List of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four participants
This is a list of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four participants.
Final Four by year
[edit]From the first tournament in 1939 to 1951, the National Semifinals were also considered the Regional Championships, with the National Championship was held separately a week later. During this period, the tournament was divided into the East and West Regions. From 1952 to 1955, the Regional Championships were held at four sites, with two designated for the East and two for the West. In 1956, the four regions were given unique names for the first time.
From 1946 to 1981, a consolation game was conducted before the Championship for the losing teams of the National Semifinals; the winning team was awarded third place and the losing team was awarded fourth place. In 1982, the NCAA eliminated the game and the two losing teams of the semifinal games are considered tied for third place in the official record book.
At the conclusion of the championship game, one player is awarded the Most Outstanding Player award. Eleven times a player was awarded the MOP without being on the championship team. Five players have won the award twice, one player, Lew Alcindor, won the award three times.
| Year | Team | Conference | Region | Seed | Coach | Result | MOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Oregon | Pacific Coast[a] | West | Howard Hobson | Champion | ||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | East | Harold Olsen | Runner-up | Jimmy Hull | ||
| Oklahoma | Big Six[b] | West | Bruce Drake | ||||
| Villanova | Independent | East | Alexander Severance | ||||
| 1940 | Indiana | Big Ten | East | Branch McCracken | Champion | Marvin Huffman | |
| Kansas | Big Six[b] | West | Phog Allen | Runner-up | |||
| Duquesne | Independent | East | Chick Davies | ||||
| USC | Pacific Coast[a] | West | Sam Barry | ||||
| 1941 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | East | Harold E. Foster | Champion | John Kotz | |
| Washington State | Pacific Coast[a] | West | Jack Friel | Runner-up | |||
| Arkansas | Southwest | West | Glen Rose | ||||
| Pittsburgh | Independent | East | Doc Carlson | ||||
| 1942 | Stanford | Pacific Coast[a] | West | Everett Dean | Champion | Howie Dallmar | |
| Dartmouth | EIBL[c] | East | Osborne Cowles | Runner-up | |||
| Colorado | Mountain States[d] | West | Frosty Cox | ||||
| Kentucky | Southeastern | East | Adolph Rupp | ||||
| 1943 | Wyoming | Mountain States[d] | West | Everett Shelton | Champion | Ken Sailors | |
| Georgetown | Independent | East | Elmer Ripley | Runner-up | |||
| DePaul | Independent | East | Ray Meyer | ||||
| Texas | Southwest | West | Bully Gilstrap | ||||
| 1944 | Utah | Mountain States[d] | West | Vadal Peterson | Champion | Arnie Ferrin | |
| Dartmouth | EIBL[c] | East | Earl Brown | Runner-up | |||
| Iowa State | Big Six[b] | West | Louis Menze | ||||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | East | Harold Olsen | ||||
| 1945 | Oklahoma A&M[e] | Missouri Valley | West | Henry Iba | Champion | Bob Kurland | |
| NYU | Independent | East | Howard Cann | Runner-up | |||
| Arkansas | Southwest | West | Eugene Lambert | ||||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | East | Harold Olsen | ||||
| 1946 | Oklahoma A&M[e] | Missouri Valley | West | Henry Iba | Champion | Bob Kurland | |
| North Carolina | Southern | East | Ben Carnevale | Runner-up | |||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | East | Harold Olsen | Third place | |||
| California | Pacific Coast[a] | West | Nibs Price | ||||
| 1947 | Holy Cross | Independent | East | Doggie Julian | Champion | George Kaftan | |
| Oklahoma | Big Six[b] | West | Bruce Drake | Runner-up | |||
| Texas | Southwest | West | Jack Gray | Third place | |||
| CCNY | Independent | East | Nat Holman | ||||
| 1948 | Kentucky | Southeastern | East | Adolph Rupp | Champion | Alex Groza | |
| Baylor | Southwest | West | Bill Henderson | Runner-up | |||
| Holy Cross | Independent | East | Doggie Julian | Third place | |||
| Kansas State | Big Seven[b] | West | Jack Gardner | ||||
| 1949 | Kentucky | Southeastern | East | Adolph Rupp | Champion | Alex Groza | |
| Oklahoma A&M[e] | Missouri Valley | West | Henry Iba | Runner-up | |||
| Illinois | Big Nine[f] | East | Harry Combes | Third place | |||
| Oregon State | Pacific Coast[a] | West | Slats Gill | ||||
| 1950 | CCNY | Independent | East | Nat Holman | Champion | Irwin Dambrot | |
| Bradley | Missouri Valley | West | Forddy Anderson | Runner-up | |||
| NC State | Southern | East | Everett Case | Third place | |||
| Baylor | Southwest | West | Bill Henderson | ||||
| 1951 | Kentucky | Southeastern | East | Adolph Rupp | Champion | Bill Spivey | |
| Kansas State | Big Seven[b] | West | Jack Gardner | Runner-up | |||
| Illinois | Big Nine[f] | East | Harry Combes | Third place | |||
| Oklahoma A&M[e] | Missouri Valley | West | Henry Iba | ||||
| 1952 | Kansas | Big Seven[b] | West-1 | Phog Allen | Champion | Clyde Lovellette | |
| St. John's | Independent | East-1 | Frank McGuire | Runner-up | |||
| Illinois | Big Nine[f] | East-2 | Harry Combes | Third place | |||
| Santa Clara | Independent | West-2 | Bob Feerick | ||||
| 1953 | Indiana | Big Nine[f] | East-2 | Branch McCracken | Champion | ||
| Kansas | Big Seven[b] | West-1 | Phog Allen | Runner-up | B. H. Born | ||
| Washington | Pacific Coast[a] | West-2 | Tippy Dye | Third place | |||
| LSU | Southeastern | East-1 | Harry Rabenhorst | ||||
| 1954 | La Salle | Independent | East-1 | Ken Loeffler | Champion | Tom Gola | |
| Bradley | Independent | West-1 | Forddy Anderson | Runner-up | |||
| Penn State | Independent | East-2 | Elmer Gross | Third place | |||
| USC | Pacific Coast[a] | West-2 | Forrest Twogood | ||||
| 1955 | San Francisco | CBA[g] | West-2 | Phil Woolpert | Champion | Bill Russell | |
| La Salle | Independent | East-1 | Ken Loeffler | Runner-up | |||
| Colorado | Big Seven[b] | West-1 | Bebe Lee | Third place | |||
| Iowa | Big Ten | East-2 | Bucky O'Connor | ||||
| 1956 | San Francisco | West Coast Athletic[g] | Far West | Phil Woolpert | Champion | ||
| Iowa | Big Ten | Midwest | Bucky O'Connor | Runner-up | |||
| Temple | Independent | East | Harry Litwack | Third place | Hal Lear | ||
| SMU | Southwest | West | Doc Hayes | ||||
| 1957 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | Frank McGuire | Champion | ||
| Kansas | Big Seven[b] | Midwest | Dick Harp | Runner-up | Wilt Chamberlian | ||
| San Francisco | West Coast Athletic[g] | West | Phil Woolpert | Third place | |||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | Mideast | Forddy Anderson | ||||
| 1958 | Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | Adolph Rupp | Champion | ||
