Kentucky basketball vs. Kansas all-time

(updated through January 2017 meeting)

Kentucky and Kansas are most certainly among the top programs in college basketball history.  UK is quite arguably #1 (as they own most lists other than national titles), while Kansas is probably about #3, 4 or 5 when you assess various criteria.

A brief comparison of some statistics...

WINS (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY
2) KANSAS
3) NORTH CAROLINA
4) DUKE
5) TEMPLE
6) SYRACUSE
7) NOTRE DAME
8) UCLA
9) ST. JOHN'S
10) INDIANA
11) LOUISVILLE

WINNING PERCENTAGE (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY
2) NORTH CAROLINA
3) KANSAS
4) DUKE
5) UCLA
6) SYRACUSE
7) LOUISVILLE
8) WESTERN KENTUCKY
9) ARIZONA
10) NOTRE DAME
11) ST. JOHN'S
12) ILLINOIS
13) VILLANOVA
14) UCONN
15) MURRAY STATE
16) TEMPLE
17) INDIANA

TOURNAMENT WINS (through 2016 season):
1) KENTUCKY - 123
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 117
3) DUKE - 107
4) UCLA - 104
5) KANSAS - 100
6) INDIANA - 75
7) LOUISVILLE - 66

CHAMPIONSHIPS (through 2016 season):
1) UCLA - 11
2) KENTUCKY - 8
t-3) NORTH CAROLINA - 5
t-3) INDIANA - 5
t-5) DUKE - 4
t-5) UCONN - 4
t-7) KANSAS - 3
t-7) LOUISVILLE - 3

FINAL FOURS (through 2016 season):
1) NORTH CAROLINA - 19
t-2) KENTUCKY - 17
t-2) UCLA - 17
4) DUKE - 16
5) KANSAS - 14
t-6) LOUISVILLE - 10
t-6) OHIO STATE - 10
8) MICHIGAN STATE - 9
9) INDIANA - 8

AVERAGE RANKINGS ON ALL ABOVE LISTS:
1) KENTUCKY - 1.4
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 2.2
t-3) UCLA - 4
t-3) DUKE - 4
5) KANSAS - 4.4
6) LOUISVILLE - 7.6
7) INDIANA - 9

What about head-to-head?  Kentucky has gotten the best of the Jayhawks there, too.  

22-8 overall (73.3%), which is the best mark the Wildcats own against any of the blue bloods.

The breakdown:

HOME GAMES: 7-2 (77.8%)

Rupp Arena: 4-2 (66.7%) - wins in 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1990...losses in 2005 and 2017

Memorial Coliseum: 3-0 (100%) - wins in 1950, 1969 and 1972

ROAD GAMES: 7-5 (58.3%)

"Phog" Allen Fieldhouse: 7-5 (58.3%) - wins in 1959, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1983...losses in 1973, 1985, 1989, 2006 and 2016

NEUTRAL SITES: 8-1 (88.9%)

Freedom Hall (Louisville): 3-0 (100%) - regular season wins in 1974, 1982 and 1984

Superdome (New Orleans): 2-0 (100%) - wins in 1999 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 and the 2012 NCAA Championship Game

United Center (Chicago): 1-1 (50%) - win in 1998 Great Eight regular season matchup, loss in 2007 NCAA Tournament Round of 32

Madison Square Garden (NYC): 1-0 (100%) - win in 2011 Champions Classic regular season matchup

Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis): 1-0 (100%) - win in 2014 Champions Classic regular season matchup

REGULAR SEASON OVERALL: 20-7
NCAA TOURNAMENT: 2-1

By coach?

Calipari: 3-2 (1-0 in NCAA Tournament)

Tubby: 2-3 (1-1 in NCAA Tournament)

Pitino: 1-1 (the one loss was by 55 in Lawrence)

Sutton: 0-1 (17-point loss in Lawrence)

Hall: 12-1 (amazing record!)

Rupp: 4-0

By opposing coach?

Bill Self: is 5-3 against UK (3-0 vs. Tubby, 2-3 vs. Cal)

Roy Williams: was 1-3 against UK (1-1 vs. Pitino, 0-2 vs. Tubby)

Larry Brown: was 1-2 against UK (0-2 vs. Hall, 1-0 vs. Sutton)

Ted Owens: was 1-12 against UK (0-2 vs. Rupp, 1-10 vs. Hall)

Dick Harp: was 0-1 against UK (1959 vs. Rupp)

Forrest "Phog" Allen: was 0-1 against UK (1950 vs. Rupp)

Head-to-head records of the college basketball "blue bloods"

(updated at the end of January 2017)

The top six programs in college basketball history are almost universally recognized among historians as: Kentucky, North Carolina, UCLA, Kansas, Duke and Indiana.  The first tier is clearly UK, UNC and UCLA, with the other three lagging a bit behind.

