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)

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.

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.

San Diego State - Oklahoma Tournament Facts:

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about San Diego State and Oklahoma:

Post-Game:
San Diego State wins for the first time as an unranked team.  They are now 1-6 when unranked.

Mountain West is now 3-1 vs. the Big Twelve.

Oklahoma is 0-3 as a #10 seed.

Oklahoma is 6-8 when unranked.

Pre-Game:
San Diego State's only 2 tournament wins were in the 2011 tournament.

San Diego State is 0-2 when playing on Fridays.

Lon Kruger is the first coach to take 5 different schools to the tournament.  He is also Oklahoma's 6 different coach in the tournament.

Oklahoma has faced one Mountain West team in the tournament before.  The lost to Utah 67-58 in the 2005 Round of 32.

Oklahoma is a #10 seed for the third time.  They lost both previous times.  In 1996, they lost to Temple 61-43 and in 1998, they lost to Indiana 94-87.

  

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.