Missing Sweet 16 in consecutive years as 1 or 2 seed.

With Villanova and Kansas losing, they miss the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year as a 1 or 2 seed.  They become the 5th and 6th teams to accomplish that feat and the first since 2000.

DePaul:

• 1980 #1 DePaul lost to #8 UCLA in Round of 32
• 1981 #1 DePaul lost to #9 St. Joseph's in Round of 32
• 1982 #1 DePaul lost to #8 Boston College in Round of 32

Oregon State

• 1980 #2 Oregon State lost to #10 Lamar in Round of 32
• 1981 #1 Oregon State lost to #8 Kansas State in Round of 32

Michigan

• 1985 #1 Michigan lost to #8 Villanova in Round of 32
• 1986 #2 Michigan lost to #7 Iowa State in Round of 32

Stanford

• 1999 #2 Stanford lost to #10 Gonzaga in Round of 32
• 2000 #1 Stanford lost to #8 North Carolina in Round of 32 

Villanova

• 2014 #2 Villanova lost to #7 Connecticut in Round of 32
• 2015 #1 Villanova lost to #8 North Carolina State in Round of 32 

 Kansas

• 2014 #2 Kansas lost to #10 Stanford in Round of 32
• 2015 #2 Kansas lost to #7 Wichita State in Round of 32

 

Sweet Sixteen streaks

Only 3 of this year's tournament teams have been to 2 or more consecutive Sweet Sixteens.  Out of last year's Sweet Sixteen teams, 11 are in this year's tournament.

Here are the teams that were in last year's Sweet Sixteen and their current streak of Sweet Sixteen appearances:

• Florida - 4 Not in Tournament
• Louisville - 3
• Michigan State - 3
• Arizona - 2
• Michigan - 2 Not in Tournament
• Baylor - 1
• Connecticut - 1 Not in Tournament
• Dayton - 1
• Iowa State - 1
• Kentucky - 1
• San Diego State - 1
• Stanford - 1 Not in Tournament
• Tennessee - 1 Not in Tournament
• UCLA - 1
• Virginia - 1
• Wisconsin - 1

UCLA holds the record for the most consecutive Sweet Sixteens with 14.  Here are the longest all-time streaks:

• UCLA - 14 (1967 to 1980)
• North Carolina - 13 (1981 to 1993)
• Duke - 9 (1998 to 2006)
• Duke - 7 (1986 to 1992)
• Cincinnati - 6 (1958 to 1963)
• Kentucky - 6 (1968 to 1973)
• Notre Dame - 6 (1974 to 1979)
• Kansas - 5 (1993 to 1997)
• Kentucky - 5 (1955 to 1959)
• Kentucky - 5 (1995 to 1999)
• St. Joseph's - 5 (1959 to 1963) 

By Year - Longest Current Streak (starting in 1952 because 1951 was first year with Sweet Sixteen)

