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NCAA basketball champions

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:08:41 +0000

If you are one of those college basketball fans who thinks the season begins in March and ends in late March/early April, you are not alone. The growth of the NCAA Tournament has made March Madness one of the highlights of the sports calendar, but that preoccupation with brackets has tended to make the regular season something of an afterthought.

These days, great seasons aren’t measured so much by conference championships or national rankings as they are by how your team fares in the Big Dance. For the major players, nothing less than a trip to the Final Four even begins to satisfy the fan base.

Who has ended up cutting the nets since the tournament began way back in 1939?

Here’s the list of NCAA men’s basketball champions:

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A & M
1946: Oklahoma A & M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: C.C.N.Y.
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State

Coaches with most NCAA titles

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:05:03 +0000

The Final Four has at least a little in common with the Academy Awards: Most seem to agree that it’s an honor just to be in the last cut of contenders, regardless of how it all turns out.

Of course, winning beats the heck out of just “being there,” and some coaches have enjoyed that one brief shining moment more than others. One, in fact, laps the field.

Who are the winningest Final Four coaches of all time?

Here’s the list, through the 2009 tournament:

10 — John Wooden, UCLA

4 — Adolph Rupp, Kentucky

3 — Bob Knight, Indiana

3 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke

2 — Jim Calhoun, Connecticut

2 — Denny Crum, Louisville

2 — Billy Donovan, Florida

2 — Henry Iba, Oklahoma State

2 — Ed Jucker, Cincinnati

2 — Branch McCracken, Indiana

2 — Dean Smith, North Carolina

2 — Phil Woolpert, San Francisco

2 — Roy Williams, North Carolina

Source: NCAA.org

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Most Final Four wins

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:02:38 +0000

Since UCLA has won the most NCAA men’s basketball championships (11), it stands to reason that the Bruins know their way around the Final Four. And, indeed, the men from Westwood are the all-time leaders in Final Four wins.

Who else made the list?

Here’s the roll call, through the 2009 tournament:

25 – UCLA*
17 – Kentucky
15 – North Carolina
14 – Duke
12 – Indiana
11 – Kansas
8 – Ohio State
7 – Cincinnati
5 – Michigan*
5 – Florida
5 – Georgetown
5 – Louisville
5 – North Carolina State
5 – Oklahoma State
5 – San Francisco

* Does not include vacated years.

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Final Four Most Outstanding Players

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:17:42 +0000

Every NCAA Tournament has its share of heroes, but one often stands above all the rest. Whether it is wire-to-wire brilliance or a dominating performance under the brightest of lights, March Madness mints legends whose names stand the test of time.

Who have been the best of the best when the nets come down on college basketball’s ultimate night?

Here’s a list of the last 10 Final Four Most Outstanding Players:

Year	Player	Team	Statistics
2009	Wayne Ellington	North Carolina	39 points, 13 rebounds, 8-10 3PT
2008	Mario Chalmers	Kansas	29 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals
2007	Corey Brewer	Florida	32 points, 7-13 3-pointers, 10 rebounds
2006	Joakim Noah	Florida	17 rebounds, 10 blocks
2005	Sean May	North Carolina	48 points, 17 rebounds
2004	Emeka Okafor	Connecticut	42 points, 22 rebounds
2003	Carmelo Anthony	Syracuse	53 points, 24 rebounds
2002	Juan Dixon	Maryland	51 points, 7 steals
2001	Shane Battier	Duke	43 points, 19 rebounds
2000	Mateen Cleeves	Michigan State	29 points, 5 assists

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Most Final Four appearances

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:00:12 +0000

Dynasties may be a thing of the past in the super-competitive world of college basketball, but the list of schools with the most Final Four appearances is made up of the bluest of hoops blue bloods.

Who has made the final weekend with the most regularity? By advancing through the 2009 tournament, North Carolina stands alone atop the list:

18 – North Carolina
17 – UCLA*
14 – Duke
13 – Kentucky
13 – Kansas
10 – Ohio State
8 – Indiana
8 – Louisville
7 – Michigan State
6 – Arkansas
6 – Cincinnati
7 – Michigan State
6 – Oklahoma State

* Does not include vacated years

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Worst NCAA Regional blowouts

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:51:23 +0000

If you advance to the Regional round of the NCAA Tournament, it stands to reason that you’ve probably got a pretty good team. But bad things happen, even to the best of teams, on a given night.

