NCAA Championship Game appearances
| Rank | School | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA* | 1 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 6 |
| 4 | Duke | 6 |
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Who has the most losses in NCAA tournament history?
The Tar Heels were dealt a heartbreaking 72-69 loss to Kansas in New Orleans on Monday.
What is the biggest loss in March Madness history?
Let’s look at five of the biggest blowouts in NCAA Tournament history.
The biggest blowouts in March Madness history
- Connecticut 103, Chattanooga 56 (2009)
- Kansas 110, Prairie View A&M 52 (1998)
- UNLV 103, Duke 73 (1990)
- Villanova 95, Oklahoma 51 (2016)
- Loyola-Chicago 111, Tennessee Tech 42 (1963)
Did a 16 ever beat a 1?
Virginia and UMBC competed for the right to face ninth-seeded Kansas State, which had already won their first-round game against Creighton earlier in the day. The Retrievers defeated the Cavaliers 74–54, becoming the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
What is the biggest blowout in NCAA basketball history?
Nov. 26, 1997: The 117-point margin of victory is a record for an NCAA Division I team.
Has a team with a losing record made March Madness?
They were rewarded with a first-round matchup against 1-seed UNC, which they lost 82-74. The worst record ever for a team that won an NCAA tournament game belongs to Villanova in 1991.
Teams with the worst records to make the men’s NCAA tournament.
| Team | Florida International |
|---|---|
| % | 37.93% |
| Seed | 16 |
| Conference | A-Sun |
| Tournament result | First Round loss |
What coach has the most losses in college basketball?
Mike Krzyzewski
Coaches
| Rank | Name | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Krzyzewski† | 368 |
| 2 | Herb Magee† | 450 |
| 3 | Harry Statham | 513 |
| 4 | Danny Miles | 437 |
What is the lowest seed to make Final Four?
No. 11
The lowest seed to make the Final Four is a No. 11. It has happened five times, most recently in 2021. The highest seed to ever make the championship is an 8, which has happened twice.
Has there ever been a Final Four without a 1 seed?
Even with the successes of No. 1 seeds in the Final Four and championship game, there has only been one Final Four in which all four top seeds from the field made it: 2008, when Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina and UCLA were all there.
What is the most upsets in March Madness history?
Of those 2,205 games, 278 have fallen under our definition for an upset: the winning team is five or more seeds lower than the losing team. That’s only 1.3 percent of all games, but it includes some of the most memorable.
T9. 1990 — 10 upsets.
| Seed | 7 |
|---|---|
| Winning Team | UCLA |
| Seed | 2 |
| Losing Team | Kansas |
| Score | 71-70 |
What’s the farthest a 15 seed has gone?
The farthest a 15-seed has ever gone in the tournament was Florida Gulf Coast in 2013 when the Eagles advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to Florida, who ironically, will face Oral Roberts in their next tournament game.
What is the farthest a 16 seed has gone?
How Far Does Each Seed Advance?
| Seed | R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, NF | Expected Number of Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 31, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 0.25 |
| 14 | 22, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 0.17 |
| 15 | 10, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0 | 0.09 |
| 16 | 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 | 0.007 |
What is the lowest seeded team to win NCAA?
8 seed to win a title, but also the lowest seed ever to win a national championship. The lowest seed ever to reach the Final Four is an 11 seed, which has happened five times — LSU (1986), George Mason (2006), VCU (2011), Loyola Chicago (2018) and UCLA (2021).
Has any basketball team scored 200 points?
But it did happen. George Barber’s team scored 200 points, achieved the Holy Grail.
How many times has a 15 beat a 2?
A 15 seed upsetting a 2 seed is rare, but when it happens, it upsets more than just a basketball team and its fan base. It usually puts a quick end to many brackets. It’s happened eight times in the NCAA Tournament since 1985.
How many times has a 16 seed beat a 1?
UMBC is the only No. 16 seed to ever beat a No. 1 seed since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Entering the 2022 tournament, No.
How many 15 seeds have beat 2 seeds?
Ten 15 seeds
Ten 15 seeds have upset 2 seeds in the NCAA tournament history. Going into 2022, 15 seeds had an 9-135 all-time record against 2s, a 6.25 win percentage. Here are all of the times it’s ever happened.
History of 15 seeds vs. 2 seeds in March Madness.
| Year | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Saint Peter’s def. Kentucky | 85-79 |
Who is the winningest coach in NCAA history?
In overall career wins, the all-time leader is John Gagliardi with 489 wins, mostly at the NCAA Division III level. Gagliardi began his head coaching career at Carroll in Helena, Montana in 1949 and moved in 1953 to Saint John’s in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he served until retiring after the 2012 season.
Who has the most NCAA Final Four appearances?
North Carolina
The statistic shows the men’s college basketball teams with the most NCAA Division I Final Four appearances from 1939 to 2022.
Number of men’s NCAA college basketball final four appearances by team from 1939 to 2022.
| Characteristic | Number of appearances |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 21 |
| UCLA* | 18 |
| Kentucky | 17 |
| Duke | 17 |
What coach has the most Sweet 16 appearances?
Sweet 16: Men’s college basketball coaches with the most NCAA…
- Where do all these NCAA coaching legends rank, including ? (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY)
- Mike Krzyzewski (1,170)
- Jim Boeheim (1,083)
- Roy Williams (903)
- Bobby Knight (899)
- Dean Smith (879)
- Jim Calhoun (877)
- Adolph Rupp (876)
Was there ever a perfect bracket?
No, there has never been a perfect men’s college basketball bracket on record. No person has ever correctly predicted all 63 NCAA men’s basketball tournament games in a documented bracket.