1952 - 2 (Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina State, St. John's)
1953 - 2 (Kansas, Oklahoma City, Santa Clara, Texas Christian, Wyoming)
1954 - 3 (Santa Clara)
1955 - 2 (Bradley, Colorado, La Salle, Penn State)
1956 - 2 (Canisius, Iowa, Kentucky, San Francisco, Seattle, SMU, Utah)
1957 - 3 (Canisius, Kentucky, San Francisco, SMU)
1958 - 4 (Kentucky, San Francisco)
1959 - 5 (Kentucky)
1960 - 4 (California)
1961 - 4 (Cincinnati)
1962 - 5 (Cincinnati)
1963 - 6 (Cincinnati)
1964 - 3 (UCLA)
1965 - 4 (UCLA)
1966 - 3 (Michigan)
1967 - 3 (Dayton, Houston, SMU)
1968 - 4 (Houston)
1969 - 3 (North Carolina, UCLA)
1970 - 4 (UCLA)
1971 - 5 (UCLA)
1972 - 6 (UCLA)
1973 - 7 (UCLA)
1974 - 8 (UCLA)
1975 - 9 (UCLA)
1976 - 10 (UCLA)
1977 - 11 (UCLA)
1978 - 12 (UCLA)
1979 - 13 (UCLA)
1980 - 14 (UCLA)
1981 - 3 (LSU)
1982 - 2 (Boston College, Kansas State, North Carolina, UAB, Virginia)
1983 - 3 (Boston College, North Carolina, Virginia)
1984 - 4 (North Carolina, Virginia)
1985 - 5 (North Carolina)
1986 - 6 (North Carolina)
1987 - 7 (North Carolina)
1988 - 8 (North Carolina)
1989 - 9 (North Carolina)
1990 - 10 (North Carolina)
1991 - 11 (North Carolina)
1992 - 12 (North Carolina)
1993 - 13 (North Carolina)
1994 - 4 (Indiana)
1995 - 3 (Arkansas, Kansas)
1996 - 4 (Arkansas, Kansas)
1997 - 5 (Kansas)
1998 - 4 (Kentucky)
1999 - 5 (Kentucky)
2000 - 3 (Duke, Michigan State, Purdue)
2001 - 4 (Duke, Michigan State)
2002 - 5 (Duke)
2003 - 6 (Duke)
2004 - 7 (Duke)
2005 - 8 (Duke)
2006 - 9 (Duke)
2007 - 2 (Florida, Georgetown, Memphis, UCLA)
2008 - 3 (Memphis, UCLA)
2009 - 4 (Memphis)
2010 - 3 (Michigan State, Xavier)
2011 - 3 (Duke)
2012 - 3 (Kentucky, Ohio State)
2013 - 4 (Ohio State)
2014 - 4 (Florida)

Elite Eight Fun Facts - Friday's Winners

Michigan is in their second consecutive Elite Eight.  It is Michigan's 13th Elite Eight overall.  They defeated Florida 79-59 in the Elite Eight last year in route to a National Championship appearance before losing to Louisville.  They are 7-5 overall.

They are the second Big Ten team in the Elite Eight (so far).  It is the second consecutive year that the Big Ten has had multiple teams in the Big Ten.  Last year, Michigan and Ohio State were in the Elite Eight.

Connecticut is in their first Elite Eight since 2011.  It is Connecticut's 11th Elite Eight overall.  They defeated Arizona 65-63 in the 2011 Elite Eight in route to the National Championship.  They are 4-6 overall.

Connecticut is the first team from the American Athletic Conference to advance to the Elite Eight.  They are the 9th #7 seed to advance to the Elite Eight.  #7 seeds are 1-7 in the Elite Eight.  Only Virginia in 1984 won.  Here are the #7 seeds that have been in the Elite Eight.

• 2012 - Florida (vs. Louisville)
• 2005 - West Virginia (vs. Louisville)
• 2004 - Xavier (vs. Duke)
• 2003 - Michigan State (vs. Texas)
• 2000 - Tulsa (vs. North Carolina)
• 1993 - Temple (vs. Michigan)
• 1986 - Navy (vs. Duke)
• 1984 - Virginia (vs. Indiana)

Kentucky is in their first Elite Eight since 2012.  It is Kentucky's 35th Elite Eight overall.  They defeated Baylor 82-70 in the 2012 Elite Eight in route to the National Championship.  They are 15-19 overall.

Kentucky is the second SEC team in the Elite Eight.  It is fourth time in 5 years that 2 SEC teams are in the Elite Eight.  Kentucky is the 11th #8 seed to advance to the Elite Eight.  #8 seeds are 5-5 in the Elite Eight.  The last #8 seed to win an Elite Eight game was Butler in 2011.  This is the first time (in 8 tries) that Kentucky has advanced to the Elite Eight as a #5 seed or worse.

Michigan State is in their first Elite Eight since 2010.  It is Michigan State's 12th Elite Eight overall.  They defeated Tennessee 70-69 in the 2010 Elite Eight.  They are 8-3 overall.