| Seattle | Independent | West | John Castellani | Runner-up | Elgin Baylor | ||
| Temple | Independent | East | Harry Litwack | Third place | |||
| Kansas State | Big Seven[b] | Midwest | Tex Winter | ||||
| 1959 | California | Pacific Coast[a] | West | Pete Newell | Champion | ||
| West Virginia | Southern | East | Fred Schaus | Runner-up | Jerry West | ||
| Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | George Smith | Third place | |||
| Louisville | Independent | Mideast | Bernard Hickman | ||||
| 1960 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | Fred Taylor | Champion | Jerry Lucas | |
| California | AAWU[a] | West | Pete Newell | Runner-up | |||
| Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | George Smith | Third place | |||
| NYU | Independent | East | Lou Rossini | ||||
| 1961 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Ed Jucker | Champion | ||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | Fred Taylor | Runner-up | Jerry Lucas | ||
| Saint Joseph's (vac.) | Middle Atlantic[h] | East | Jack Ramsay | Third place | |||
| Utah | Skyline Eight[d] | West | Jack Gardner | ||||
| 1962 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Ed Jucker | Champion | Paul Hogue | |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | Fred Taylor | Runner-up | |||
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast | East | Bones McKinney | Third place | |||
| UCLA | AAWU[a] | West | John Wooden | ||||
| 1963 | Loyola Chicago | Independent | Mideast | George Ireland | Champion | ||
| Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Ed Jucker | Runner-up | Art Heyman | ||
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | Vic Bubas | Third place | |||
| Oregon State | Independent | West | Slats Gill | ||||
| 1964 | UCLA | AAWU[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Walt Hazzard | |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | Vic Bubas | Runner-up | |||
| Michigan | Big Ten | Mideast | Dave Strack | Third place | |||
| Kansas State | Big Eight | Midwest | Tex Winter | ||||
| 1965 | UCLA | AAWU[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | ||
| Michigan | Big Ten | Mideast | Dave Strack | Runner-up | Bill Bradley | ||
| Princeton | Ivy League | East | Butch van Breda Kolff | Third place | |||
| Wichita State | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Gary Thompson | ||||
| 1966 | Texas Western[i] | Independent | Midwest | Don Haskins | Champion | Jerry Chambers | |
| Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | Adolph Rupp | Runner-up | |||
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | Vic Bubas | Third place | |||
| Utah | Western Athletic | West | Jack Gardner | ||||
| 1967 | UCLA | AAWU[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Lew Alcindor | |
| Dayton | Independent | Mideast | Don Donoher | Runner-up | |||
| Houston | Independent | Midwest | Guy Lewis | Third place | |||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | Dean Smith | ||||
| 1968 | UCLA | AAWU[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Lew Alcindor | |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | Dean Smith | Runner-up | |||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | Mideast | Fred Taylor | Third place | |||
| Houston | Independent | Midwest | Guy Lewis | ||||
| 1969 | UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Lew Alcindor | |
| Purdue | Big Ten | Mideast | George King | Runner-up | |||
| Drake | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Maury John | Third place | |||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | Dean Smith | ||||
| 1970 | UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Sidney Wicks | |
| Jacksonville | Independent | Mideast | Joe Williams | Runner-up | |||
| New Mexico State | Independent | Midwest | Lou Henson | Third place | |||
| St. Bonaventure | Independent | East | Larry Weise | ||||
| 1971 | UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | ||
| Villanova (vac.) | Independent | East | Jack Kraft | Runner-up | Howard Porter (vac.) | ||
| Western Kentucky (vac.) | Ohio Valley | Mideast | John Oldham | Third place | |||
| Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | Ted Owens | ||||
| 1972 | UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Bill Walton | |
| Florida State | Independent | Mideast | Hugh Durham | Runner-up | |||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | Dean Smith | Third place | |||
| Louisville | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Denny Crum | ||||
| 1973 | UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Bill Walton | |
| Memphis State[j] | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Gene Bartow | Runner-up | |||
| Indiana | Big Ten | Mideast | Bob Knight | Third place | |||
| Providence | Independent | East | Dave Gavitt | ||||
| 1974 | NC State | Atlantic Coast | East | Norm Sloan | Champion | David Thompson | |
| Marquette | Independent | Mideast | Al McGuire | Runner-up | |||
| UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | John Wooden | Third place | |||
| Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | Ted Owens | ||||
| 1975 | UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | John Wooden | Champion | Richard Washington | |
| Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | Joe B. Hall | Runner-up | |||
| Louisville | Missouri Valley | Midwest | Denny Crum | Third place | |||
| Syracuse | Independent[k] | East | Roy Danforth | ||||
| 1976 | Indiana | Big Ten | Mideast | Bob Knight | Champion | Kent Benson | |
| Michigan | Big Ten | Midwest | Johnny Orr | Runner-up | |||
| UCLA | Pacific-8[a] | West | Gene Bartow | Third place | |||
| Rutgers | Independent[l] | East | Tom Young | ||||
| 1977 | Marquette | Independent | Midwest | Al McGuire | Champion | Butch Lee | |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | Dean Smith | Runner-up | |||
| UNLV | Independent | West | Jerry Tarkanian | Third place | |||
| UNC Charlotte[m] | Sun Belt | Mideast | Lee Rose | ||||
| 1978 | Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | 2Q[n] | Joe B. Hall | Champion | Jack Givens |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 1Q[n] | Bill Foster | Runner-up | ||
| Arkansas | Southwest | West | 2L[n] | Eddie Sutton | Third place | ||
| Notre Dame | Independent | Midwest | 2L[n] | Digger Phelps | |||
| 1979 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Mideast | 2 | Jud Heathcote | Champion | Earvin Johnson |
| Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Midwest | 1 | Bill Hodges | Runner-up | ||
| DePaul | Independent | West | 2 | Ray Meyer | Third place | ||
| Penn | Ivy League | East | 9 | Bob Weinhauer | |||
| 1980 | Louisville | Metro | Midwest | 2 | Denny Crum | Champion | Darrell Griffith |
| UCLA (vac.) | Pacific-10[a] | West | 8 | Larry Brown | Runner-up | ||
