Miami - Pacific Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Miami and Pacific:

Post-Game:
Miami is now 5-6 all-time in the tournament.

Miami's 29-point victory is their largest in tournament history.  Their previous high was 21 vs. Lafayette in the 1999 Round of 64.

It is also Pacific's biggest margin of defeat.  Their previous high was 25 vs. Marquette in the 1979 Round of 32.

4 of 5 of Miami's tournament victories have been by double digits.

Miami is 4-4 when ranked and 3-3 when ranked vs. unranked teams.

Pacific's 49 points is the fewest that Miami has allowed in 11 tournament games.  Their previous low allowed was 54 vs. Lafayette in the 1999 Round of 64.

Pre-Game:
This is the second time that Miami has been a #2 seed.  They were a #2 seed in 1999.  They defeated Lafayette 75-54 in the Round of 64, but lost to Purdue 73-63 in the Round of 32.

Miami has played in Texas once before.  They lost to Tulsa 80-71 in the 2000 Sweet Sixteen.

This is Miami's first time that they have had an automatic bid in the tournament.

Pacific has played one other ACC team in the tournament.  They lost to Boston College 88-76 in the 2006 Round of 64.

This is Pacific's lowest ever seed.  Their previous low was #13 in 1997 and 2006.
   

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.

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.