Michigan State is the third team in the Big Ten to advance to the Elite Eight.  It is the fourth time that the Big Ten has had 3 teams in the Elite Eight.  The other years were 1992, 2000 and 2005.  Only the Big East with 6 has had more tournaments with 3 or more teams in the Elite Eight.

Sweet Sixteen History

Here is a summary of this year's Sweet Sixteen teams and their Sweet Sixteen history:

Florida vs. UCLA

• Florida is in their 10th Sweet Sixteen and their 4th consecutive.
• Florida is 7-2 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen and has won six straight Sweet Sixteen games.
• Billy Donovan is in his 8th Sweet Sixteen - all with Florida.  He is 6-1.
• UCLA is in their 32nd Sweet Sixteen and their first since 2008.
• UCLA is 21-10 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen and has won three straight Sweet Sixteen games.
• Steve Alford is in his 2nd Sweet Sixteen - first with UCLA.  He is 0-1.
• Florida is 3-0 vs. UCLA all-time in the NCAA tournament.
• Florida defeated UCLA 73-65 in the 2011 Round of 32 in their last tournament meeting.

Dayton vs. Stanford

• Dayton is in their 7th Sweet Sixteen and their first since 1984.
• Dayton is 2-4 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Archie Miller is in his first Sweet Sixteen.
• Stanford is in their 5th Sweet Sixteen and their first since 2008.
• Stanford is 2-2 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Johnny Dawkins is in his first Sweet Sixteen.
• Dayton and Stanford have never faced each other in the tournament.
• Archie Miller and Johnny Dawkins will be the first coaches to face each other in the Sweet Sixteen in their first tournament since 1999 when Florida coached by Billy Donovan played against Gonzaga coached by Dan Monson.

Virginia vs. Michigan State

• Virginia is in their 8th Sweet Sixteen and their first since 1995.
• Virginia is 5-2 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Tony Bennett is in his 2nd Sweet Sixteen - first with Virginia.  He is 0-1.
• Michigan State is.in their 18th Sweet Sixteen and their 3rd consecutive.
• Wisconsin is 11-6 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen, but has lost their last two.
• Tom Izzo is in his 12th Sweet Sixteen - all with Michigan State.  He is 7-4.
• Virginia and Michigan State have never faced each other in the tournament.

Iowa State vs. Connecticut

• Iowa State is in their 4th Sweet Sixteen and their first since 2000.
• Iowa State is 1-2 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Fred Hoiberg is coaching in his first Sweet Sixteen game.
• Connecticut is in their 18th Sweet Sixteen and their first since 2011.
• Connecticut is 10-7 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.  They have won their last four.
• Kevin Ollie is coaching in his first Sweet Sixteen game.
• Iowa State defeated Connecticut 77-64 in the 2012 Round of 64 in their only tournament meeting.

Arizona vs. San Diego State

• Arizona is in their 17th Sweet Sixteen and their 2nd consecutive.
• Arizona is 9-7 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Sean Miller is in his 5th Sweet Sixteen and his 3rd with Arizona.  He is 2-2 all-time and 1-1 with Arizona.
• San Diego State is in their 2nd Sweet Sixteen and their first since 2011.
• San Diego State is 0-1 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Steve Fisher is in his 6th Sweet Sixteen and his 2nd with San Diego State.  He is 4-1 all-time and 0-1 with San Diego State.
• Arizona and San Diego State have never faced each other in the NCAA Tournament.

Baylor vs. Wisconsin

• Baylor is in their 3rd Sweet Sixteen and their first since 2012.
• Baylor is 2-0 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Scott Drew is in his 3rd Sweet Sixteen - all with Baylor.  He is 2-0.
• Wisconsin is in their 7th Sweet Sixteen and their first since 2012.  It is their 3rd in 4 years.
• Wisconsin is 2-4 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Bo Ryan is in his 6th Sweet Sixteen - all with Wisconsin.  He is 1-4.
• Baylor and Wisconsin have never faced each other in the NCAA Tournament.