Here is a look at their head-to-head results, listed by winning percentage:

1) UNC .558 (177-140)
2) UK .553 (88-71)
3) IU .481 (51-55)
4) DUKE .466 (139-159)
5) UCLA .449 (31-38)
6) KU .361 (30-53)

The breakdown...

UK is:
32-25 against IU
22-8 against KU
15-23 against UNC
12-9 against Duke
7-6 against UCLA

UNC is:
134-108 against Duke
23-15 against UK
8-3 against UCLA
6-5 against KU
6-9 against IU

IU is:
25-32 against UK
9-6 against UNC
8-6 against Kansas
6-6 against UCLA
3-5 against Duke

Duke is: 
108-134 against UNC
10-6 against UCLA
9-12 against UK
7-4 against KU
5-3 against IU

UCLA is:
10-7 against KU
6-6 against IU
6-10 against Duke
6-7 against UK
3-8 against UNC

KU is:
8-22 against UK
7-10 against UCLA
6-8 against IU
5-6 against UNC
4-7 against Duke

Notes:
- UNC has a winning record against everyone except IU (6-9)
- UK has a winning record against everyone except UNC (15-23)
- Obviously the most matchups in any series is UNC/Duke (242 games)
- Kansas has a losing record against every other blue blood
- UCLA's only winning record is against Kansas (10-7)
- UofL (probably the 7th best team all-time - although they rated above IU in my most recent analysis) has losing records against all the top six teams shown here.  As of the end of January 2017, the Cardinals were 6-7 against Duke, 16-34 against UK, 8-10 against IU, 5-11 against UNC, 5-6 against Kansas, and 7-15 against UCLA.  Total record = 47-83 (.362)

Kentucky basketball's history in the AP Poll

As all UK fans know, the Wildcats dominate in virtually every way (other than total titles...a distinction belonging to UCLA only because of one Sam Gilbert...but that's none of my business).

Let's check out some AP poll statistics, shall we?  This poll didn't begin until 1949, so it eliminates a few of UK's best seasons (1945-48). 

Most weeks at #1:

1) UCLA - 134
2) DUKE - 129
3) KENTUCKY - 124
4) NORTH CAROLINA - 110
5) KANSAS - 63
6) INDIANA - 54
7) CINCINNATI - 45
8) ARIZONA - 37
8) OHIO STATE - 37
10) UNLV - 32

Most weeks in top 5:

1) KENTUCKY - 453
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 426
3) DUKE - 381
4) KANSAS - 333
5) UCLA - 308
6) INDIANA - 179
7) ARIZONA - 143
8) OHIO STATE - 142
9) CINCINNATI - 126
10) LOUISVILLE - 125

Most weeks in top 10:

1) KENTUCKY - 674
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 654
3) DUKE - 636
4) KANSAS - 520
5) UCLA - 455
6) ARIZONA - 288
7) INDIANA - 282
8) LOUISVILLE - 281
9) SYRACUSE - 255
10) OHIO STATE - 225
10) ILLINOIS - 225

Most appearances in the AP Poll:

1) NORTH CAROLINA - 871
2) KENTUCKY - 856
3) DUKE - 767
4) KANSAS - 720
5) UCLA - 682
6) LOUISVILLE - 616
7) INDIANA - 554
8) SYRACUSE - 547
9) ARIZONA - 513
10) ILLINOIS - 445

If you weight each of these evenly...

1) KENTUCKY - 37 points
2) NORTH CAROLINA - 35 points
3) DUKE - 33 points
4) UCLA - 28 points
5) KANSAS - 27 points
6) INDIANA - 18 points
7) ARIZONA - 14 points
8) LOUISVILLE - 9 points
9) OHIO STATE - 7 points
10) CINCINNATI - 6 points

Ranking the top 25 NCAA men's basketball teams of all time

(updated through the end of calendar year 2016)

Let's look at some categories, and then add the rankings together.

