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

Saturday Round of 32 Rematches

Louisville

• Kentucky defeated Cincinnati 69-60 in the 2005 Round of 32
• UCLA defeated UAB 68-56 in the 1990 Round of 64

Portland

• Ohio State defeated Arizona 73-70 in the 2013 Sweet Sixteen

Jacksonville

• North Carolina is 2-2 vs. Arkansas
• Arkansas defeated North Carolina 96-73 in the 1990 Sweet Sixteen
• North Carolina defeated Arkansas 80-74 in the 1993 Sweet Sixteen
• Arkansas defeated North Carolina 75-68 in the 1995 National Semifinals
• North Carolina defeated Arkansas 108-77 in the 2008 Round of 32

Pittsburgh

• North Carolina State defeated Villanova 67-62 in the 1951 Sweet Sixteen

Round of 32 Streaks

Here are the teams that have been in 3 or more consecutive Round of 32 and their Round of 64 matchup in this year's tournament:

• Kansas - 8 (New Mexico State)
• Gonzaga - 6 (North Dakota State)
• Syracuse - 6 Not in Tournament
• Florida - 4 Not in Tournament
• North Carolina - 4 (Harvard)
• Creighton - 3 Not in Tournament
• Iowa State - 3 (UAB)
• Louisville - 3 (Cal-Irvine)
• Michigan State - 3 (Georgia)
• Saint Louis - 3 Not in Tournament

North Carolina holds the record for the most consecutive Round of 32 appearances with 24.  Here are the longest all-time streaks:

• North Carolina - 24 (1975 to 1998)
• Kentucky - 16 (1992 to 2007)
• Kansas - 15 (1990 to 2004)
• Duke - 11 (1984 to 1994)
• Georgetown - 11 (1982 to 1992)
• Duke - 10 (1997 to 2006)
• Stanford - 10 (1995 to 2004)
• Marquette - 9 (1971 to 1979)
• UNLV - 9 (1983 to 1991)
• Arkansas - 8 (1989 to 1996)
• Cincinnati - 8 (1995 to 2002)
• Idaho State - 8 (1953 to 1960)
• Kansas - 8 (2007 to 2014)
• Louisville - 8 (1977 to 1994)
• Notre Dame - 8 (1974 to 1981)
• Oklahoma - 8 (1983 to 1990)
• Syracuse - 8 (1973 to 1980)
• Syracuse - 8 (1983 to 1990) 

By Year - Longest Current Streak (starting in 1954 because 1953 was first year with Round of 32)

Note:  This only includes teams that played in this round.  There were byes in the Round of 32 through 1974.

1954 - 2 (Fordham, Idaho State, Navy, Notre Dame, Santa Clara, Seattle)
1955 - 3 (Idaho State, Seattle)
1956 - 4 (Idaho State, Seattle)
1957 - 5 (Idaho State)
1958 - 6 (Idaho State)
1959 - 7 (Idaho State)
1960 - 8 (Idaho State)
1961 - 2 (Ohio, Oregon, Princeton, USC)
1962 - 2 (Arizona State, Seattle, Wake Forest)
1963 - 3 (Arizona State, Seattle)
1964 - 4 (Arizona State, Seattle)
1965 - 3 (Connecticut, Oklahoma City, Princeton)
1966 - 4 (Oklahoma City)
1967 - 3 (Dayton, Houston)
1968 - 4 (Houston)
1969 - 3 (New Mexico State, St. John's)
1970 - 4 (New Mexico State)
1971 - 5 (New Mexico State)
1972 - 5 (Weber State)
1973 - 6 (Weber State)
1974 - 5 (Penn)
1975 - 6 (Penn)
1976 - 6 (Marquette)
1977 - 7 (Marquette)
1978 - 8 (Marquette)
1979 - 9 (Marquette)
1980 - 8 (Syracuse)
1981 - 8 (Notre Dame)
1982 - 8 (North Carolina)
1983 - 9 (North Carolina)
1984 - 10 (North Carolina)
1985 - 11 (North Carolina)
1986 - 12 (North Carolina)
1987 - 13 (North Carolina)
1988 - 14 (North Carolina)
1989 - 15 (North Carolina)
1990 - 16 (North Carolina)
1991 - 17 (North Carolina)
1992 - 18 (North Carolina)
1993 - 19 (North Carolina)
1994 - 20 (North Carolina)
1995 - 21 (North Carolina)
1996 - 22 (North Carolina)
1997 - 23 (North Carolina)
1998 - 24 (North Carolina)
1999 - 10 (Kansas)
2000 - 11 (Kansas)
2001 - 12 (Kansas)
2002 - 13 (Kansas)
2003 - 14 (Kansas)
2004 - 15 (Kansas)
2005 - 14 (Kentucky)
2006 - 15 (Kentucky)
2007 - 16 (Kentucky)
2008 - 5 (North Carolina)
2009 - 6 (North Carolina)
2010 - 5 (Pittsburgh, Texas A&M)
2011 - 6 (Pittsburgh)
2012 - 6 (Kansas, Purdue, Wisconsin)
2013 - 7 (Kansas)
2014 - 8 (Kansas)

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

Defending Champ missing tournament

Connecticut will most likely not make the tournament this year.  Here are the teams that failed to make the tournament the following season (since 1985):

1986 Louisville
1988 Kansas
2007 Florida
2009 North Carolina
2012 Kentucky
2014 Connecticut

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)

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

Kansas - North Carolina Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Kansas and North Carolina:

Post-Game:
Kansas is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 28th time.  It is their 3rd consecutive trip.