Kentucky vs. Louisville

• Kentucky is in their 41st Sweet Sixteen and their 1st since 2012.
• Kentucky is 30-10 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen and has won five straight Sweet Sixteen games.
• John Calipari is in his 11th Sweet Sixteen and his 4th with Kentucky.  He is 8-2 all-time and 3-0 with Kentucky.
• Louisville is in their 27th Sweet Sixteen and their 3rd consecutive.
• Louisville is 13-13 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen and has won six straight Sweet Sixteen games.
• Rick Pitino is in his 12th Sweet Sixteen and his 6th with Louisville.  He is 11-0 all-time and 5-0 with Louisville.
• Kentucky is 3-2 vs. Louisville all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• Kentucky defeated Louisville 69-61 in the 2012 National Semifinals in their last tournament meeting.

Tennessee vs. Michigan

• Tennessee is in their 7th Sweet Sixteen and first since 2010.
• Tennessee is 1-5 in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Cuonzo Martin is coaching in his first Sweet Sixteen.
• Michigan is in their 13th Sweet Sixteen and their 2nd consecutive.
• Michigan is 11-1 all-time in the Sweet Sixteen.  That is the most wins for any school with 1 or fewer losses.  They have won five straight Sweet Sixteen games.
• John Beilein is in his 4th Sweet Sixteen and his 2nd with Michigan.  He is 2-1 all-time and 1-0 with Michigan.
• Michigan defeated Tennessee 75-45 in the 2011 Round of 64 in their only tournament meeting.

Round of 32 Rematches

The following games in the Round of 32 are rematches from past tournaments:

• Kansas defeated Stanford 86-63 in the 2002 Round of 32
• North Carolina is 2-0 vs. Iowa State (73-51 in 1995 Round of 32, 92-65 in 2005 Round of 32)
• Arizona defeated Gonzaga 96-95 (2OT) in the 2003 Round of 32
• Texas and Michigan are 1-1 vs. each other (Michigan won 84-79 in 1994 Round of 32, Texas won 80-76 in 1996 Round of 64)

Final Four Postgame Facts

A Big Ten team has played a Big East team two previous times in the National Championship Game.  The Big Ten team won the previous two, both by one point.

• 1987 – Indiana 74 Syracuse 73
• 1989 – Michigan 80 Seton Hall 79 (OT) 

It has been 20 years since either Louisville or Michigan has played in the Championship Game.  The last time both teams in Championship game had not played in the previous 20 years was 2000 when Michigan State (previous was 1979) defeated Florida (1^st appearance).

 

This will be the third time that a #1 seed has faced a #4 seed in the Championship Game.  All 3 times, Rick Pitino has coached the #1 seed.

• 1996 - #1 Kentucky defeated #4 Syracuse 76-67
• 1997 - #4 Arizona defeated #1 Kentucky 84-79 (OT)

Louisville is in the National Championship Game for the 3^rd time and the first time since 1986.  Rick Pitino is in the National Championship Game for the 3^rd time, but his first with Louisville.

Rick Pitino becomes the 5^th coach to take two different schools to the National Championship Game.  Games won in bold.

• Frank McGuire (1952 – St. John’s; 1957 – North Carolina)
• Larry Brown (1980 – UCLA; 1988 – Kansas)
• Roy Williams (1991, 2003 – Kansas; 2005, 2009 – North Carolina)
• John Calipari (2008 – Memphis; 2012 – Kentucky)
• Rick Pitino (1996, 1997 – Kentucky; 2013 – Louisville)

Rick Pitino will attempt to become the first coach to win a Championship for two different schools.

Louisville is 3-7 in National Semifinals, but is 2-0 in National Championship games.

Louisville is now 3-0 vs. #9 seeds in the tournament.

Louisville is 3-0 when playing in the state of Georgia.

