Sunday Round of 32 Rematches

Omaha

• Wichita State defeated Kansas 66-65 in the 1981 Sweet Sixteen
• Wisconsin defeated Oregon 85-77 in the 2014 Round of 32

Charlotte

• Michigan State defeated Virginia 61-59 in the 2014 Sweet Sixteen

Columbus

• Maryland defeated West Virginia 102-77 in the 1984 Round of 32 
• Dayton defeated Oklahoma 89-85 in the 1984 Round of 32

Real "First Round" Tournament Rematches

The following games in the Round of 64 are re-matches from previous tournaments:

Midwest Regional

• Maryland defeated Valparaiso 82-60 in the 1999 Round of 64

West Regional

• Oregon defeated Oklahoma State 68-55 in the 2013 Round of 64

 

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

Saint Louis - Oregon Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Saint Louis and Oregon:

Post-Game:
Oregon is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 4th time.  It is their first appearance since 2007.  They have never lost a game in the Sweet Sixteen.

Oregon's 17-point victory is their 3rd largest and the 3rd largest defeat for Saint Louis.

The Pacific Twelve is 8-4 vs. the Atlantic Ten, but have won the last 7.

Saint Louis is 0-4 on Saturdays.  Only VCU at 0-5 and Ohio at 0-7 are worse.

Pre-Game:
Saint Louis is in the Round of 32 for the 4th time.  It is their 2nd consecutive trip.  They are 0-3 in the Round of 32.


Saint Louis is 5-2 when the opponents RPI is #11 or worse.  Oregon's RPI is #47.

Saint Louis is 0-3 on Saturdays.

Oregon is in the Round of 32 for the 5th time.  It is their first trip since 2007.  The are 3-1 in the Round of 32.

Oregon has been in the Elite Eight every year that they have won a game in the tournament.

Oklahoma State - Oregon Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Oklahoma State and Oregon:

Post-Game:
This is Oregon's first tournament win since 2007 when they beat UNLV in the Sweet Sixteen.

Travis Ford is now 1-3 with Oklahoma State and 1-4 overall in the tournament.

Oklahoma State is now 7-12 when both teams are ranked.  Everyone of those wins were in years that they went to the final four (1951, 1995, 2004).

Pre-Game:
This is the first time that two teams from a BCS school have been ranked and faced each other in the Round of 64.  

Oklahoma State is 3-3 vs. the Pacific Twelve in the tournament.

Oklahoma State is 1-1 when seeded #5 against the #12 seed.  They lost to Princeton in 56-53 in 1983.

Oregon has only won a tournament game in 5 different tournaments.  In each of those tournaments, they have played in the Elite Eight.

Oregon is 1-1 vs. the Big Twelve in the tournament.

This is Oregon's lowest seed (since 1979).  Their previous lower seed was #9 in 2008.

Oregon is 4-0 when playing in the state of California.

Round of 64 Games Between AP Ranked Teams

Pistols Firing (@pistolsguy) had an interesting question on twitter:

"I have no idea where to find this but is #okstate #oregon the first top 25 matchup in first round history?"

Anytime someone asks a question like this, I immediately want to find out the answer, so here it is:

There have been 10 such games in the past, but this is the first time that both teams are from a BCS conference.  Before, it has been a mid-major (or two) that is ranked, but is lower seeded because of their schedule.  Here are the games (with seeds):

Year	Ranking	Team	Score		Ranking	Opponent	Score
1986	14	Bradley (7)	83		20	Texas-El Paso (10)	65
1988	15	Loyola Marymount (10)	119		13	Wyoming (7)	115
1990	21	Loyola Marymount (11)	111		24	New Mexico State (6)	92
1997	16	Charleston, SC (12)	75		22	Maryland (5)	66
2002	24	Stanford (8)	84		19	Western Kentucky (9)	68
2002	22	Xavier, Ohio (7)	70		25	Hawaii (10)	58
2007	22	Winthrop (11)	74		17	Notre Dame (6)	64
2008	23	Davidson (10)	82		24	Gonzaga (7)	76
2009	21	Louisiana State (8)	75		22	Butler (9)	71
2011	21	Kansas State (5)	73		19	Utah State (12)	68