Championships (weighted 2x)

1) UCLA (11) - 50 points
2) Kentucky (8) - 48 points
3) North Carolina (5) - 46 points
3) Indiana (5) - 46 points
3) Duke (5) - 46 points
6) UConn (4) - 40 points
7) Louisville (3) - 38 points
7) Kansas (3) - 38 points 
9) Florida (2) - 34 points
9) Michigan State (2) - 34 points
9) NC State (2) - 34 points
9) Cincinnati (2) - 34 points
9) Oklahoma State (2) - 34 points
9) San Francisco (2) - 34 points
9) Villanova (2) - 34 points
16) Syracuse (1) - 20 points
16) Utah (1) - 20 points
16) Arizona (1) - 20 points
16) Georgetown (1) - 20 points
16) Ohio State (1) - 20 points
16) Marquette (1) - 20 points
16) Oregon (1) - 20 points
16) Wisconsin (1) - 20 points
16) Stanford (1) - 20 points
16) Wyoming (1) - 20 points
16) Holy Cross (1) - 20 points
16) CCNY (1) - 20 points
16) La Salle (1)  - 20 points
16) California (1) - 20 points
16) Loyola Ill. (1) - 20 points
16) UTEP (1) - 20 points
16) Maryland (1) - 20 points
16) Michigan (1)  - 20 points
16) Arkansas (1) - 20 points
16) UNLV (1) - 20 points

Total Wins

1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) Kansas - 24 points
3) North Carolina - 23 points
4) Duke - 22 points
5) Temple - 21 points
6) Syracuse - 20 points
7) Notre Dame - 19 points
8) UCLA - 18 points
9) St. John's - 17 points
10) Indiana - 16 points
11) Louisville - 15 points
12) BYU - 14 points
13) Utah - 13 points
14) Illinois - 12 points
15) Texas - 11 points
16) Arizona - 10 points
17) Washington - 9 points
18) Pennsylvania - 8 points
19) Western Kentucky - 7 points
20) Cincinnati - 6 points
21) Purdue - 5 points 
22) Oregon State - 4 points
23) West Virginia - 3 points
24) Princeton - 2 points 
25) Villanova - 1 point

Winning percentage

1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) UNC - 24 points
3) Kansas - 23 points
4) Duke - 22 points
5) UCLA - 21 points
6) Syracuse - 20 points
7) Louisville - 19 points
8) Western Kentucky - 18 points
9) Arizona - 17 points
10) Notre Dame - 16 points
11) St. John's  - 15 points
12) Illinois - 14 points
13) Villanova - 13 points
14) Utah - 12 points
15) UConn - 11 points
16) Murray State - 10 points
17) Temple - 9 points
18) Indiana - 8 points
19) Arkansas - 7 points
20) Cincinnati - 6 points
21) Missouri State - 5 points
22) Purdue - 4 points
23) Texas - 3 points
24) BYU - 2 points
25) NC State - 1 point

Tournament Appearances

1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) UNC - 24 points
3) Kansas - 23 points
3) UCLA - 23 points
5) Louisville - 21 points
6) Duke - 20 points
7) Indiana - 19 points
8) Villanova - 18 points
8) Notre Dame - 18 points
10) Syracuse - 16 points
11) Texas - 15 points
12) UConn - 14 points
12) Temple - 14 points
14) Arizona - 12 points
14) Marquette - 12 points
16) Michigan State - 10 points
16) Arkansas - 10 points
16) Georgetown - 10 points
16) Cincinnati - 10 points
16) Illinois - 10 points
16) Oklahoma - 10 points
22) Utah - 4 points
22) BYU - 4 points
24) St. John's - 2 points
24) Kansas State - 2 points

Final Fours

1) UNC - 25 points
2) Kentucky - 24 points
2) UCLA - 24 points
4) Duke - 22 points
5) Kansas - 21 points
6) Louisville - 20 points
6) Ohio State - 20 points
8) Michigan State - 18 points
9) Indiana - 17 points
10) Cincinnati - 16 points
10) Oklahoma State - 16 points
10) Arkansas - 16 points
10) Syracuse - 16 points
14) Connecticut - 12 points
14) Georgetown - 12 points
14) Florida - 12 points
14) Houston - 12 points
14) Illinois - 12 points
14) Michigan - 12 points
14) Oklahoma - 12 points
21) Arizona - 5 points
21) Kansas State - 5 points
21) LSU - 5 points
21) UNLV - 5 points
21) Utah - 5 points
21) Villanova - 5 points
21) Wisconsin - 5 points

Tournament Wins

1) Kentucky - 25 points
2) UNC - 24 points
3) Duke - 23 points
4) UCLA - 22 points
5) Kansas - 21 points
6) Louisville - 20 points
7) Indiana - 19 points
8) Syracuse - 18 points
9) Michigan State - 17 points
10) Connecticut - 16 points
11) Villanova - 15 points
12) Ohio State - 14 points
13) Arizona - 13 points
14) Michigan - 12 points
15) Georgetown - 11 points
16) Cincinnati - 10 points
17) Florida - 9 points
18) Arkansas - 8 points
18) Marquette - 8 points
18) Maryland - 8 points
18) Oklahoma - 8 points
22) Illinois - 4 points
23) Oklahoma State - 3 points
24) Utah - 3 points
25) NC State - 2 points
25) Notre Dame - 2 points