| Purdue | Big Ten | Mideast | 6 | Lee Rose | Third place | ||
| Iowa | Big Ten | East | 5 | Lute Olson | |||
| 1981 | Indiana | Big Ten | Mideast | 3 | Bob Knight | Champion | Isiah Thomas |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | West | 2 | Dean Smith | Runner-up | ||
| LSU | Southeastern | Midwest | 1 | Dale Brown | |||
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Terry Holland | Third place | ||
| 1982 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Dean Smith | Champion | James Worthy |
| Georgetown | Big East | West | 1 | John Thompson | Runner-up | ||
| Houston | Southwest | Midwest | 6 | Guy Lewis | |||
| Louisville | Metro | Mideast | 3 | Denny Crum | |||
| 1983 | NC State | Atlantic Coast | West | 6 | Jim Valvano | Champion | |
| Houston | Southwest | Midwest | 1 | Guy Lewis | Runner-up | Akeem Olajuwon | |
| Georgia | Southeastern | East | 4 | Hugh Durham | |||
| Louisville | Metro | Mideast | 1 | Denny Crum | |||
| 1984 | Georgetown | Big East | West | 1 | John Thompson | Champion | Patrick Ewing |
| Houston | Southwest | Midwest | 2 | Guy Lewis | Runner-up | ||
| Kentucky | Southeastern | Mideast | 1 | Joe B. Hall | |||
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast | East | 7 | Terry Holland | |||
| 1985 | Villanova | Big East | Southeast | 8 | Rollie Massimino | Champion | Ed Pinckney |
| Georgetown | Big East | East | 1 | John Thompson | Runner-up | ||
| Memphis State[j] (vac.) | Metro | Midwest | 2 | Dana Kirk | |||
| St. John's | Big East | West | 1 | Lou Carnesecca | |||
| 1986 | Louisville | Metro | West | 2 | Denny Crum | Champion | Pervis Ellison |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Mike Krzyzewski | Runner-up | ||
| Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | 1 | Larry Brown | |||
| LSU | Southeastern | Southeast | 11 | Dale Brown | |||
| 1987 | Indiana | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 | Bob Knight | Champion | Keith Smart |
| Syracuse | Big East | East | 2 | Jim Boeheim | Runner-up | ||
| Providence | Big East | Southeast | 6 | Rick Pitino | |||
| UNLV | Big West | West | 1 | Jerry Tarkanian | |||
| 1988 | Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | 6 | Larry Brown | Champion | Danny Manning |
| Oklahoma | Big Eight | Southeast | 1 | Billy Tubbs | Runner-up | ||
| Arizona | Pacific-10[a] | West | 1 | Lute Olson | |||
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 2 | Mike Krzyzewski | |||
| 1989 | Michigan | Big Ten | Southeast | 3 | Steve Fisher | Champion | Glen Rice |
| Seton Hall | Big East | West | 3 | P. J. Carlesimo | Runner-up | ||
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 2 | Mike Krzyzewski | |||
| Illinois | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 | Lou Henson | |||
| 1990 | UNLV | Big West | West | 1 | Jerry Tarkanian | Champion | Anderson Hunt |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 3 | Mike Krzyzewski | Runner-up | ||
| Arkansas | Southwest | Midwest | 4 | Nolan Richardson | |||
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | Southeast | 4 | Bobby Cremins | |||
| 1991 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | Midwest | 2 | Mike Krzyzewski | Champion | Christian Laettner |
| Kansas | Big Eight | Southeast | 3 | Roy Williams | Runner-up | ||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Dean Smith | |||
| UNLV | Big West | West | 1 | Jerry Tarkanian | |||
| 1992 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Mike Krzyzewski | Champion | Bobby Hurley |
| Michigan (vac.) | Big Ten | Southeast | 6 | Steve Fisher | Runner-up | ||
| Cincinnati | Great Midwest | Midwest | 4 | Bob Huggins | |||
| Indiana | Big Ten | West | 2 | Bob Knight | |||
| 1993 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Dean Smith | Champion | Donald Williams |
| Michigan (vac.) | Big Ten | West | 1 | Steve Fisher | Runner-up | ||
| Kansas | Big Eight | Midwest | 2 | Roy Williams | |||
| Kentucky | Southeastern | Southeast | 1 | Rick Pitino | |||
| 1994 | Arkansas | Southeastern | Midwest | 1 | Nolan Richardson | Champion | Corliss Williamson |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | Southeast | 2 | Mike Krzyzewski | Runner-up | ||
| Arizona | Pacific-10[a] | West | 2 | Lute Olson | |||
| Florida | Southeastern | East | 3 | Lon Kruger | |||
| 1995 | UCLA | Pacific-10[a] | West | 1 | Jim Harrick | Champion | Ed O'Bannon |
| Arkansas | Southeastern | Midwest | 2 | Nolan Richardson | Runner-up | ||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | Southeast | 2 | Dean Smith | |||
| Oklahoma State | Big Eight | East | 4 | Eddie Sutton | |||
| 1996 | Kentucky | Southeastern | Midwest | 1 | Rick Pitino | Champion | Tony Delk |
| Syracuse | Big East | West | 4 | Jim Boeheim | Runner-up | ||
| Mississippi State | Southeastern | Southeast | 5 | Richard Williams | |||
| UMass (vac.) | Atlantic 10 | East | 1 | John Calipari | |||
| 1997 | Arizona | Pacific-10[a] | Southeast | 4 | Lute Olson | Champion | Miles Simon |
| Kentucky | Southeastern | West | 1 | Rick Pitino | Runner-up | ||
| Minnesota (vac.) | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 | Clem Haskins | |||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Dean Smith | |||
| 1998 | Kentucky | Southeastern | South | 2 | Tubby Smith | Champion | Jeff Sheppard |
| Utah | Western Athletic | West | 3 | Rick Majerus | Runner-up | ||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Bill Guthridge | |||
| Stanford | Pacific-10[a] | Midwest | 3 | Mike Montgomery | |||
| 1999 | Connecticut[o] | Big East | West | 1 | Jim Calhoun | Champion | Richard Hamilton |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Mike Krzyzewski | Runner-up | ||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 | Tom Izzo | |||
| Ohio State (vac.) | Big Ten | South | 4 | Jim O’Brien | |||
| 2000 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 | Tom Izzo | Champion | Mateen Cleaves |
| Florida | Southeastern | East | 5 | Billy Donovan | Runner-up | ||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | South | 8 | Bill Guthridge | |||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | West | 8 | Dick Bennett | |||
| 2001 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Mike Krzyzewski | Champion | Shane Battier |
| Arizona | Pacific-10[a] | Midwest | 2 | Lute Olson | Runner-up | ||
| Maryland | Atlantic Coast | West | 3 | Gary Williams | |||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | South | 1 | Tom Izzo | |||
| 2002 | Maryland | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Gary Williams | Champion | Juan Dixon |
| Indiana | Big Ten | South | 5 | Mike Davis | Runner-up | ||
| Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest | 1 | Roy Williams | |||
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | West | 2 | Kelvin Sampson | |||