With Wichita State losing, teams seeded #9 or lower are now 0-5 in the National Semifinals.  Wichita State's 4-point loss is the closest margin of defeat by a team seeded #9 or lower.  The previous low was 8 by #11 VCU in 2011.

Since 2010, 7 of the 8 National Semifinal games have been decided by single digits.  The exception was Duke over West Virginia 78-57 in 2010.

Wichita State is now 0-2 in National Semifinal games.

Michigan is in National Championship Game for the 6th time and the first time since 1993.  John Beilein is in the National Championship Game for the first time.

Michigan is 6-1 in National Semifinal Games; Syracuse is 3-2.

Michigan has the longest current winning streak in National Semifinal games with 6.  It is also tied with Duke for the third longest winning streak in National Semifinal games.  Only UCLA (9) and Kentucky (7) have had longer winning streaks in the National Semifinals.

Michigan is 6-1 when playing in the state of Georgia; Syracuse is 1-3.

Syracuse is now 2-8 vs. the Big Ten.  Both times that they have defeated a Big Ten team, they lost to another one later in the tournament.

Past Final Four Results

Here are the past Final Four results for this year's Final Four:

1959 - Louisville - Fourth Place
Lost to West Virginia 94-79
Lost to Cincinnati 98-85

1964 - Michigan - Third Place
Lost to Duke 91-80
Defeated Kansas State 100-90

1965 - Michigan - Second Place
Defeated Princeton 93-76
Lost to UCLA 91-80

1965 - Wichita State - Fourth Place
Lost to UCLA 108-89
Lost to Princeton 118-82 

1972 - Louisville - Fourth Place
Lost to UCLA 96-77
Lost to North Carolina 105-91

1975 - Louisville - Third Place
Lost to UCLA 75-74 (OT)
Defeated Syracuse 96-88 (OT)

1975 - Syracuse - Fourth Place
Lost to Kentucky 95-79
Lost to Louisville 96-88 (OT) 

1976 - Michigan - Second Place
Defeated Rutgers 86-70
Lost to Indiana 86-68

1980 - Louisville - National Champions
Defeated Iowa 80-72
Defeated UCLA 59-54

1982 - Louisville - Semifinalist
Lost to Georgetown 50-46

1983 - Louisville - Semifinalist
Lost to Houston 94-81 

1986 - Louisville - National Champions
Defeated Louisiana State 88-77
Defeated Duke 72-69 

1987 - Syracuse - Second Place
Defeated Providence 77-63
Lost to Indiana 74-73

1989 - Michigan - National Champions
Defeated Illinois 83-81
Defeated Seton Hall 80-79 (OT)

1992 - Michigan - Second Place
Defeated Cincinnati 76-72
Lost to Duke 71-51

1993 - Michigan - Second Place
Defeated Kentucky 81-78 (OT)
Lost to North Carolina 77-71 

1996 - Syracuse - Second Place
Defeated Mississippi State 77-69
Lost to Kentucky 76-67

2003 - Syracuse - National Champions 
Defeated Texas 95-84
Defeated Kansas 81-78 

2005 - Louisville - Semifinalist
Lost to Illinois 72-57


2012 - Louisville - Semifinalist
Lost to Kentucky 69-61

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.

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.

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

Michigan - VCU Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Michigan and VCU:

Post-Game:
Michigan is in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1994.  The 19 years is their longest span between successive Sweet Sixteen appearances.

It is Michigan's 12th Sweet Sixteen appearance.

John Beilein is coaching in his 3rd Sweet Sixteen.  His previous two were as coach of West Virginia.

The 25-point victory for Michigan is their 5th largest in tournament history.  It is also their largest in the Round of 32.  Their previous high in this round was 23 vs. Florida in 1988.

It is VCU's biggest loss in 24 tournament games.  Their previous high was 15 vs. Syracuse in the 1984 Round of 32.