What are some of the biggest blowouts in Regional round history?

Here’s the list, with final margin:

49 — UCLA (109) vs. Wyoming, (60), Regional semifinal, 3-17-1967
47 — Duke (101) vs. Connecticut (54), Regional final, 3-14-1964
43 — *Villanova (90) vs. Penn (47), Regional Semifinal, 3-20-1971
40 — Cincinnati (99) vs. DePaul (59), Regional Semifinal, 3-11-1960
40 — Princeton (109) vs. Providence (69), Regional Final, 3-13-1965

* Result later vacated

Source: ncaa.org

Most consecutive Sweet 16s

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:38:35 +0000

While a spot in the Final Four is college basketball’s big prize, advancing to the Sweet 16 is a good overall measure of excellence. Surviving the rigors and potential pitfalls of the tournament’s first weekend is no small accomplishment and a solid testament to the foundation of a program.

Which schools have made the most consecutive Sweet 16 appearances?

Here’s the list:

13 — North Carolina (1981-93)
9 — Duke (1998-2006)
7 — Duke (1986-92)
6 — UCLA (1975-80)
5 — Kansas (1993-97)
5 — Kentucky (1995-99)
5 — Notre Dame (1975-79)
4 — Arkansas (1993-96)
4 — Indiana (1991-94)
4 — Kansas (2001-04)
4 — Memphis (1982-85)
4 — Michigan St. (1998-2001)
4 — Virginia (1981-84)
3 — 25 times

Source: ncaa.org

NCAA Regional scoring records

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:34:56 +0000

By the time the NCAA Tournament is reduced from 65 to 16 teams, the “just happy to be here” types are long gone and the competition is hot and heavy.

While more people remember Final Four heroics, Regional games have provided the stage for some remarkable showings as well.

Here’s a list of the top scoring games in Regional history, with opponent, round, and date:

56 — Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati vs. Arkansas, regional third place, 3-15-1958
52 — Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Kentucky, regional semifinal, 3-12-1970
47 – Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Houston, regional third place, 3-20-1971
46 – Dave Corzine, DePaul vs. Louisville, regional semifinal, 3-17-1978 (2OT)
45 – Bob Houbregs, Washington vs. Seattle, regional semifinal, 3-13-1953
45 – Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Iowa, regional third place, 3-14-1970

Source: ncaa.org

Most Sweet 16 appearances

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:21:26 +0000

It takes six victories over three weekends to win the NCAA Tournament, and getting to that second weekend can be the toughest task of all. Round 1 often is for Cinderellas, but as the field gets tougher, winning a second time is a different matter entirely.

No great surprise, then, that the list of schools with the most Sweet 16 appearances is chock full of college basketball’s most fabled institutions.

Who’s on top?

Here goes:
22 — North Carolina (1975-2008)
20 — Kentucky (1975-2005)
19 — Duke (1978-2006)
17 — UCLA (1975-2008)
16 — Kansas ( 1981-2008)
16 — Louisville (1975-2008)
14 – Indiana ( 1975-2002)
14 — Syracuse (1975-2004)
12 — Arizona (1976-2005)
12 — Connecticut (1976-2006)
11 — Georgetown (1980-2007)
11 — Maryland (1975-2003)
11 — Michigan St. (1978-2008)
10 — Arkansas (1978-96)
10 — UNLV (1975-2007)

Source: ncaa.org

Richest college basketball teams

Bill Sullivan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:32:16 +0000

College basketball is all about breathless finishes, buzzer-beaters, pep bands, frenzied crowds and heated rivalries.

Oh, and money, too.

Sold out home schedules help, but the real cash pours in when your team makes a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Success brings out more folks wanting a piece of the action, many of them willing to donate money and pay premium prices for premium seats and perks.

Recently, Forbes set out to determine which schools had the most lucrative programs. The publication’s second annual ranking of the Most Valuable College Basketball Teams is based on how much cash the program brings to four areas: the university (including scholarship payments for basketball players); the athletic department (profit generated by the basketball program retained by the department); the conference (distribution of post-season tournament revenue); and local communities (estimated spending by visitors).

Here are the top 10:

1. North Carolina

2, Kentucky

3. Louisville

4. Indiana

5. Kansas

6. Arizona

7. Illinois

8. Duke

9. Maryland

10. Ohio State

To get the details, and to see the rest of the list, visit Forbes.