| 2003 | Syracuse | Big East | East | 3 | Jim Boeheim | Champion | Carmelo Anthony |
| Kansas | Big 12 | West | 2 | Roy Williams | Runner-up | ||
| Marquette | Conference USA | Midwest | 3 | Tom Crean | |||
| Texas | Big 12 | South | 1 | Rick Barnes | |||
| 2004 | Connecticut[o] | Big East | Phoenix | 2 | Jim Calhoun | Champion | Emeka Okafor |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | St. Louis | 3 | Paul Hewitt | Runner-up | ||
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | Atlanta | 1 | Mike Krzyzewski | |||
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | East Rutherford | 2 | Eddie Sutton | |||
| 2005 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | Syracuse | 1 | Roy Williams | Champion | Sean May |
| Illinois | Big Ten | Chicago | 1 | Bruce Weber | Runner-up | ||
| Louisville | Conference USA | Albuquerque | 4 | Rick Pitino | |||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | Austin | 5 | Tom Izzo | |||
| 2006 | Florida | Southeastern | Minneapolis | 3 | Billy Donovan | Champion | Joakim Noah |
| UCLA | Pacific-10[a] | Oakland | 2 | Ben Howland | Runner-up | ||
| George Mason | Colonial | Washington, D.C. | 11 | Jim Larrañaga | |||
| LSU | Southeastern | Atlanta | 4 | John Brady | |||
| 2007 | Florida | Southeastern | Midwest | 1 | Billy Donovan | Champion | Corey Brewer |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | South | 1 | Thad Matta | Runner-up | ||
| Georgetown | Big East | East | 2 | John Thompson III | |||
| UCLA | Pacific-10[a] | West | 2 | Ben Howland | |||
| 2008 | Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest | 1 | Bill Self | Champion | Mario Chalmers |
| Memphis (vac.) | Conference USA | South | 1 | John Calipari | Runner-up | ||
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Roy Williams | |||
| UCLA | Pacific-10[a] | West | 1 | Ben Howland | |||
| 2009 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | South | 1 | Roy Williams | Champion | Wayne Ellington |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | 2 | Tom Izzo | Runner-up | ||
| Connecticut[o] | Big East | West | 1 | Jim Calhoun | |||
| Villanova | Big East | East | 3 | Jay Wright | |||
| 2010 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | South | 1 | Mike Krzyzewski | Champion | Kyle Singler |
| Butler | Horizon | West | 5 | Brad Stevens | Runner-up | ||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest | 5 | Tom Izzo | |||
| West Virginia | Big East | East | 2 | Bob Huggins | |||
| 2011 | Connecticut[o] | Big East | West | 3 | Jim Calhoun | Champion | Kemba Walker |
| Butler | Horizon | Southeast | 8 | Brad Stevens | Runner-up | ||
| Kentucky | Southeastern | East | 4 | John Calipari | |||
| VCU | Colonial | Southwest | 11 | Shaka Smart | |||
| 2012 | Kentucky | Southeastern | South | 1 | John Calipari | Champion | Anthony Davis |
| Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest | 2 | Bill Self | Runner-up | ||
| Louisville (vac.) | Big East | West | 4 | Rick Pitino | |||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | East | 2 | Thad Matta | |||
| 2013 | Louisville (vac.) | Big East | Midwest | 1 | Rick Pitino' | Champion | Luke Hancock[p] |
| Michigan | Big Ten | South | 4 | John Beilein | Runner-up | ||
| Syracuse | Big East | East | 4 | Jim Boeheim | |||
| Wichita State | Missouri Valley | West | 9 | Gregg Marshall | |||
| 2014 | UConn | American | East | 7 | Kevin Ollie | Champion | Shabazz Napier |
| Kentucky | Southeastern | Midwest | 8 | John Calipari | Runner-up | ||
| Florida | Southeastern | South | 1 | Billy Donovan | |||
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | West | 2 | Bo Ryan | |||
| 2015 | Duke | Atlantic Coast | South | 1 | Mike Krzyzewski | Champion | Tyus Jones |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | West | 1 | Bo Ryan | Runner-up | ||
| Kentucky | Southeastern | Midwest | 1 | John Calipari | |||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | East | 7 | Tom Izzo | |||
| 2016 | Villanova | Big East | South | 2 | Jay Wright | Champion | Ryan Arcidiacono |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 1 | Roy Williams | Runner-up | ||
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | West | 2 | Lon Kruger | |||
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast | Midwest | 10 | Jim Boeheim | |||
| 2017 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | South | 1 | Roy Williams | Champion | Joel Berry II |
| Gonzaga | West Coast | West | 1 | Mark Few | Runner-up | ||
| Oregon | Pac-12[a] | Midwest | 3 | Dana Altman | |||
| South Carolina | Southeastern | East | 7 | Frank Martin | |||
| 2018 | Villanova | Big East | East | 1 | Jay Wright | Champion | Donte DiVincenzo |
| Michigan | Big Ten | West | 3 | John Beilein | Runner-up | ||
| Kansas (vac.) | Big 12 | Midwest | 1 | Bill Self | |||
| Loyola-Chicago | Missouri Valley | South | 11 | Porter Moser | |||
| 2019 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast | South | 1 | Tony Bennett | Champion | Kyle Guy |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | West | 3 | Chris Beard | Runner-up | ||
| Auburn | Southeastern | Midwest | 5 | Bruce Pearl | |||
| Michigan State | Big Ten | East | 2 | Tom Izzo | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. | ||||||
| 2021 | Baylor | Big 12 | South | 1 | Scott Drew | Champion | Jared Butler |
| Gonzaga | West Coast | West | 1 | Mark Few | Runner-up | ||
| Houston | American | Midwest | 2 | Kelvin Sampson | |||
| UCLA | Pac-12[a] | East | 11 | Mick Cronin | |||
| 2022 | Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest | 1 | Bill Self | Champion | Ochai Agbaji |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | East | 8 | Hubert Davis | Runner-up | ||
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | West | 2 | Mike Krzyzewski | |||
| Villanova | Big East | South | 2 | Jay Wright | |||
| 2023 | UConn | Big East | West | 4 | Dan Hurley | Champion | Adama Sanogo |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | South | 5 | Brian Dutcher | Runner-up | ||
| Miami | Atlantic Coast | Midwest | 5 | Jim Larrañaga | |||
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | East | 9 | Dusty May | |||
| 2024 | UConn | Big East | East | 1 | Dan Hurley | Champion | Tristen Newton |
| Purdue | Big Ten | Midwest | 1 | Matt Painter | Runner-up | ||
| Alabama | Southeastern | West | 4 | Nate Oats | |||
| NC State | Atlantic Coast | South | 11 | Kevin Keatts | |||
Final Four appearances by school
[edit]Since 1939, 95 schools have appeared in the Final Four. Four additional schools, Minnesota, Saint Joseph's, UMass, and Western Kentucky, had their only appearance vacated. This table shows non-vacated Final Four appearances and victories by school; vacated records are shown in parentheses. The Third Place column is blank for schools whose Final Four appearances were before 1946 or after 1981.