VCU's 53 points is the third fewest that Michigan has allowed in the tournament and the second fewest that VCU has scored.

VCU winning by 46 and then losing by 25 is a 71-point turnaround from Round of 64 to Round of 32.  That is a tournament record from Round of 64 to Round of 32.  The previous was Kansas in 1998 which had a 63-point turnaround.

VCU is now 0-5 on Saturdays.  Only Ohio is worse at 0-7.

Pre-Game:
Michigan is in the Round of 32 for the 16th time.  It is their third time since 2009.  They are 7-8 in the Round of 32.

Michigan is 3-0 vs. the Atlantic Ten:

• 1992 - Defeated Temple 73-66 in Round of 64
• 1993 - Defeated George Washington 72-64 in Sweet Sixteen
• 1993 - Defeated Temple 77-72 in Elite Eight

Michigan is 9-1 when ranked #10 in the AP.  They were  ranked #10 in 1989 when they won the National Championship.

VCU is in the Round of 32 for the 8th time.  It is their third consecutive trip.  They are 1-6 in the Round of 32.

VCU is 1-2 vs. the Big Ten

• 1980 - Lost to Iowa 86-72 in Round of 64
• 2011 - Defeated Purdue 94-76 in Round of 32
• 2012 - Lost to Indiana 63-61 in Round of 32

Michigan - South Dakota State Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Michigan and South Dakota State:

Post-Game:
Big Ten is now 6-1 vs. the Summit League.  The only loss was Indiana vs. Cleveland State 83-79 in the 1986 Round of 64.

The Summit League has not won a game in the Round of 64 since Valparaiso defeated Mississippi in 1998.

Pre-Game:
This is the only the second time Michigan has been a #4 seed.  They were also a #4 seed last year and lost to Ohio 65-60.

This is the first time that Michigan has ever played in tournament game in their home state.

Michigan is 8-1 when playing on Thursdays.  Their only loss was in 1995 Round of 64 vs. Western Kentucky 82-76.  

South Dakota State is 0-1 all-time after  playing in their first ever tournament last year.  They lost to Baylor 68-60 in the Round of 64.

Biggest Win over #1 Ranked Team

With Miami's 27-point win over #1 Duke last night, I wondered what the largest defeats by #1 teams in the tournament have been.

The following are the largest margin of defeat for teams that were ranked #1 in the AP Poll entering the tournament:

• #2 UCLA defeated #1 Houston 101-69 (32 points) in 1968 National Semifinals
• #4 Kansas defeated #1 North Carolina 84-66 (18 points) in 2008 National Semifinals
• #9 Marquette defeated #1 Kentucky 83-69 (14 points) in 2003 Elite Eight
• #2 Cincinnati defeated #1 Ohio State 71-59 (12 points) in 1962 National Championship
• #8 Michigan State defeated #1 Louisville 64-52 (12 points) in 2009 Elite Eight
• #3 Michigan State defeated #1 Indiana State 75-64 (11 points) in 1979 National Championship
• #2 UCLA defeated #1 Michigan 91-80 (11 points) in 1965 National Championship
• #5 Duke defeated #1 Temple 63-53 (10 points) in 1988 Elite Eight
• #5 Cincinnati defeated #1 Kansas State 85-75 (10 points) in 1959 Elite Eight

The largest margin of defeat for a #1 team in the Sweet Sixteen is #13 Florida over #1 Duke 87-78 in 2000.

The largest margin of defeat for a #1 team in the Round of 32 is UCLA over #1 DePaul 77-71 in 1980.  That game is also the largest margin of defeat for an unranked team over a #1 team.

Between 2006 and 2009, the #1 team was defeated by 8 or more points each year.  Only one other time in tournament history had there even been consecutive years in which the #1 team lost by 8 or more points (1959 and 1960).

Records vs. Top 5 Winningest NCAA Tournament Teams

Before Kansas came back to defeat Texas today, someone on Twitter commented that Texas could possibly defeat both North Carolina and Texas and not make the tournament.  Although they still will play Kansas again this year, the chances of that happening are probably slim.

