 1
    Ohio 1
    Oregon 1
    Pennsylvania 1
    Wisconsin 1

Consecutive Years with a Sweet Sixteen Bid by State
1. North Carolina 34
2. Kansas 8
3. Ohio 7
4. Kentucky 6
5. Indiana 5
6. Florida 3
    Wisconsin 3
8. Michigan 2
    New York 2

Duke - Creighton Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Duke and Creighton:

Post-Game:
Duke is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 27th time.  It is their first since 2011 and their 4th in 5 years.

The ACC is 9-3 vs. the Missouri Valley

There are multiple ACC teams in the Sweet Sixteen for the 3rd consecutive year.

Either Duke or North Carolina has been in the Sweet Sixteen every year since 1997.  That is the longest current streak for two conference pairs.

Creighton is now tied with Arizona State for a tournament worst 0-4 on Sundays.

Creighton's 50 points is their lowest since 1962 and their 4th lowest in 30 tournament games.

Pre-Game:
Duke is in the Round of 32 for the 31st time which is tied for 2nd most with Syracuse.  Only North Carolina has more with 37.  It is their 5th appearance in the last 6 years. They are 23-7 in the Round of 32.

Duke is 2-0 vs. the Missouri Valley

• 1993 - Defeated Southern Illinois 105-70 in Round of 64
• 1999 - Defeated Missouri State 78-61 in Sweet Sixteen

Duke is 24-8 as a #2 seed and is 8-1 vs. #7 seeds.

Duke is 5-0 when playing in the state of Pennsylvania.

Creighton is in the Round of 32 for the 10th time.  It is their second consecutive trip.  They are 3-6 in the Round of 32.

Creighton is 0-3 vs. the ACC

• 1975 - Lost to Maryland 83-79 in the Round of 32
• 1999 - Lost to Maryland 75-63 in the Round of 32
• 2012 - Lost to North Carolina 87-73 in the Round of 32

Creighton is 1-0 as a #7 seed and 0-1 vs. #2 seeds.

Creighton is 0-3 on Sundays.

 

Duke - Albany Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Duke and Albany:

Post-Game:
The ACC is now 3-0 vs. the America East Conference.  All 3 victories are by Duke.

Duke is now 20-4 when #1 in the RPI.  They have been #1 six times.  They have advanced to at least the Sweet Sixteen each time they have been #1 in RPI.

Duke is 13-0 when facing a team with an RPI #100 or greater.

Duke is 62-10 vs. unranked opponents.

America East fails to send a team to the Round of 32 for the 8th consecutive year.  It ties the longest streak in conference history.  They also didn't have any teams from 1997-2004.

Albany is now 0-3 in the tournament.

Pre-Game:
Mike Krzyzewski is the all-time winningest coach in tournament history with 79.

Duke is 2-0 vs. the America East Conference.  Both wins were in a #2-#15 game. They defeated Boston 85-69 in 1988 and Binghamton 86-62 in 2009.

Duke is 24-3 in the Round of 64.  Their losses were last year to Lehigh 75-70, 2007 to VCU 79-77 and 1996 to Eastern Michigan 75-60.

Duke is 4-0 playing in the state of Pennsylvania (all in Philadelphia).

Duke's last 8 tournament losses were to a lower seeded team.  The last time they lost as a lower seed was 2003 against #2 Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen.  Duke was the #3 seed.

• 2004: #2 Connecticut 79 #1 Duke 78
• 2005: #5 Michigan State 78 #1 Duke 68
• 2006: #4 Louisiana State 62 #1 Duke 54
• 2007: #11 VCU 79 #6 Duke 77
• 2008: #7 West Virginia 73 #2 Duke 67
• 2009: #3 Villanova 77 #2 Duke 54
• 2010: Won National Championship
• 2011: #5 Arizona 93 #1 Duke 77
• 2012: #15 Lehigh 75 #2 Duke 70

Albany is 0-2 all-time in the tournament.  Their last appearance was in 2007 when they lost to Virginia 84-57.



  

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.

Tournament Streaks - Seeds

Here are the current streaks of appearances by seeds:

Consecutive Years Seeded #1
There are no repeat #1 seeds for the second straight year.  It is only the second time that has happened.  1987 and 1988 was the other time.

Duke holds the record with 5 straight #1 seeds from from 1998 to 2002.

Consecutive Years Seeded #1 or #2
1. Duke 6
2. Kansas 4
    Ohio State 4

Duke's current streak is tied for the all-time record.  They also had 6 straight from 1997-2002.

Consecutive Years with Top 3 Seed
1. Kansas 7
2. Duke 6
3. Ohio State 4
4. Georgetown 2
    Marquette 2
    Michigan State 2

North Carolina holds the record with 11 from 1979 to 1989.

Consecutive Years with Top 4 Seed
1. Kansas 13
2. Duke 6
3. Syracuse 5
4. Ohio State 4
5. Louisville 3

Kansas's current streak is the all-time record.

Consecutive Years with Top 5 Seed
1. Kansas 13
2. Duke 6
3. Syracuse 5
4. Ohio State 4
    Wisconsin 4

Kentucky holds the record with 14 from 1992 to 2005.

Consecutive Years with Top 6 Seed
1. Duke 17
2. Kansas 13
3. Syracuse 5
4. Georgetown 4
    Ohio State 4
    Wisconsin 4

Duke's current streak is the all-time record.