| School | State | Final Fours | Third Place | Runner Up | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | Appearances | |||||
| Alabama | Alabama | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1988 | 2001 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 1941 | 1995 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Auburn | Alabama | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baylor | Texas | 1948 | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bradley | Illinois | 1950 | 1954 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Butler | Indiana | 2010 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| California | California | 1946 | 1960 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CCNY | New York | 1947 | 1950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlotte[m] | North Carolina | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | Ohio | 1959 | 1992 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Colorado | Colorado | 1942 | 1955 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dartmouth | New Hampshire | 1942 | 1944 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dayton | Ohio | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DePaul | Illinois | 1943 | 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake | Iowa | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | North Carolina | 1963 | 2022 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Duquesne | Pennsylvania | 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | Florida | 1994 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Florida Atlantic | Florida | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Florida State | Florida | 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Mason | Virginia | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgetown | Washington, DC | 1943 | 2007 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia | 1990 | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gonzaga | Washington | 2017 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Holy Cross | Massachusetts | 1947 | 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Houston | Texas | 1967 | 2021 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Illinois | Illinois | 1949 | 2005 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Indiana | Indiana | 1940 | 2002 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Indiana State | Indiana | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iowa | Iowa | 1955 | 1980 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iowa State | Iowa | 1944 | 1944 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacksonville | Florida | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | Kansas | 1940 | 2022 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Kansas State | Kansas | 1948 | 1964 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | 1942 | 2015 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| La Salle | Pennsylvania | 1954 | 1955 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Louisville | Kentucky | 1959 | 2013 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Loyola Chicago | Illinois | 1963 | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LSU | Louisiana | 1953 | 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquette | Wisconsin | 1974 | 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maryland | Maryland | 2001 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Memphis[j] | Tennessee | 1973 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami | Florida | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 1964 | 2018 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Michigan State | Michigan | 1957 | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 1997 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| NC State | North Carolina | 1950 | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| New Mexico State | New Mexico | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 1946 | 2022 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Notre Dame | Indiana | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYU | New York | 1945 | 1960 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Ohio | 1939 | 2012 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1939 | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State[e] | Oklahoma | 1945 | 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oregon | Oregon | 1939 | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon State | Oregon | 1949 | 1963 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn | Pennsylvania | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Pennsylvania | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 1941 | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princeton | New Jersey | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Providence | Rhode Island | 1973 | 1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Indiana | 1969 | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rutgers | New Jersey | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Bonaventure | New York | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. John's | New York | 1952 | 1985 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saint Joseph's | Pennsylvania | 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego State | California | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| San Francisco | California | 1955 | 1957 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Santa Clara | California | 1952 | 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seattle | Washington | 1958 | 1958 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seton Hall | New Jersey | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SMU | Texas | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanford | California | 1942 | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syracuse | New York | 1975 | 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Temple | Pennsylvania | 1956 | 1958 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas | Texas | 1943 | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | Texas | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| UCLA | California | 1962 | 2021 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| UConn[o] | Connecticut | 1999 | 2024 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| UMass | Massachusetts | 1996 | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UNLV | Nevada | 1977 | 1991 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| USC | California | 1940 | 1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | Utah | 1944 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UTEP[i] | Texas | 1966 | 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| VCU | Virginia | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Villanova | Pennsylvania | 1939 | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Virginia | Virginia | 1981 | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wake Forest | North Carolina | 1962 | 1962 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Washington | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State | Washington | 1941 | 1941 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 1959 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Western Kentucky | Kentucky | 1971 | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wichita State | Kansas | 1965 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 1941 | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Teams appearing in consecutive Final Fours
[edit]Eleven teams have appeared three or more times in the Final Four in consecutive tournaments. In the following table, National Champions are indicated by bold years, runners-up by underlined years, and third place by italics.
| School | Number | Final Fours | Coach(es) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 10 | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 | John Wooden (1967–75) & Gene Bartow (1976) |
| Cincinnati | 5 | 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 | George Smith (1959–60) & Ed Jucker (1961–63) |
| Duke | 5 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 | Mike Krzyzewski |
| Houston | 3 | 1982, 1983, 1984 | Guy Lewis |
| Kentucky | 3 | 1996, 1997, 1998 | Rick Pitino (1996–97) & Tubby Smith (1998) |
| Michigan State | 3 | 1999, 2000, 2001 | Tom Izzo |
| North Carolina | 3 | 1967, 1968, 1969 | Dean Smith |
| Ohio State | 3 | 1944, 1945, 1946 | Harold Olsen |
| Ohio State | 3 | 1960, 1961, 1962 | Fred Taylor |
| San Francisco | 3 | 1955, 1956, 1957 | Phil Woolpert |
| UCLA | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2008 | Ben Howland |
Final Four appearances by coach
[edit]Since 1939, 158 head coaches have appeared in the Final Four. Six additional coaches have had their only Final Four appearance vacated. This table shows non-vacated Final Four appearances and victories by coach; vacated records are shown in parentheses. The Third Place column is blank for coaches whose Final Four appearances were before 1946 or after 1981.
Coaches still active in Division I are highlighted in green.
| Head Coach | School(s) | Final Fours | Third Place | NCG App. | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | Appearances | |||||
| Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | 1986 | 2022 | 13 | 4 | 5 | |
| John Wooden | UCLA | 1962 | 1975 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Dean Smith | North Carolina | 1967 | 1997 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Roy Williams | Kansas & North Carolina | 1991 | 2017 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| Tom Izzo | Michigan State | 1999 | 2019 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denny Crum | Louisville | 1972 | 1986 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Adolph Rupp | Kentucky | 1942 | 1966 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | 1987 | 2016 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bob Knight | Indiana | 1973 | 1992 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lewis | Houston | 1967 | 1984 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lute Olson | Iowa & Arizona | 1980 | 2001 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Pitino | Providence, Kentucky, & Louisville | 1987 | 2013 (vac.) | 5 (2 vac.) | 1 | 2 (1 vac.) | |
| Jim Calhoun | UConn | 1999 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| John Calipari | UMass, Memphis, & Kentucky | 1996 (vac.) | 2015 | 4 (2 vac.) | 1 (1 vac.) | 1 | |
| Billy Donovan | Florida | 2000 | 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Gardner | Kansas State & Utah | 1948 | 1966 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Iba | Oklahoma State[e] | 1945 | 1951 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Olsen | Ohio State | 1939 | 1946 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Self | Kansas | 2008 | 2022 | 3(1 vac.) | 1 | 2 | |
| Jerry Tarkanian | UNLV | 1977 | 1991 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Taylor | Ohio State | 1960 | 1968 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jay Wright | Villanova | 2009 | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Phog Allen | Kansas | 1940 | 1953 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Forddy Anderson | Bradley & Michigan State | 1950 | 1957 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Vic Bubas | Duke | 1963 | 1966 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Combes | Illinois | 1949 | 1952 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe B. Hall | Kentucky | 1975 | 1984 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Howland | UCLA | 2006 | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Jucker | Cincinnati | 1961 | 1963 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nolan Richardson | Arkansas | 1990 | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eddie Sutton | Arkansas & Oklahoma State | 1978 | 2004 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thompson | Georgetown | 1982 | 1985 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Phil Woolpert | San Francisco | 1955 | 1957 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Bartow | Memphis[j] & UCLA | 1973 | 1976 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Beilein | Michigan | 2013 | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dale Brown | LSU | 1981 | 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | UCLA & Kansas | 1980 (vac.) | 1988 | 2 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 (1 vac.) | 1 |
