Historic Elite Eights Appearances by Conference

Elite Eight Appearances in last 5 years
Big East 9
Big Twelve 9
Southeastern 6
Atlantic Coast 5
Big Ten 3
Horizon League 2
Pacific Twelve 2

Elite Eight Appearances in last 10 years
Big Twelve 16
Big East 15
Southeastern 12
Atlantic Coast 9
Big Ten 8
Pacific Twelve 7
Conference USA 5
Atlantic Ten 3
Horizon League 2
Colonial 2

Elite Eight Appearances in last 15 years
Big Twelve 21
Big East 19
Big Ten 16
Atlantic Coast 16
Southeastern 15
Pacific Twelve 13
Atlantic Ten 6
Conference USA 5
Western Athletic 2
Horizon League 2
Colonial 2

Kentucky 100 Point Games

Kentucky's victory over Indiana is their 13th 100 point game in tournament history. They have the second most 100 point games all time.


1. UCLA 14
2. Kentucky 13
3. North Carolina 11
4. Nevada-Las Vegas 8
5. Notre Dame 7
Kansas 7
7. Michigan 5
Loyola Marymount 5
North Carolina State 5
10. Iowa 4
Duke 4
Western Kentucky 4

Indiana's Points Allowed

The 102 points scored by Kentucky is the most they have ever allowed in tournament history:

2012 Kentucky 90-102 Sweet Sixteen
1958 Notre Dame 87-94 Sweet Sixteen
1987 Nevada-Las Vegas 97-93 National Semifinals
1975 Kentucky 90-92 Elite Eight
1958 Miami, Ohio 98-91 Regional Third Place
1987 Auburn 107-90 Round of 32
2006 Gonzaga 80-90 Round of 32
1999 George Washington 108-88 Round of 64
1998 Oklahoma 94-87 Round of 64
1999 St. John's 61-86 Round of 32
2008 Arkansas 72-86 Round of 64




Elite Eight Quick Facts

Elite Eight Appearances with Record
Kentucky 34 (14-19)
North Carolina 26 (18-7)
Kansas 21 (13-7)
Ohio State 14 (10-3)
Louisville 12 (8-3)
Syracuse 8 (4-3)
Florida 6 (4-1)
Baylor 5 (2-2)

Elite Eight Teams by Conference
Big East 2
Southeastern 2
Big Twelve 2
Atlantic Coast 1
Big Ten 1

Number of Different Schools in Elite Eight since 2000
Big Twelve 8
Big East 7
Big Ten 6
Pacific Twelve 5
Southeastern 5
Atlantic Coast 4
Atlantic Ten 3
Conference USA 3
Colonial 2
Horizon 1
Mid American 1
Southern 1
Western Athletic 1

Record vs. Opponent's Conference
Kentucky (Big Twelve) - 2-1
Baylor (Southeastern) - 0-1

Louisville (Southeastern) - 7-2
Florida (Big East) - 6-2

Syracuse (Big Ten) - 1-6
Ohio State (Big East) - 6-5

North Carolina (Big Twelve) - 4-2
Kansas (Atlantic Coast) - 7-9

Record vs. Opponent's Seed
#1 Kentucky (#3) - 4-2
#3 Baylor (#1) - 0-1

#4 Louisville (#7) - 3-1
#7 Florida (#4) - 1-0

#1 Syracuse (#2) - 2-3
#2 Ohio State (#1) - 1-4

#1 North Carolina (#2) - 5-4
#2 Kansas (#1) - 7-7

Sweet Sixteen Winners

Record in Sweet Sixteen Round by Winning Coaches
Rick Pitino 10-0
Scott Drew 2-0
Billy Donovan 5-1
John Calipari 8-2
Bill Self 7-2
Roy Williams 11-4
Thad Matta 3-2
Jim Boeheim 5-11


Record in Location of Regional Game
Massachusetts
Syracuse 4-2
Ohio State 1-0

Arizona
Louisville 2-2
Florida 1-1

Missouri
North Carolina 5-0
Kansas 19-6

Georgia
Kentucky 4-4
Baylor 1-0

Elite Eight Rematches
Teams
Ohio State defeated Syracuse 79-74 in the 1983 Round of 32.
North Carolina is 2-2 vs. Kansas
- North Carolina 54-53 (3 OT) in 1957 National Championship
- Kansas 79-73 in 1991 National Semifinals
- North Carolina 78-68 in 1993 National Semifinals
- Kansas 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals
Kentucky defeated Baylor 58-42 in the 1948 National Championship

Coaches
Bill Self is 2-1 vs. Roy Williams
- Illinois(Self) defeated Kansas(Williams) 80-64 in 2001 Sweet Sixteen
- Kansas(Williams) defeated Illinois(Self) 73-69 in 2002 Sweet Sixteen
- Kansas(Self) defeated North Carolina(Williams) 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals

Best Individual Performances of First Week of Tournament

Best Individual Performances in First Three Rounds
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FT Pct - Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State; Dion Waiters, Syracuse - 100% (7-7)*
Rebounds - Pierce Hornung, Colorado State; Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 17
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Andre Roberson, Colorado - 13
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Anthony Davis, Kentucky; Jared Berggren; Wisconsin - 7
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%

Rick Pitino Perfect in Sweet Sixteen

Rick Pitino's win by Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen over Michigan State was his 10th in 10 tries in the Sweet Sixteen. It is the fourth best record by a coach in any round:


Round of 64 Williams, Roy 22-0
Round of 64 Smith, Dean 13-0
Round of 64 Davis, Tom 11-0
Sweet Sixteen Pitino, Rick 10-0
National Championship Wooden, John 10-0
Round of 64 Brown, Larry 6-0
Round of 64 Frieder, Bill 6-0
Sweet Sixteen Chaney, John 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Iba, Henry 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Taylor, Fred 5-0
Round of 32 Lavin, Steve 5-0
Elite Eight Lewis, Guy 5-0
Sweet Sixteen Massimino, Rollie 5-0