However, it made me wonder how teams have done against the top all-time tournament teams in a single year and all-time.

There are five schools that have won more than 90 tournament games all-time.

• Kentucky 113
• North Carolina 108
• UCLA 100
• Duke 96
• Kansas 93

14 schools have at least 5 wins all-time vs. the "Top 5" schools led by Indiana

• Indiana 9
• Marquette, UCLA 8
• Duke, Kentucky 7
• Kansas, Ohio State 6
• Arizona, Florida, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, Syracuse, Villanova 5

The schools that has the most victories vs. the "Top 5" without a defeat is Texas El-Paso (formerly Texas Western) with 3.

• Defeated Kansas 81-80 in 1966 Elite Eight
• Defeated Kentucky 72-65 in 1966 National Championship
• Defeated Kansas 66-60 in 1992 Round of 32

Arizona is the only team to ever defeat 3 of the "Top 5" in a single tournament in 1997.

• Defeated Kansas 85-82 in Sweet Sixteen
• Defeated North Carolina 66-58 in National Semifinals
• Defeated Kentucky 84-79 (OT) in National Championship

11 other teams have defeated 2 of the "Top 5" twice in a single tournament. Teams in Bold won National Championship

• Texas El-Paso - 1966 (Kansas, Kentucky)
• Houston - 1967 (Kansas, North Carolina)
• Western Kentucky - 1971 (Kentucky, Kansas)
• Florida State - 1972 (Kentucky, North Carolina)
• Louisville - 1986 (North Carolina, Duke)
• Michigan - 1993 (UCLA, Kentucky)
• Kentucky - 1998 (UCLA, Duke)
• Florida - 2000 (Duke, North Carolina)
• Maryland - 2002 (Kentucky, Kansas)
• Michigan State - 2005 (Duke, Kentucky)
• Villanova - 2009 (UCLA, Duke)

Five of the above teams ended up losing to one of the "Top 5" also.  They were Houston, 1967; Florida State, 1971; Michigan, 1993; Michigan State, 2005 and Villanova, 2009.

The combination of schools that have never been beaten in a single tournament among the "Top 5" are:

• UCLA and North Carolina
• UCLA and Kansas
• Duke and Kansas

Here are the times where a school defeated one team, but lost when they had the opportunity to defeat the other:

• UCLA and North Carolina - 1967 Dayton, 1969 Purdue, 1972 Florida State, 1993 Michigan, 1995 Arkansas, 2009 Villanova
• UCLA and Kansas - 1952 Santa Clara, 1967 Houston, 2008 Memphis
• Duke and Kansas - 1990 UCLA, 1993 California, 1994 Purdue

 27 schools have at least 7 losses all-time vs. the "Top 5" led by Kansas

• Kansas 12
• Louisville 11
• Michigan, Michigan State, Villanova  10
• Utah 9
• Illinois, Indiana 8
• Iowa State, Marquette, Notre Dame, Purdue  7
• Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky, New Mexico St, Ohio State, San Francisco, Syracuse, Temple  6
• Arizona St, Connecticut, Houston, Miami (OH), North Carolina, Princeton, Xavier 5

Louisville in 1972 was the only team to ever lose to two "Top 5" teams in a single tournament when they lost to UCLA in the National Semifinals and North Carolina in the National Third Place game.  Of course with today's format, no team can lose more than one game in a single tournament.

The most wins and losses all-time vs. each of the "Top 5" are:

• Kentucky - Marquette - 6 wins; Utah - 6 losses
• North Carolina - Kansas - 3 wins; Michigan State - 5 losses
• UCLA - Florida - 3 wins; San Francisco and Kansas - 5 losses
• Duke - Kentucky - 3 wins; Connecticut, Kansas, Michigan and St. Joseph's - 3 losses
• Kansas - UCLA - 5 wins; North Carolina - 3 losses