| Bruce Drake | Oklahoma | 1939 | 1947 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh Durham | Florida State & Georgia | 1972 | 1983 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Few | Gonzaga | 2017 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Slats Gill | Oregon State | 1949 | 1963 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Guthridge | North Carolina | 1998 | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Henderson | Baylor | 1948 | 1950 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Henson | New Mexico State & Illinois | 1970 | 1989 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Holland | Virginia | 1981 | 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Holman | CCNY | 1947 | 1950 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Huggins | Cincinnati & West Virginia | 1992 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Hurley | UConn | 2023 | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Doggie Julian | Holy Cross | 1947 | 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lon Kruger | Florida & Oklahoma | 1994 | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Larrañaga | George Mason & Miami | 2006 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Litwack | Temple | 1956 | 1958 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Loeffler | La Salle | 1954 | 1955 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thad Matta | Ohio State | 2007 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Branch McCracken | Indiana | 1940 | 1953 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al McGuire | Marquette | 1974 | 1977 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank McGuire | St. John's & North Carolina | 1952 | 1957 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Meyer | DePaul | 1943 | 1979 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Newell | California | 1959 | 1960 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bucky O'Connor | Iowa | 1955 | 1956 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Owens | Kansas | 1971 | 1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Rose | Charlotte[m] & Purdue | 1977 | 1980 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Ryan | Wisconsin | 2014 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kelvin Sampson | Oklahoma & Houston | 2002 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Smith | Cincinnati | 1959 | 1960 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Stevens | Butler | 2010 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dave Strack | Michigan | 1964 | 1965 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Williams | Maryland | 2001 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tex Winter | Kansas State | 1958 | 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Altman | Oregon | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Barnes | Texas | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Barry | USC | 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Beard | Texas Tech | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Bennett | Wisconsin | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Bennett | Virginia | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Brady | LSU | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Brown | Dartmouth | 1944 | 1944 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Howard Cann | NYU | 1945 | 1945 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| P. J. Carlesimo | Seton Hall | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Doc Carlson | Pittsburgh | 1941 | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Carnesecca | St. John's | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Carnevale | North Carolina | 1946 | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Everett Case | NC State | 1950 | 1950 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Castellani | Seattle | 1958 | 1958 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Osborne Cowles | Dartmouth | 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frosty Cox | Colorado | 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Crean | Marquette | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Cremins | Georgia Tech | 1990 | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mick Cronin | UCLA | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Danforth | Syracuse | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chick Davies | Duquesne | 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hubert Davis | North Carolina | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Davis | Indiana | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Everett Dean | Stanford | 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Don Donoher | Dayton | 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Dutcher | San Diego State | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Scott Drew | Baylor | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tippy Dye | Washington | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Feerick | Santa Clara | 1952 | 1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Fisher | Michigan | 1989 | 1993 (vac.) | 1 (2 vac.) | 0 (2 vac.) | 1 | |
| Bill Foster | Duke | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold E. Foster | Wisconsin | 1941 | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Friel | Washington State | 1941 | 1941 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Gavitt | Providence | 1973 | 1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bully Gilstrap | Texas | 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Gray | Texas | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Gross | Penn State | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Harp | Kansas | 1957 | 1957 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Harrick | UCLA | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Don Haskins | UTEP[i] | 1966 | 1966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doc Hayes | SMU | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jud Heathcote | Michigan State | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Hewitt | Georgia Tech | 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bernard Hickman | Louisville | 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Hobson | Oregon | 1939 | 1939 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Hodges | Indiana State | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Ireland | Loyola Chicago | 1963 | 1963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maury John | Drake | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Keatts | NC State | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George King | Purdue | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eugene Lambert | Arkansas | 1945 | 1945 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bebe Lee | Colorado | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Majerus | Utah | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gregg Marshall | Wichita State | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Martin | South Carolina | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rollie Massimino | Villanova | 1985 | 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dusty May | Florida Atlantic | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bones McKinney | Wake Forest | 1962 | 1962 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Menze | Iowa State | 1944 | 1944 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Montgomery | Stanford | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Porter Moser | Loyola Chicago | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Painter | Purdue | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nate Oats | Alabama | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Ollie | UConn | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Orr | Michigan | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Pearl | Auburn | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vadal Peterson | Utah | 1944 | 1944 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Digger Phelps | Notre Dame | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nibs Price | California | 1946 | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Rabenhorst | LSU | 1953 | 1953 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Ripley | Georgetown | 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Glen Rose | Arkansas | 1941 | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Rossini | NYU | 1960 | 1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Schaus | West Virginia | 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander Severance | Villanova | 1939 | 1939 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Everett Shelton | Wyoming | 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norm Sloan | NC State | 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaka Smart | VCU | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tubby Smith | Kentucky | 1998 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gary Thompson | Wichita State | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thompson III | Georgetown | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Tubbs | Oklahoma | 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Forrest Twogood | USC | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Valvano | NC State | 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | Princeton | 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Weber | Illinois | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Weinhauer | Penn | 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Weise | St. Bonaventure | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Williams | Jacksonville | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Williams | Mississippi State | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Young | Rutgers | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clem Haskins | Minnesota | 1997 (vac.) | 1997 (vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 | |
| Dana Kirk | Memphis[j] | 1985 (vac.) | 1985 (vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Kraft | Villanova | 1971 (vac.) | 1971 (vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 |
| Jim O'Brien | Ohio State | 1999 (vac.) | 1999 (vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 | |
| John Oldham | Western Kentucky | 1971 (vac.) | 1971 (vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ramsay | Saint Joseph’s | 1961 (vac.) | 1961 (vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 |
Multiple Schools
[edit]Fifteen coaches have non-vacated Final Four appearances with multiple schools. Of these, 14 have coached two schools and only one, Rick Pitino, has coached three schools. Two additional coaches appeared with multiple schools but had all appearances with one of those schools vacated. Larry Brown appeared with UCLA and Kansas but his only appearance with UCLA school were vacated. John Calipari appeared with UMass, Memphis, and Kentucky, but his only appearances at UMass and Memphis were vacated. Five coaches are still active, with Calipari, Huggins, Larrañaga, and Sampson coaching at a school they have already taken to the Final Four. Pitino is the only coach on this list currently active at a school he has not taken to the Final Four.