Roy Williams is now 0-3 vs. Kansas (his former team) in the tournament.  He joins Gene Bartow as the only coach to lose 3 times to a former team in the tournament.  Bartow lost twice to UCLA and once to Memphis.  He was 0-3 vs. his former teams also.

The Big Twelve is now 9-16 vs. the ACC.

With the win, the Big Twelve has at least 1 team in the Sweet Sixteen for the 15th consecutive year.  During that streak, they have had only 1 team 5 times:

• 1999 - Oklahoma
• 2001 - Kansas
• 2006 - Texas
• 2011 - Kansas
• 2013 - Kansas

The 58 points that North Carolina scored is the fewest that they have scored since 1997.  They also scored 58 vs. Arizona in the 1997 National Semifinals.  It is the 3rd fewest that a Roy Williams coached-team has scored.

Pre-Game:
Kansas and North Carolina have played each other 5 times in the tournament.  Kansas is 3-2 vs. North Carolina

• North Carolina defeated Kansas 54-53 (3OT) in 1957 National Championship
• Kansas defeated North Carolina 79-73 in 1991 National Semifinals
• North Carolina defeated Kansas 78-68 in 1993 National Semifinals
• Kansas defeated North Carolina 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals
• Kansas defeated North Carolina 80-67 in 2012 Elite Eight

Kansas is in the Round of 32 for the 30th time.  They is their 7th consecutive trip which is the longest current streak.  The 30 appearances is 4th all-time.

North Carolina is in the Round of 32 for a record 37th time.  This is their 3rd consecutive trip.

Kansas is 8-9 vs. the Atlantic Coast Conference.  North Carolina is 4-3 vs. the Big Twelve.

Kansas is 49-8 when ranked vs. an unranked opponent.  North Carolina is 4-2 when unranked vs. a ranked opponent.

North Carolina is 9-5 all-time when unranked.

North Carolina is 7-3 vs. #1 seeds.

Kansas is 5-1 vs. #8 seeds.  Their only loss was to Rhode Island in 1998 Round of 32.

North Carolina is 6-1 when playing in the state of Missouri.  Their only loss was to Kansas last year in the Elite Eight.

Kansas is 21-6 when playing in the state of Missouri.  The 21 wins is the most by a team outside of their home state.

North Carolina - Villanova Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about North Carolina and Villanova:

Post-Game:
The ACC is now 34-30 vs. the Big East in the tournament.

North Carolina is 7-2 when unranked.  They have been a #8 seed each time they were unranked. 

North Carolina wins their 11th consecutive Round of 64 game (over 14 tournaments).

Villlanova is 25-17 when unranked, but has lost their last 3.

Villanova is now 2-5 as a #9 seed.

Pre-Game:
The is the 6th time that North Carolina and Villanova have faced each other in the tournament.

• 1982 - North Carolina 70-60  Elite Eight
• 1985 - Villanova 56-44 Elite Eight
• 1991 - North Carolina 85-69 Round of 32
• 2005 - North Carolina 67-66 Sweet Sixteen
• 2009 - North Carolina 83-69 National Semifinals

In every year except 1991, the winner of this game has won the National Championship.

North Carolina is 24-1 in the Round of 64.  Their only loss was to Weber State 76-74 in 1999.

Roy Williams is 22-0 in the Round of 64.  The first 14 were with Kansas and the last 8 are with North Carolina.

North Carolina has been to the Elite Eight in their last 5 tournament appearances.  

North Carolina has been a #8 seed two previous times.  They went to the Sweet Sixteen in 1990 and Final Four in 2000.  In 1990, the played (Southwest) Missouri State in the Round of 64.  In 2000, they played Missouri in the Round of 64.  This time, they play in the state of Missouri.

North Carolina is 5-1 when playing in the state of Missouri.  Their only loss was to Kansas 80-67 in last year's Elite Eight.

North Carolina is 9-4 vs. the Big East.

North Carolina is 30-3 on Fridays.  The 30 wins is tied with Kansas for the most all-time on Fridays.


Villanova is 6-9 vs. the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Villanova is 1-1 when playing in Missouri.





 

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.

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

Best Overall 2012 Tournament Performances

Best Overall 2012 Tournament Performances
Points - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 100
3-point FG Pct - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)*
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 16
FG Pct - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (12-15); Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (8-10) - 80%^
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 39
FT Pct - Dion Waiters, Syracuse; Darius Miller, Kentucky - 94.4% (17-18)^
FT Made - Anthony Davis, Kentucky - 32
Rebounds - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 75
Offensive Rebounds - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 23
Defensive Rebounds - Anthony Davis, Kentucky - 57
Assists - Peyton Siva, Louisville - 31
Steals - Aaron Craft, Ohio State - 16
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 31
*At least 5 shots
^At least 10 shots

Best Individual Game Performances in the 2012 Tournament

Best Individual Game Performances in the 2012 Tournament
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 9
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 13
FT Pct - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 100% (10-10)*
FT Made - Brian Conklin, Saint Louis; Gary Browne, West Virgina; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - 10
Rebounds - Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - 22
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State - 15
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 10
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%