Tournament Win Percentage (min. 25 games)

1) Duke - 25 points
2) North Carolina - 24 points
3) UCLA - 23 points
4) Michigan - 22 points
5) Florida - 21 points
6) Kentucky - 20 points
7) Kansas - 19 points
8) Michigan State - 18 points
9) UConn - 17 points
10) Indiana - 16 points
11) Ohio State - 15 points
12) Louisville - 14 points
13) UNLV - 13 points
14) Wisconsin - 12 points
15) Syracuse - 11 points
16) Arizona - 10 points
17) Maryland - 9 points
18) Georgetown - 8 points
19) Villanova - 7 points
20) Memphis - 6 points
21) Cincinnati - 5 points
22) Butler - 4 points
23) San Francisco - 3 points
24) Seton Hall - 2 points
25) Oklahoma State - 1 point
25) Oregon - 1 point

Composite rankings (adding points for all lists)

1) Kentucky - 192
2) UNC - 190
3) UCLA - 181
4) Duke - 180
5) Kansas - 169
6) Louisville - 147
7) Indiana - 141
8) Syracuse - 121
9) UConn - 110
10) Michigan State - 97
11) Villanova - 93
12) Arizona - 87
12) Cincinnati - 87
14) Florida - 76
15) Ohio State - 69
16) Michigan - 66
17) Georgetown - 61
17) Arkansas - 61
19) Utah - 57
20) Notre Dame - 55
21) Oklahoma State - 54
22) Illinois - 52
23) Temple - 44
24) Marquette - 40
25) UNLV - 38

The top teams of the six-round NCAA tournament era (and before)

Since 1985
1) Duke (4 titles, 12 FFs, 30 appearances)
2) UConn (4 titles, 5 FFs, 18 appearances)
3) North Carolina (3 titles, 9 FFs, 28 appearances)
4) Kentucky (3 titles, 8 FFs, 25 appearances)
5) Kansas (2 titles, 8 FFs, 30 appearances)
6) Florida (2 titles, 5 FFs, 17 appearances)
7) Louisville (2 titles, 4 FFs, 24 appearances)
8) Michigan State (1 title, 7 FFs, 25 appearances)
9) Arizona (1 title, 4 FFs, 27 appearances)
10) Syracuse (1 title, 4 FFs, 25 appearances)
11) UCLA (1 title, 4 FFs, 24 appearances)
12) Indiana (1 title, 3 FFs, 24 appearances)
13) Arkansas (1 title, 3 FFs, 18 appearances)
14) UNLV (1 title, 3 FFs, 15 appearances)

Missed the cutoff (fewer than 3 Final Fours):
Villanova, Michigan

Before 1985
1) UCLA (10 titles, 13 FFs, 22 appearances)
2) Kentucky (5 titles, 9 FFs, 29 appearances)
3) Indiana (4 titles, 5 FFs, 14 appearances)
4) North Carolina (2 titles, 9 FFs, 18 appearances)
5) Cincinnati (2 titles, 5 FFs, 10 appearances)
6) Oklahoma State (2 titles, 4 FFs, 9 appearances)
7) San Francisco (2 titles, 3 FFs, 14 appearances)
8) North Carolina State (2 titles, 3 FFs, 11 appearances)
9) Ohio State (1 title, 8 FFs, 13 appearances)
10) Louisville (1 title, 6 FFs, 17 appearances)
11) Kansas (1 title, 6 FFs, 14 appearances)
12) Utah (1 title, 3 FFs, 13 appearances)
13) Georgetown (1 title, 3 FFs, 9 appearances)
14) California (1 title, 3 FFs, 5 appearances)

Missed the cutoff (fewer than 3 Final Fours):
Marquette, Michigan State, UTEP, Loyola (Chicago), LaSalle, CCNY, Holy Cross, Wyoming, Stanford, Wisconsin, Oregon

Here are some detailed profiles of the top schools in the six-round era:

Duke
Current streak: made 20 in a row
Appearances: 30 (missed 1995)
Sweet 16s: 22
Elite 8s: 14
Final 4s: 12
Titles: 4

Appearances before 1985: 9
Sweet 16s before 1985: 6
Elite 8s before 1985: 6
Final 4s before 1985: 4
Titles before 1985: 0