| Head Coach | Schools | Final Fours | Third Place | Runner Up | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Schools | |||||
| Rick Pitino | Providence | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Louisville | 1 (2 vac.) | 0 | 0 (1 vac.) | ||
| John Calipari | UMass | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 | |
| Memphis | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | ||
| Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Two Schools | |||||
| Forddy Anderson | Bradley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gene Bartow | Memphis[j] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Brown | UCLA | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Hugh Durham | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Gardner | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Henson | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Huggins | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lon Kruger | Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Larrañaga | George Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miami | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank McGuire | St. John's | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lute Olson | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lee Rose | Charlotte[m] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelvin Sampson | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Sutton | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roy Williams | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||
Coaches who also played in the Final Four
[edit]Seven coaches have both played and coached in the Final Four. Hubert Davis at North Carolina and Dick Harp at Kansas did so at the same school. Bob Knight and Dean Smith are the only two coaches to win a championship as player and coach.
| Head Coach | As Player | As Coach | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Year(s) | Team | First Appearance | |
| Hubert Davis | North Carolina | 1991 | North Carolina | 2022 |
| Vic Bubas | NC State | 1950 | Duke | 1963 |
| Billy Donovan | Providence | 1987 | Florida | 2000 |
| Dick Harp | Kansas | 1940 | Kansas | 1957 |
| Bob Knight | Ohio State | 1960, 1961, 1962 | Indiana | 1973 |
| Bones McKinney | North Carolina | 1946 | Wake Forest | 1962 |
| Dean Smith | Kansas | 1952 | North Carolina | 1967 |
Final Four appearances by conference
[edit]The following table shows Final Four appearance statistics based on teams' conference affiliations contemporaneous to their appearance. Therefore some schools are included across multiple conferences. Conferences are listed by their current or final name as found in the official NCAA record book.
There have been 26 unique conferences appearing in the Final Four, of which 19 are still in existence.
| Conference | Schools | Final Fours | Third Place | Runner Up | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | Appearances | |||||
| American Athletic (2013– ) | 2 | 2014 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Atlantic 10 (1976– ) | 0 (1 vac.) | 1996 | 1996 | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlantic Coast (1953– ) | 9 | 1957 | 2024 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| Big 12 (1995– ) | 5 | 2002 | 2022 | 12 | 3 | 3 | |
| Big East (1979– )
including original Big East[q] |
10 | 1982 | 2024 | 23 (2 vac.) | 5 | 10 (1 vac.) | |
| Big Eight[b] (1928–1996) | 6 | 1939 | 1995 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Big Ten[f] (1905– ) | 8 (1 vac.) | 1939 | 2024 | 49 (4 vac.) | 8 | 15 (2 vac.) | 10 |
| Big West (1969– ) | 1 | 1987 | 1991 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Colonial Athletic Association(1982– ) | 2 | 2006 | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conference USA (1995– ) | 4 | 2003 | 2023 | 3 (1 vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | |
| East Coast (1958–1995) | 0 (1 vac.) | 1961 | 1961 | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 |
| Great Midwest (1991–1995) | 1 | 1992 | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Horizon League (1982– ) | 1 | 2010 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Independent | 31 | 1939 | 1979 | 39 (1 vac.) | 8 | 10 (1 vac.) | 6 |
| Ivy League[c] (1901– ) | 3 | 1942 | 1979 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Metro (1975–1995) | 2 | 1980 | 1986 | 4 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Missouri Valley (1928– ) | 9 | 1945 | 2018 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Mountain West (1999– ) | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ohio Valley (1948– ) | 1 | 1971 | 1971 | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 |
| Pac-12[a] (1915– ) | 9 | 1939 | 2021 | 34 (1 vac.) | 3 | 4 (1 vac.) | 15 |
| Skyline Eight[d] (1938–1962) | 3 | 1942 | 1961 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Southeastern (1932– ) | 10 | 1942 | 2024 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Southern (1921– ) | 3 | 1946 | 1959 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Southwest (1914–1996) | 4 | 1941 | 1990 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sun Belt (1976– ) | 0 (1 vac.) | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast[g] (1952– ) | 2 | 1955 | 2021 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Western Athletic (1962– ) | 1 | 1966 | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Final Fours with multiple schools from the same conference
[edit]There have been 25 Final Fours with multiple teams from the same conference. In two of these Final Fours, one of the conference team's appearance was later vacated later by the NCAA. The Big Ten has achieved this nine times, with one appearance later vacated, tying them with the Atlantic Coast Conference for non-vacated multi-team Final Four appearances. The Big East is the only conference to have three teams in the Final Four, which was in 1985.
Teams from the same conference have played against each other in nine National Semifinal games. Only three times have teams from the same conference played each other in the National Championship.
| Final Fours | |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast | 1981†§, 1990‡§, 1991†, 2001†§, 2004‡, 2016‡§, 2022‡§ |
| Big 12 | 2003‡ |
| Big East | 1985†‡§ (3 teams), 1987‡§, 2009, 2013† (vac.) |
| Big Eight | 1988†‡ |
| Big Ten | 1976†‡, 1980, 1989§, 1992‡, 1999 (vac.), 2000†§, 2005‡, 2015‡ |
| Southeastern | 1994†, 1996†, 2006†, 2014‡ |
†National Champion; ‡Runner Up; §Teams played in National Semifinals
†‡Teams played in National Championship game
Final Four appearances by state
[edit]Schools from 38 states, including the District of Columbia, have appeared in the Final Four. An additional state, Minnesota, had its only appearance vacated. This table shows non-vacated Final Four appearances and victories by state; vacated records are shown in parentheses. The Third Place column is blank for states whose Final Four appearances were before 1946 or after 1981. Schools noted as vacated had all their Final Four appearances vacated.
| State/Territory | Schools | Final Fours | Third Place | Runner Up | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | Number | |||||
| Alabama | 2 | 2019 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arizona | 1 | 1988 | 2001 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arkansas | 1 | 1941 | 1995 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| California | 7 | 1940 | 2023 | 30 (1 vac.) | 3 | 3 (1 vac.) | 15 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1942 | 1955 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1999 | 2024 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 1943 | 2007 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Florida | 5 | 1970 | 2023 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1983 | 2004 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Illinois | 4 | 1943 | 2018 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Indiana | 5 | 1940 | 2024 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Iowa | 3 | 1944 | 1980 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas | 3 | 1940 | 2022 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 2 (1 vac.) | 1942 | 2015 | 25 (3 vac.) | 1 (1 vac.) | 4 | 10 (1 vac.) |
| Louisiana | 1 | 1953 | 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 2001 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Massachusetts | 2 (1 vac.) | 1947 | 1996 (vac.) | 2 (1 vac.) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 2 | 1957 | 2019 | 16 (2 vac.) | 1 | 5 (2 vac.) | 3 |
| Minnesota | 0 (1 vac.) | 1997 (vac.) | 1997 (vac.) | 0 (1 vac.) | 0 | 0 | |
| Mississippi | 1 | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nevada | 1 | 1977 | 1991 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1942 | 1944 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| New Jersey | 3 | 1965 | 1989 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 1970 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New York | 5 | 1945 | 2016 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 5 | 1946 | 2024 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 13 |
| Ohio | 3 | 1939 | 2012 | 17 (1 vac.) | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1939 | 2016 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 | 1939 | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 (1 vac.) | 1939 | 2022 | 14 (2 vac.) | 3 (1 vac.) | 1 (1 vac.) | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1973 | 1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1973 | 2008 (vac.) | 1 (2 vac.) | 0 | 1 (1 vac.) | 0 |
| Texas | 6 | 1943 | 2021 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Utah | 1 | 1944 | 1998 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia | 3 | 1981 | 2019 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington | 4 | 1941 | 2021 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 1959 | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 1941 | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Final Fours with multiple schools from the same state
[edit]Eleven Final Fours have had two teams from the same state. North Carolina and Ohio both have three Final Fours with two teams, the most, and Kentucky is the only other state to do it more than once. Teams from the same state have played each other four times in a National Semifinal and teams from the same state have played each other twice in the National Championship, both times Cincinnati and Ohio State in 1960 and 1961.
