If you add up the number of years since each team's last final four for each team, it adds up to 17:
Kentucky 1
Kansas 4
Ohio State 5
Louisville 7
17 is the sixth lowest all-time for final fours in which all four teams are making a repeat appearance. There have been 23 times in which all 4 teams have been to the final four before.
Here is a list of each time with the sum of the number of year's since the previous appearance:
1951 - 9 (Illinois - 2, Kentucky - 2, Oklahoma State - 2, Kansas State - 3)
1968 - 9 (Houston - 1, North Carolina - 1, UCLA - 1, Ohio State - 6)
1984 - 12 (Houston - 1, Georgetown - 2, Virginia - 3, Kentucky - 6)
1991 - 14 (Duke - 1, UNLV - 1, Kansas - 3, North Carolina - 9)
1993 - 14 (Michigan - 1, Kansas - 2, North Carolina - 2, Kentucky - 9)
2012 - 17 (Kentucky - 1, Kansas - 4, Ohio State - 5, Louisville - 7)
1986 - 28 (Louisville - 3, Louisiana State - 5, Duke - 8, Kansas - 12)
1960 - 31 (California - 1, Cincinnati - 1, Ohio State - 14, New York - 15)
2004 - 31 (Duke - 3, Connecticut - 5, Oklahoma State - 9, Georgia Tech - 14)
2007 - 32 (Florida - 1, UCLA - 1, Ohio State - 8, Georgetown - 22)
2008 - 32 (UCLA - 1, North Carolina - 3, Kansas - 5, Memphis - 23)
2002 - 34 (Maryland - 1, Kansas - 9, Indiana - 10, Oklahoma - 14)
2009 - 34 (North Carolina - 1, Michigan State - 4, Connecticut - 5, Villanova - 24)
1992 - 38 (Duke - 1, Michigan - 3, Indiana - 5, Cincinnati - 29)
1987 - 42 (Indiana - 6, UNLV - 10, Syracuse - 12, Providence - 14)
1980 - 44 (UCLA - 4, Louisville - 5, Purdue - 11, Iowa - 24)
2005 - 44 (Michigan State - 4, North Carolina - 5, Illinois - 16, Louisville - 19)
1982 - 56 (North Carolina - 1, Louisville - 2, Houston - 14, Georgetown - 39)
1985 - 60 (Georgetown - 1, Memphis - 12, Villanova - 14, St. John's - 33)
1995 - 62 (Arkansas - 1, North Carolina - 2, UCLA - 15, Oklahoma State - 44)
2000 - 68 (Michigan State - 1, North Carolina - 2, Florida - 6, Wisconsin - 59)
1998 - 90 (Kentucky - 1, North Carolina - 1, Utah - 32, Stanford - 56)
2003 - 90 (Kansas - 1, Syracuse - 7, Marquette - 26, Texas - 56)
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Best Overall Tournament Performances through Elite Eight
Best Overall Tournament Performances through Elite Eight
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 89
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)*
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 16
FG Pct - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (12-15); Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (8-10) - 80%^
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 36
FT Pct - Dion Waiters, Syracuse - 94.4% (17-18)^
FT Made - Jared Sullinger, Ohio State - 27
Rebounds - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 50
Offensive Rebounds - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 19
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State; Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 35
Assists - Peyton Siva, Louisville - 28
Steals - Aaron Craft, Ohio State - 13
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 20
*At least 5 shots
^At least 10 shots
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 89
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)*
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 16
FG Pct - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (12-15); Gabe Knutson, Lehigh (8-10) - 80%^
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 36
FT Pct - Dion Waiters, Syracuse - 94.4% (17-18)^
FT Made - Jared Sullinger, Ohio State - 27
Rebounds - Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 50
Offensive Rebounds - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 19
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State; Thomas Robinson, Kansas - 35
Assists - Peyton Siva, Louisville - 28
Steals - Aaron Craft, Ohio State - 13
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 20
*At least 5 shots
^At least 10 shots
Best Individual Game Performances through Elite Eight
Best Individual Game Performances through Elite Eight
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 9
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 13
FT Pct - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 100% (10-10)*
FT Made - Brian Conklin, Saint Louis; Gary Browne, West Virgina; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 10
Rebounds - Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - 22
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State - 15
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 10
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%
Points - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 31
3-point FG Pct (min 5 att) - Laurent Rivard, Harvard - 85.7% (6-7)
3-point FG Made - Brady Heslip, Baylor - 9
FG Pct - Miles Plumlee, Duke - 100% (9-9)*
FG Made - Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State - 13
FT Pct - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 100% (10-10)*
FT Made - Brian Conklin, Saint Louis; Gary Browne, West Virgina; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - 10
Rebounds - Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - 22
Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Henriguez-Roberts, Kansas State - 11
Defensive Rebounds - Draymond Green, Michigan State - 15
Assists - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - 11
Steals - Brent Arrington, Mississippi Valley - 7
Blocks - Jeff Withey, Kansas - 10
*Most attempts for those that shot 100%
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Final Four Quick Facts
Louisville vs. Kentucky is only the second time two teams from the same state are meeting in the National Semifinals. The other time was in 1954 when LaSalle defeated Penn St 69-54.
