1 hour ago, Bluegrasscard said:

Interesting statistics here. 

All four mentioned above do at least have titles to go with the losses.  What program has the most losses without ever winning the big dance? 

 

 

1 hour ago, bugatti said:

Someone better with this stuff may have an answer, but the most I saw was a few teams with two losses. Looks like Michigan (aside from the no win teams) has the worst record all time in finals at 1-6.

It looks like Bradley, Butler, Dartmouth, Gonzaga, Houston, & Oklahoma all are 0-2.

52 minutes ago, Tones said:

 

It looks like Bradley, Butler, Dartmouth, Gonzaga, Houston, & Oklahoma all are 0-2.

Memphis/Memphis State is also 0-2 (1973 and 2008)

I believe I heard them say on the radio that this is the first time in the history of the tournament that the Final Fours teams are comprised all by schools with multiple titles.

5 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

I believe I heard them say on the radio that this is the first time in the history of the tournament that the Final Fours teams are comprised all by schools with multiple titles.

That's pretty crazy. 

35 minutes ago, MJAlltheWay24 said:

I believe I heard them say on the radio that this is the first time in the history of the tournament that the Final Fours teams are comprised all by schools with multiple titles.

Yep. All have at least three, actually.

I know this is heresy for a UK fan, but I hope Duke wins it. Coach K deserves to go out on top. Plus, I respect the way that he has run that program much more than Kansas and North Carolina.

1 hour ago, Voice of Reason said:

I know this is heresy for a UK fan, but I hope Duke wins it. Coach K deserves to go out on top. Plus, I respect the way that he has run that program much more than Kansas and North Carolina.

Or they just hid the bag man a lot better than the other two programs....just kidding....kinda.

With this collection of Final Four teams my college basketball TV viewing is over until next season. 3 of them are on my top 5 list of ?teams. Villanova is okay. Great coach. But with their guard out with injury they have gone as far as they will go .

On 3/27/2022 at 11:03 PM, The Raven said:

No one is setting a record for winning the most Titles in this final 4 (UCLA-11) BUT, if either Kansas or Duke loses in the final, they will hold first place for the most title games lost at 7.

Duke has lost 6 (1964, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1999)

Kansas has lost 6 (1940, 1953, 1957, 1991, 2003, 2012)

Michigan has lost 6 (1965, 1976, 1992, 1993, 2013, 2018)

 

Also, if Carolina were to lose the final, they would join the top of the list with their 6th.  They are currently at 5 (1946, 1968, 1977, 1981, 2016)

It was this one.  UNC now joins the above 3 with 6 finals losses.

Four schools have appeared in the championship game multiple times without losing.

San Francisco (1955, 1956)
North Carolina St. (1974, 1983)
Louisville (1980, 1986, 2013 (They still won it on the court))
Connecticut (1999, 2004, 2011)

Forgot one for UConn.  They won in 2014 as well.