| Final Four | State | Teams | Game Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Pennsylvania | La Salle† | Penn State§ | National Semifinal |
| 1960 | Ohio | Cincinnati§ | Ohio State† | |
| 1961 | Ohio | Cincinnati† | Ohio State‡ | National Championship |
| 1962 | Ohio | Cincinnati† | Ohio State‡ | National Championship |
| 1975 | Kentucky | Kentucky† | Louisville§ | |
| 1977 | North Carolina | Charlotte | North Carolina‡ | |
| 1991 | North Carolina | Duke† | North Carolina | |
| 2012 | Kentucky | Kentucky† | Louisville (vac.) | National Semifinal |
| 2021 | Texas | Baylor† | Houston | National Semifinal |
| 2022 | North Carolina | Duke | North Carolina‡ | National Semifinal |
| 2023 | Florida | Florida Atlantic | Miami | |
† National Champion; ‡ Runner-Up; § Third Place
Vacated appearances
[edit]Thirteen Final Four appearances have been vacated by ten schools. Two of these schools won the Third Place Game and five schools were the National Runners Up. Only one school, the University of Louisville, has had its National Championship vacated.
- Saint Joseph's vacated its 1961 semifinal loss and third-place game victory because three players were involved in a point-shaving scandal.[1][2]
- Villanova vacated its 1971 championship game loss because Howard Porter had signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Condors of the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the regular season. The Most Outstanding Player award was also vacated, as it had been awarded to Porter despite his team losing the championship game.[3]
- Western Kentucky vacated its 1971 semifinal loss and third-place game victory because Jim McDaniels had signed a professional contract with the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association and accepted money during the regular season.[4]
- UCLA vacated its 1980 championship game loss because Kiki Vandeweghe and Rod Foster were declared ineligible for their connection with recruiting violations involving booster Sam Gilbert.[5]
- Memphis State (now Memphis) vacated its 1985 semifinal loss because Keith Lee had received $40,000 in illegal payoffs from head coach Dana Kirk.[6][4]
- Michigan vacated its 1992 and 1993 championship game losses because Chris Webber, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor, and Louis Bullock were found ineligible.[7]
- UMass vacated its 1996 semifinal loss because Marcus Camby had accepted money and gifts from a pair of sports agents.[8]
- Minnesota vacated its 1997 semifinal loss because involving head coach Clem Haskins, five other university employees, and at least eighteen players had committed academic fraud.[9]
- Ohio State vacated its 1999 semifinal loss because Boban Savović was declared ineligible.[10]
- Memphis vacated its 2008 championship game loss because Derrick Rose's SAT score was invalidated after the season.[11]
- Louisville vacated its 2012 semifinal loss and their 2013 national championship because several unnamed players were declared ineligible as a result of a sex scandal.[12] The Most Outstanding Player award, awarded to Luke Hancock, was vacated as part of the disciplinary action. Hancock and four other players sued the NCAA and alleged they had been cast in a "false light" in relation to the scandal. The NCAA agreed to restore their awards and statistics as part of a settlement, including Hancock's MOP award.[13]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj The Pac-12 Conference was previously named the Pacific Coast Conference, Athletic Association of Western Universities, Pacific-8 Conference, and Pacific-10 Conference. Although the Pacific Coast Conference operated under a separate charter from the current Pac-12, both the Pac-12 and NCAA consider the PCC and Pac-12 to be the same conference.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Big Eight Conference was previously named the Big Seven Conference and Big Six Conference.
- ^ a b c The Ivy League succeeded the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League.
- ^ a b c d e The Mountain States Athletic Conference was more popularly known as the Skyline Six and Skyline Eight at various points in its history.
- ^ a b c d e f Oklahoma State University was named Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and known as Oklahoma A&M before 1957.
- ^ a b c d e The Big Ten Conference was known as the Big Nine from the 1946–47 season to 1953–54 season.
- ^ a b c d The West Coast Conference was previously named the California Basketball Association and West Coast Athletic Conference.
- ^ The East Coast Conference was previously named the Middle Atlantic Conference.
- ^ a b c The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was named Texas Western College before 1967.
- ^ a b c d e f The University of Memphis was named Memphis State University before 1995.
- ^ Syracuse qualified for the tournament via the ECAC Upstate tournament.
- ^ Rutgers qualified for the tournament via the ECAC Metro tournament.
- ^ a b c d Charlotte was branded as UNC Charlotte during its 1977 appearance.
- ^ a b c d In the 1978 tournament teams were seeded in two pools of automatic qualifiers (Q) and at-large teams (L). Each region had seeds 1Q–4Q and 1L–4L.
- ^ a b c d e UConn was officially known as Connecticut before 2013, when it adopted the short form as its official athletic brand name.
- ^ The NCAA allowed Luke Hancock to retain his Most Outstanding Player award as part of a settlement.
- ^ The official NCAA records book considers both iterations of the Big East the same conference despite the original Big East legally being succeeded by the American Athletic Conference in 2013 and the current Big East Conference being a completely new entity.
References
[edit]General
Men's Final Four 2023 Records Book(PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
Specific
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- ^ "VILLANOVA OFFERS TO FORFEIT SLATE". The New York Times. 1971-06-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ a b Wolfson, Andrew. "What led to vacated Final Fours in the past?". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1987-11-23). "Sam Gilbert Is Dead at Age 74 : Controversial UCLA Booster Succumbs After Long Illness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Alfano, Peter (1985-05-26). "ANXIETY AND HOPE AT MEMPHIS STATE ON BETTING INQUIRY". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Hakim, Danny (2002-11-08). "Michigan Punishes Basketball Program". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (1997-05-09). "UMass and UConn Lose '96 Honors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Drape, Joe (2000-10-25). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Minnesota Penalized by N.C.A.A." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. 2006-03-10. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Zinser, Lynn (2009-08-20). "Memphis Stripped of 2008 Final Four by N.C.A.A." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Its NCAA appeal denied, Louisville is stripped of 2013 national championship". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Cash, Rana L. "U of L basketball's 2013 title isn't restored, but players' lawsuit against NCAA is settled". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-01.