Consecutive years with Top 7 Seed

1. Duke 17
2. Kansas 13
3. Syracuse 5
4. Georgetown 4
    Notre Dame 4
    Ohio State 4
    Wisconsin 4

Duke's current streak is the all-time record.

Consecutive years with Top 8 Seed
1. Kansas 24
2. Duke 18
3. Ohio State 5
    Syracuse 5
5. Georgetown 4
    Kansas State 4
    UNLV 4
    Notre Dame 4
    Wisconsin 4

Kansas breaks North Carolina's record of 23 straight from 1979 to 2001

RPI Facts - NCAA Tournament

Southern Mississippi has the highest RPI of any team that missed this year's tournament at #30.

California has the lowest RPI of any at-large team that made this year's tournament at #53.  The record is #74 held by New Mexico in 1999.

Duke is the 6th team to finish #1 in the RPI (since it began in 1994) and not receive a #1 seed.  The other #1 RPI teams to not get a #1 seed and their results are:

• 1995 North Carolina - #2 Seed - Lost in National Semifinals to Arkansas 
• 2000 Cincinnati - #2 Seed - Lost in Round of 32 to Tulsa
• 2005 Kansas - #3 Seed - Lost in Round of 64 to Bucknell
• 2008 Tennessee - #2 Seed - Lost in Sweet Sixteen to Louisville
• 2009 Duke - #2 Seed - Lost in Sweet Sixteen to Villanova

The top 2 teams in the RPI (Duke and New Mexico) did not receive a #1 seed.  It is the first time that neither of the top 2 teams in the RPI were a #1 seed.

This is the 6th time that Duke has finished #1 in the RPI.  Kansas has finished #1 5 times.  The only other teams to finish #1 multiple times are Kentucky and North Carolina with 2.

Duke has finished in the Top 10 of the RPI 6 consecutive years and 15 of the last 17.  Miami and Indiana finish in the Top 10 of the RPI for the first time since it began in 1994.

The RPI's of the #1 Seeds are:

• #3 Louisville
• #5 Kansas
• #6 Gonzaga
• #7 Indiana

The sum of their RPI's is 21.  That is the second highest RPI sum of the #1 seeds since 1994.  The highest was 27 in 2000 when the #1 Seeds and their RPI's were:

• #2 Duke
• #3 Arizona
• #9 Stanford
• #13 Michigan State

Only 2 teams that finished #1 in the RPI have won the National Championship in the 19 years of the RPI.  They were Kentucky in 1996 and Duke in 2001.  Both of them were #1 seeds also.

The most common RPI to win the Championship is #3 which has 5 Championships.  No other RPI has more than 2.  Louisville is #3 in the RPI this year.  Those 5 are:

• Kentucky - 1998
• Connecticut - 1999
• Maryland - 2002
• North Carolina - 2009
• Duke - 2010

Out of those 5, only Kentucky was not a #1 seed.

Tournament Streaks

As Selection Sunday approaches, I thought I would take a look at some active streaks that are in jeopardy.

Consecutive Tournament Appearances:

1. Kansas 23
2. Duke 17
3. Michigan State 15
4. Gonzaga 14
    Texas 14
    Wisconsin 14

Texas' string of appearances will end at 14 while the others are definite locks.

Other streaks in jeopardy:
Xavier - 7
Brigham Young - 6
Purdue - 6
West Virginia - 5

Consecutive At-Large Appearances:
1. Texas 14
2. Marquette 7
3. Brigham Young 6
    Xavier 6
5. Syracuse 4
    Wisconsin 4

Texas, Brigham Young and Xavier will all miss the tournament this year, so Marquette will now have the most consecutive at-large apperances.  Syracuse and Wisconsin are in, but their streaks would be snapped if they win their conference tournaments.

The 14 consecutive at-large bids for Texas is an all-time tournament record.

Consecutive years with at least a Top 4 seed:

1. Kansas 12
2. Duke 5
3. Syracuse 4
4. Kentucky 3
    Ohio State 3
    Wisconsin 3

Kansas, Duke and Ohio State are safely Top 4 seeds. ESPN Bracketology had Syracuse at a 4 in yesterday's bracket, but with their run in the Big East tournament, they will most likely continue that streak.  Wisconsin was on the 5 line, so they are on the borderline of receiving a Top 4 seed.  Kentucky will definitely not be a Top 4 seed and may not even make the tournament.

Consecutive appearances in Round of 32:

1. Kansas 6
    Purdue 6
    Wisconsin 6
4. Gonzaga 4
    Syracuse 4
6. Kansas State 3
    Kentucky 3
    Ohio State 3

For the teams making the tournament, we will have to wait until Thursday or Friday to find out if they continue the streak, but Purdue's streak will come to an end and Kentucky's streak is in serious jeopardy.

Consecutive appearance in Sweet Sixteen:

Kentucky and Ohio State have both been to the last 3 Sweet Sixteens.  Kentucky's streak is most likely to end even if they make the tournament.  Ohio State has a great shot to return.  Five teams (Florida, Kansas, Marquette, North Carolina and Wisconsin) have all been to the Sweet Sixteen the last two years.  All have a legitimate shot of returning with North Carolina projected as the lowest seed (#7) on yesterday's bracketology.