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.

South Regional Sweet Sixteen Matchups

Kansas vs. Michigan
Have never played in the tournament

Kansas vs.

• Big Ten:8-5
• State of Michigan:2-1
• Location-Texas:6-6
• Seed - #1: 29-9
• Opp. Seed - #4:3-4

Michigan vs.

• Big Twelve:0-1
• State of Kansas:2-0
• Location-Texas:2-1
• Seed - #4:2-1
• Opp. Seed - #1:3-5

Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Have never played in the tournament

Florida vs. 

• Atlantic Sun:0-0
• State of Florida:0-0
• Location-Texas:2-1
• Seed - #3:13-2
• Opp. Seed - #15:3-0

Florida Gulf Coast vs. 

• Southeastern:0-0
• State of Florida:0-0
• Location-Texas:0-0
• Seed - #15:2-0
• Opp. Seed - #3: 0-0

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

San Diego State - Florida Gulf Coast Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about San Diego State and Florida Gulf Coast:

Post-Game:
Florida Gulf Coast is the first #15 seed to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. 

Florida Gulf Coast is in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history.

Florida Gulf Coast is the first school to win their first two tournament games since Florida in 1987.

The Mountain West is the first conference to 4 games to teams seeded 12 or worse in tournament history.  No conference had ever lost more than 2 in the past.

• San Diego State lost to #15 Florida Gulf Coast
• New Mexico lost to #14 Harvard
• Boise State lost to #13 La Salle
• UNLV lost to #12 California

When Florida Gulf Coast and Florida play each other in the Sweet Sixteen, it will be the first time two teams from Florida play each other in the tournament.

Pre-Game:
San Diego State is in the Round of 32 for the 4th time and the first time since 2011.  They are 1-2 in the Round of 32.


San Diego State is 3-2 as a single-digit seed.  They were 0-4 as double-digit seed.

San Diego State is 1-6 when unranked, but 1-1 when unranked vs. unranked opponents.

The win over Oklahoma was San Diego State's first ever as an at-large.

This is the first time that San Diego State has ever played a tournament game on a Sunday.

Florida Gulf Coast is in the Round of 32 for the 1st time in school history.

Florida Gulf Coast is currently the only school that is undefeated in tournament history at 1-0.

Georgetown - Florida Gulf Coast Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Georgetown and Florida Gulf Coast:

Post-Game:
Florida Gulf Coast wins in their first ever tournament game.  They are the 7th school to win in their first ever tournament game since 2000:

• 2013:  Florida Gulf Coast 78 Georgetown 68 - Round of 64
• 2012:  Norfolk State 86 Missouri 84 - Round of 64
• 2010:  Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61 Winthrop 44 - Opening Round
• 2005:  Oakland 79 Alabama A&M 69 - Opening Round
• 2003:  North Carolina-Asheville 92 Texas Southern 84 - Opening Round
• 2001:  Hampton 58 Iowa State 57 - Round of 64
• 2001:  Northwestern State 71 Winthrop 67 - Opening Round

Florida Gulf Coast is the 7th #15 seed to win a tournament game.  The 10-point victory for Florida Gulf Coast is the second largest for a #15 seed.  Coppin State defeated South Carolina by 13 in 1997.

Georgetown's last 5 tournament losses are to double digit seeds.  They have 6 all-time losses to double digit seeds.  Only UCLA has more with 7.

Florida Gulf Coast's win was the first ever for an Atlantic Sun team over a Big East team.  The Atlantic Sun Conference is now 1-8 vs. the Big East.

Georgetown is 24-6 when ranked against an unranked opponent.  However, they have lost 3 of the last 4.

Pre-Game:
Georgetown has lost to a double-digit seed in their last 4 tournament appearances.

Georgetown has played two games against Atlantic Sun teams in past tournaments.  They won both of them against Belmont in 2007 and 2012 both in the Round of 64.

Georgetown is 17-4 in the Round of 64.

Georgetown is 16-3 when playing on Friday.

This is Florida Gulf Coast's first tournament appearance.

The last time an Atlantic Sun team won in the tournament was in 2001 when Georgia State 50-49 defeated Wisconsin in the Round of 64.

Tournament Droughts

2013 Tournament teams with the longest tournament droughts (with last appearance):

1. Middle Tennessee State (1989)
2. La Salle (1992)
3. James Madison (1994)
4. North Carolina A&T (1995)
5. Mississippi (2002)
6. Liberty (2005)
    Valparaiso (2005)
8. Northwestern State (2006)
    Pacific (2006)
    Southern (2006)

Florida Gulf Coast is also making their first tournament appearance.