Connecticut
Current streak: missed in 2015
Appearances: 18
Sweet 16s: 13
Elite 8s: 10
Final 4s: 5
Titles: 4

Appearances before 1985: 13
Sweet 16s before 1985: 3
Elite 8s before 1985: 1
Final 4s before 1985: 0
Titles before 1985: 0

North Carolina
Current streak: made 5 in a row
Appearances: 28 (missed 2002, 2003, 2010)
Sweet 16s: 20
Elite 8s: 15
Final 4s: 9
Titles: 3

Appearances before 1985: 18
Sweet 16s before 1985: 11
Elite 8s before 1985: 11 (2 during the 8-team era)
Final 4s before 1985: 9
Titles before 1985: 2

Kentucky
Current streak: made 2 in a row
Appearances: 25 (vacated 1988, missed 1989, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2013)
Sweet 16s: 18
Elite 8s: 15
Final 4s: 8
Titles: 3

Appearances before 1985: 29
Sweet 16s before 1985: 23
Elite 8s before 1985: 21 (4 during the 8-team era)
Final 4s before 1985: 9
Titles before 1985: 5

Kansas
Current streak: made 26 in a row
Appearances: 30 (missed in 1989)
Sweet 16s: 19
Elite 8s: 12
Final 4s: 8
Titles: 2

Appearances before 1985: 14
Sweet 16s before 1985: 9
Elite 8s before 1985: 9 (2 during the 8-team era)
Final 4s before 1985: 6
Titles before 1985: 1

Florida
Current streak: missed in 2015
Appearances: 17
Sweet 16s: 9
Elite 8s: 8
Final 4s: 5
Titles: 2

Appearances before 1985: 0
Sweet 16s before 1985: 0
Elite 8s before 1985: 0
Final 4s before 1985: 0
Titles before 1985: 0

Louisville
Current streak: made 9 in a row
Appearances: 24
Sweet 16s: 14
Elite 8s: 8
Final 4s: 4
Titles: 2

Appearances before 1985: 17
Sweet 16s before 1985: 14
Elite 8s before 1985: 6
Final 4s before 1985: 6
Titles before 1985: 1

Michigan State
Current streak: made 18 in a row
Appearances: 25 (missed 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997)
Sweet 16s: 15
Elite 8s: 9
Final 4s: 7
Titles: 1

Appearances before 1985: 4
Sweet 16s before 1985: 4
Elite 8s before 1985: 4
Final 4s before 1985: 2
Titles before 1985: 1

Arizona
Current streak: made 3 in a row
Appearances: 27 (vacated 1999 and 2008, missed 2010 and 2012)
Sweet 16s: 16
Elite 8s: 10
Final 4s: 4
Titles: 1

Appearances before 1985: 3
Sweet 16s before 1985: 2
Elite 8s before 1985: 1
Final 4s before 1985: 0
Titles before 1985: 0

Syracuse
Current streak: missed in 2015
Appearances: 25 (missed 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2015)
Sweet 16s: 13
Elite 8s: 6
Final 4s: 4
Titles: 1

Appearances before 1985: 12
Sweet 16s before 1985: 8
Elite 8s before 1985: 3
Final 4s before 1985: 1
Titles before 1985: 0

UCLA
Current streak: made 3 in a row
Appearances: 24
Sweet 16s: 13
Elite 8s: 6
Final 4s: 4
Titles: 1

Appearances before 1985: 22
Sweet 16s before 1985: 19
Elite 8s before 1985: 15
Final 4s before 1985: 13
Titles before 1985: 10

Indiana
Current streak: 1
Appearances: 24
Sweet 16s: 9
Elite 8s: 4
Final 4s: 3
Titles: 1

Appearances before 1985: 14
Sweet 16s before 1985: 12
Elite 8s before 1985: 7 (1 during 8-team era)
Final 4s before 1985: 5
Titles before 1985: 4

Arkansas
Current streak: 1
Appearances: 18
Sweet 16s: 6
Elite 8s: 4
Final 4s: 3
Titles: 1

Appearances before 1985: 12
Sweet 16s before 1985: 4
Elite 8s before 1985: 6 (3 during 8-team era)
Final 4s before 1985: 3
Titles before 1985: 0

UNLV
Current streak: missed in 2015
Appearances: 15
Sweet 16s: 6
Elite 8s: 4
Final 4s: 3
Titles: 1

Appearances before 1985: 5
Sweet 16s before 1985: 4
Elite 8s before 1985: 1
Final 4s before 1985: 1
Titles before 1985: 0

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