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Monday, March 30, 2015

Schools with best records in late NCAA tournament rounds

(updated through 2016)

To be clear, this includes the earliest years, when only 8 teams were involved.  I have ranked all of these from best to worst winning percentage.


ELITE EIGHT (minimum of 8 games played)

UCLA 17-4

DUKE 16-4

CINCINNATI 6-2

INDIANA 8-3

LOUISVILLE 10-4

OHIO STATE 10-4

NORTH CAROLINA 19-8

MICHIGAN STATE 9-4

KANSAS 14-8

FLORIDA 5-3

ARKANSAS 6-4

SYRACUSE 6-4

GEORGETOWN 5-4

ILLINOIS 5-4

OKLAHOMA 5-4

OKLAHOMA STATE 6-5

KENTUCKY 17-19

CONNECTICUT 5-6

MICHIGAN 5-7

ARIZONA 4-7

KANSAS STATE 4-8

VILLANOVA 4-8


SEMIFINALS (minimum of 4 games played)

CONNECTICUT 4-1

MICHIGAN 4-1

GEORGETOWN 4-1

INDIANA 6-2

KENTUCKY 12-5

UCLA 12-5

DUKE 11-5

KANSAS 9-5

FLORIDA 3-2

NORTH CAROLINA 10-9

SYRACUSE 3-3

CINCINNATI 3-3

VILLANOVA 2-2

ARIZONA 2-2

HOUSTON 2-3

OKLAHOMA 2-3

MICHIGAN STATE 3-6

ARKANSAS 2-4

OKLAHOMA STATE 2-4

LOUISVILLE 3-7

KANSAS STATE 1-3

ILLINOIS 1-4


CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES (minimum of 2 games played)

CONNECTICUT 4-0

LOUISVILLE 3-0

SAN FRANCISCO 2-0

OKLAHOMA STATE 2-0

VILLANOVA 2-0

UCLA 11-1

INDIANA 5-1

KENTUCKY 8-4

MICHIGAN STATE 2-1

FLORIDA 2-1

CINCINNATI 2-1

NORTH CAROLINA 5-5

ARIZONA 1-1

ARKANSAS 1-1

DUKE 5-6

KANSAS 3-6

SYRACUSE 1-2

MICHIGAN 1-3

GEORGETOWN 1-3

HOUSTON 0-2

OKLAHOMA 0-2

Most Elite 8 and Final 4 Appearances by School

(updated through games on 3/26/17)

ELITE EIGHT

1) KENTUCKY - 37 (6 under John Calipari, in 8 seasons)

2) NORTH CAROLINA - 28 (8 under Roy Williams, in 14 seasons)

3) KANSAS - 23 (7 under Bill Self, in 14 seasons)

4) UCLA - 21 (1980 was vacated by NCAA)

5) DUKE - 20 (14 under Mike Krzyzewski, in 37 seasons)

6) LOUISVILLE - 14 (6 under Rick Pitino, in 16 seasons)

6) OHIO STATE - 14 (1999 was vacated by NCAA)

8) MICHIGAN STATE - 13 (9 under Tom Izzo, in 22 seasons)

9) KANSAS STATE - 12

9) MICHIGAN - 12 (1993 was vacated by NCAA)

9) VILLANOVA - 12 (1971 was vacated by NCAA)

12) ARIZONA - 11

12) INDIANA - 11

12) CONNECTICUT - 11

12) OKLAHOMA STATE - 11

16) ARKANSAS - 10

16) SYRACUSE - 10 (7 under Jim Boeheim, in 41 seasons)

18) ILLINOIS - 9

18) GEORGETOWN - 9

18) OKLAHOMA - 9

18) FLORIDA - 9

22) CINCINNATI - 8

23) TEMPLE - 7

23) MARQUETTE - 7

23) TEXAS - 7

23) SAN FRANCISCO - 7

23) NOTRE DAME - 7

23) OREGON - 7

29) WISCONSIN - 6

29) NORTH CAROLINA STATE - 6

29) WAKE FOREST - 6

29) UTAH - 6

29) ST. JOHN'S - 6

29) OREGON STATE - 6

29) LSU - 6

29) VIRGINIA - 6

37) HOUSTON - 5

FINAL FOUR

1) NORTH CAROLINA - 20 (5 under Roy Williams in 14 seasons)


2) KENTUCKY - 17 (4 under John Calipari in 8 seasons)

2) UCLA - 17 (1980 was vacated)

4) DUKE - 16 (12 under Mike Krzyzewski in 37 seasons)

5) KANSAS - 14 (2 under Bill Self in 14 seasons)

6) LOUISVILLE - 10 (3 under Rick Pitino in 16 seasons)

6) OHIO STATE - 10 (1999 was vacated)

8) MICHIGAN STATE - 9 (7 under Tom Izzo in 22 seasons)

9) INDIANA - 8

10) ARKANSAS - 6

10) CINCINNATI - 6

10) OKLAHOMA STATE - 6

10) SYRACUSE - 6

14) CONNECTICUT - 5

14) FLORIDA - 5

14) GEORGETOWN - 5

14) HOUSTON - 5

14) ILLINOIS - 5

14) MICHIGAN - 5 (1992 and 1993 were vacated)

14) OKLAHOMA - 5

21) ARIZONA - 4

21) KANSAS STATE - 4

21) LSU - 4

21) UNLV - 4

21) UTAH - 4

21) WISCONSIN - 4

21) VILLANOVA - 4 (1971 was vacated)

28) CALIFORNIA - 3

28) IOWA - 3

28) MARQUETTE - 3

28) NC STATE - 3

28) SAN FRANCISCO - 3

28) TEXAS - 3