The last time two teams from the same state were in the final four was 1991 when Duke and North Carolina were both in the final four.
#2 seeds have only played against each other once before in NCAA Tournament history when Arkansas defeated North Carolina in the 1995 National Semifinals.
#1 seed has played #4 seed 5 times in the National Semifinals. The #1 seed is 4-1 in that round. The only loss was by North Carolina against Arizona in 1997 by the score of 66-58.
The only time a Big Twelve team has faced a Big Ten team in the National Semifinals was in 2002 when Indiana defeated Oklahoma 73-64.
The Big East is 3-0 vs. the SEC in the National Semifinals
- Connecticut defeated Kentucky 56-55 in 2011
- Syracuse defeated Mississippi State 77-69 in 1996
- Georgetown defeated Kentucky 53-40 in 1984
Rematches - Team
Kentucky is 2-2 vs. Louisville
- Kentucky 79-68 in the 1951 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 76-61 in the 1959 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 80-68 in the 1983 Elite Eight
- Kentucky 72-67 in the 1984 Sweet Sixteen
Rematches – Coaches
Rick Pitino is 2-0 vs. John Calipari
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 87-77 in the 1992 Sweet Sixteen
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 81-74 in the 1996 National Semifinals
Records in the National Semifinals
Kentucky 10-4
Louisville 2-6
Ohio State 5-5
Kansas 8-5
Record in games played in Louisiana
Kentucky 5-2
Louisville 0-1
Ohio State 0-0
Kansas 2-4
Record vs. Opponent’s Conference
Kentucky (Big East) 3-8
Louisville (Southeastern) 8-2
Ohio State (Big Twelve) 0-1
Kansas (Big Ten) 7-5
Record vs. Opponent’s Seed
#1 Kentucky (#4) 5-3
#4 Louisville (#1) 4-10
#2 Ohio State (#2) 2-1
#2 Kansas (#2) 4-3
Record vs. Opponent’s AP Ranking
#1 Kentucky (#17) 1-0
#17 Louisville (#1) 1-8
#7 Ohio State (#6) 0-0
#6 Kansas (#7) 2-4
Record vs. Opponent’s State
Kentucky (Kentucky) 6-3
Louisville (Kentucky) 6-3
Ohio State (Kansas) 0-0
Kansas (Ohio) 3-1
The last time two teams from the same state were in the final four was 1991 when Duke and North Carolina were both in the final four.
#2 seeds have only played against each other once before in NCAA Tournament history when Arkansas defeated North Carolina in the 1995 National Semifinals.
#1 seed has played #4 seed 5 times in the National Semifinals. The #1 seed is 4-1 in that round. The only loss was by North Carolina against Arizona in 1997 by the score of 66-58.
The only time a Big Twelve team has faced a Big Ten team in the National Semifinals was in 2002 when Indiana defeated Oklahoma 73-64.
