Round of 32 Streaks - Part 2

Streak of two or more Round of 32 appearances:

• Kansas 8
• Syracuse 6
• Gonzaga 6
• Florida 4 
• North Carolina 4
• Creighton 3
• Iowa State 3
• Louisville 3
• Michigan State 3
• Saint Louis 3
• Arizona 2
• Harvard 2
• Memphis 2
• Michigan 2
• Oregon 2
• San Diego State 2 
• Wichita State 2

Here are teams whose streaks were snapped:

• Ohio State 4
• Marquette 3
• VCU 3
• Indiana 2

Winning by Single Digits as a #1 Seed in Round of 64

Arizona is the 16^th #1 seed to defeat a #16 seed by single digits with their 68-59 victory over Weber State.  Here are the other 15 and how far they advanced in the tournament:

• 1985 – Michigan 59-55 over Fairleigh Dickinson (Lost in Round of 32 to Villanova)
• 1986 – Duke 85-78 over Mississippi Valley (Lost in National Championship to Louisville)
• 1986 – St. John’s 83-74 over Montana State (Lost in Round of 32 to Auburn)
• 1989 – Illinois 77-71 over McNeese State (Lost in National Semifinals to Michigan)
• 1989 – Oklahoma 72-71 over East Tennessee State (Lost in Sweet Sixteen to Virginia)
• 1989 – Georgetown 50-49 over Princeton (Lost in Elite Eight to Duke)
• 1990 – Oklahoma 77-68 over Towson (Lost in Round of 32 to North Carolina)
• 1990 – Michigan State 75-71 (OT) over Murray State (Lost in Sweet Sixteen to Georgia Tech)
• 1996 – Purdue 73-71 over Western Carolina (Lost in Round of 32 to Georgia)
• 1996 – Connecticut 68-59 over Colgate (Lost in Sweet Sixteen to Mississippi State)
• 1997 – North Carolina 82-74 over Fairfield (Lost in National Semifinals to Arizona)
• 2009 – Pittsburgh 72-62 over East Tennessee State (Lost in Elite Eight to Villanova)
• 2012 – Syracuse 72-65 over North Carolina-Asheville (Lost in Elite Eight to Ohio State)
• 2013 – Kansas 64-57 over Western Kentucky (Lost in Sweet Sixteen to Michigan)
• 2013 – Gonzaga 64-58 over Southern (Lost in Round of 32 to Wichita State)

Out of the 15 teams, here is a summary of their results:

• Lost in Round of 32: 5
• Lost in Sweet Sixteen: 4
• Lost in Elite Eight: 3
• Lost in National Semifinals: 2
• Lost in National Championship: 1
• Won National Championship: 0

Worst tournament records all-time

With Nebraska's loss, they tied Louisiana-Monroe and Eastern Kentucky with the worst record in the tournament all-time at 0-7.  However, Eastern Kentucky's loss to Kansas moved them to 0-8 all-time moving them into sole possession of the worst record all-time.

Losing in First Round as a 2 seed and 3 seed.

With Duke's loss to Mercer, they became the 5th school to lose in the first round (I know it is called the second round) as a 2 seed and as a 3 seed.  Here are the schools and when they lost:

• Arizona - #2 (1993), #3 (1992)
• Duke - #2 (2012), #3 (2014)
• Georgetown - #2 (2013), #3 (2010)
• Missouri - #2 (2012), #3 (1990)
• South Carolina - #2 (1997), #3 (1998)

Tom Izzo's Highest Scoring Games

Michigan State's 93 points in today's game was the second most scored in the tournament since Tom Izzo has been the coach.  Here are highest scoring games under Izzo:

• 94 - vs. Kentucky, 2005 Elite Eight, won 94-88
• 93 - vs. Delaware, 2014 Round of 64, won 93-78
• 89 - vs. Florida, 2000 National Championship, won 89-76
• 89 - vs. Old Dominion, 2005 Round of 64, won 89-81
• 89 - vs. Long Island, 2012 Round of 64, won 89-67

Biggest Margin of Victory for an Upset in Round of 64

Pittsburgh's 29-point win over Colorado was the second largest margin of victory for a lower seed in the Round of 64 in tournament history.  Here are the top 5 margins of victory for lower seeds in the Round of 64:

• (30) #10 West Virginia 82 #7 Temple 52, 1998
• (29) #9 Pittsburgh 77 #8 Colorado 48, 2014
• (24) #9 Purdue 80 #8 LSU 56, 2003
• (23) #9 Mississippi St 93 #8 Stanford 70, 2005
• (23) #13 Navy #4 LSU 55, 1985
• (23) #11 Lamar #6 Alabama, 1983

Round of 64 Rematches

The following games in the Round of 64 are rematches from prior NCAA Tournaments:

• Tulsa defeated UCLA 112-102 in the 1994 Round of 64
• St. Joseph's defeated Connecticut 67-61 in the 1965 Round of 32
• Kentucky defeated Kansas State 68-58 in the 1951 National Championship