The Big East is 3-0 vs. the SEC in the National Semifinals
- Connecticut defeated Kentucky 56-55 in 2011
- Syracuse defeated Mississippi State 77-69 in 1996
- Georgetown defeated Kentucky 53-40 in 1984
Rematches - Team
Kentucky is 2-2 vs. Louisville
- Kentucky 79-68 in the 1951 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 76-61 in the 1959 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 80-68 in the 1983 Elite Eight
- Kentucky 72-67 in the 1984 Sweet Sixteen
Rematches – Coaches
Rick Pitino is 2-0 vs. John Calipari
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 87-77 in the 1992 Sweet Sixteen
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 81-74 in the 1996 National Semifinals
Records in the National Semifinals
Kentucky 10-4
Louisville 2-6
Ohio State 5-5
Kansas 8-5
Record in games played in Louisiana
Kentucky 5-2
Louisville 0-1
Ohio State 0-0
Kansas 2-4
Record vs. Opponent’s Conference
Kentucky (Big East) 3-8
Louisville (Southeastern) 8-2
Ohio State (Big Twelve) 0-1
Kansas (Big Ten) 7-5
Record vs. Opponent’s Seed
#1 Kentucky (#4) 5-3
#4 Louisville (#1) 4-10
#2 Ohio State (#2) 2-1
#2 Kansas (#2) 4-3
Record vs. Opponent’s AP Ranking
#1 Kentucky (#17) 1-0
#17 Louisville (#1) 1-8
#7 Ohio State (#6) 0-0
#6 Kansas (#7) 2-4
Record vs. Opponent’s State
Kentucky (Kentucky) 6-3
Louisville (Kentucky) 6-3
Ohio State (Kansas) 0-0
Kansas (Ohio) 3-1
Kansas Final Four Facts
- 14th Final Four Appearance
- First since 2008
- 7th Big Twelve Team
- Last Big Twelve team in Final Four was Kansas in 2008
- Bill Self's 2nd Final Four
- Along with Ohio State, 29th and 30th Final Fours for #2 Seeds - Last #2 Seed was West Virginia in 2010
- 14th Final Four for the #6 team in the AP - Last #6 team was West Virginia in 2010
- 7th Final Four for the #6 team in the RPI - Last #6 team in RPI was Michigan State in 2009
- 19th Appearance by a team from Kansas (Kansas 14, Kansas State 4, Wichita State 1)
- First since 2008
- 7th Big Twelve Team
- Last Big Twelve team in Final Four was Kansas in 2008
- Bill Self's 2nd Final Four
- Along with Ohio State, 29th and 30th Final Fours for #2 Seeds - Last #2 Seed was West Virginia in 2010
- 14th Final Four for the #6 team in the AP - Last #6 team was West Virginia in 2010
- 7th Final Four for the #6 team in the RPI - Last #6 team in RPI was Michigan State in 2009
- 19th Appearance by a team from Kansas (Kansas 14, Kansas State 4, Wichita State 1)
Kentucky Final Four Facts
- 15th Final Four Appearance
- 2nd consecutive
- 27th SEC team
- 6th SEC teams since 2000
- John Calipari's 4th Final Four (2nd with Kentucky)
- 55th Final Four for a #1 seed - Last #1 seed was Duke in 2010
- 40th Final Four for the #1 team in the AP - Last #1 team was North Carolina in 2008
- 6th Final Four for the #2 team in the RPI - Last #2 team in RPI was North Carolina in 2008
- Along with Louisville, 24th and 25th Appearances by a team from Kentucky (Kentucky 15, Louisville 9, Western Kentucky 1)
- 2nd consecutive
- 27th SEC team
- 6th SEC teams since 2000
- John Calipari's 4th Final Four (2nd with Kentucky)
- 55th Final Four for a #1 seed - Last #1 seed was Duke in 2010
- 40th Final Four for the #1 team in the AP - Last #1 team was North Carolina in 2008
- 6th Final Four for the #2 team in the RPI - Last #2 team in RPI was North Carolina in 2008
- Along with Louisville, 24th and 25th Appearances by a team from Kentucky (Kentucky 15, Louisville 9, Western Kentucky 1)
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Ohio State Final Four Facts
- 11th Final Four Appearance
- First since 2007
- 46th Big Ten team (Tournament Record)
- Last Big Ten team in Final Four was Michigan State in 2010
- Thad Matta's 2nd Final Four
- Along with Kansas, 29th and 30th Final Fours for a #2 seed - Last #2 seed was West Virginia in 2010
- 13th Final Four for the #7 team in in AP - Last #7 team was UCLA in 2007
- 4th Final Four for the #7 team in the RPI - Kentucky was #7 in RPI last year
- 18th appearance by a team from Ohio (Ohio State 11, Cincinnati 6, Dayton 1)
- First since 2007
- 46th Big Ten team (Tournament Record)
- Last Big Ten team in Final Four was Michigan State in 2010
- Thad Matta's 2nd Final Four
- Along with Kansas, 29th and 30th Final Fours for a #2 seed - Last #2 seed was West Virginia in 2010
- 13th Final Four for the #7 team in in AP - Last #7 team was UCLA in 2007
- 4th Final Four for the #7 team in the RPI - Kentucky was #7 in RPI last year
- 18th appearance by a team from Ohio (Ohio State 11, Cincinnati 6, Dayton 1)
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