Way to the top - a promotion dynasty

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First time to do a promotion/relegation dynasty

Parameters

• Simulated for 50+ years (started 1947)
• Illegal recruiting allowed
• Underclassmen can not declare early
• Can be fired

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Summary

1. 4 different schools won the 1st 4 national titles
2. The 1st season featured no (1)-seed in the Final Four; that happened only twice in 50 years

1947-48

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #9 Indiana (A)
  • M: (2) #8 Syracuse (A)
  • S: (6) #23 Duke (A)
  • W: (2) #10 Virginia (C)
• Runner-up: Syracuse
• Champion: Virginia
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Virginia wins inaugural NCAA tournament

1948-49

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 UCLA (A)
  • M: (2) #8 North Carolina (A)
  • S: (5) #23 Auburn (C)
  • W: (4) #21 Texas Tech (B)
• Runner-up: Texas Tech
• Champion: UCLA
• Milestones (School):
  
  • UCLA wins 1st national title

1949-50

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #2 Kentucky (A)
  • M: (4) #14 Texas Tech (B)
  • S: (2) #4 Kansas (B)
  • W: (2) #10 Texas (A)
• Runner-up: Kansas
• Champion: Kentucky
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kentucky wins 1st national title

1950-51

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #2 Indiana (A)
  • M: (3) #13 Wake Forest (B)
  • S: (2) #9 Kansas (A)
  • W: (1) #8 North Carolina (A)
• Runner-up: Wake Forest
• Champion: North Carolina
• Milestones (School):
  
  • North Carolina wins 1st national title

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Summary

1. Indiana and Kansas combining for 11 national titles in 13 years
2. Indiana becomes the 1st school to win consecutive national titles
3. 3 coaches inducted to the HOF

1951-52

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Indiana (A)
  • M: (2) #5 Kansas (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Arizona (A)
  • W: (5) Gonzaga (A)
• Runner-up: Arizona
• Champion: Indiana
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Indiana wins 1st national title

1952-53

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #4 Kansas (A)
  • M: (2) #6 Kentucky (A)
  • S: (2) #11 Georgia Tech (B)
  • W: (1) #5 Duke (A)
• Runner-up: Duke
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 1st national title

1953-54

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Indiana (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Kentucky (A)
  • S: (1) #3 Kansas (A)
  • W: (1) #5 Oregon (A)
  • 1st time all (1)-seeds in the Final Four
• Runner-up: Oregon
• Champion: Indiana
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Indiana becomes the 1st school to win multiple national titles
  • Kansas becomes the 1st school to make it to 5 Final Fours
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Terrell Johnson, 175-64 (Kansas 1947-present) becomes the 1st head coach to appear in 5 Final Fours

1954-55

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Indiana (A)
  • M: (1) #5 Kansas (A)
  • S: (2) #4 Kentucky (A)
  • W: (7) Florida St (C)
• Runner-up: Kentucky
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 2nd national title
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Blake Richardson, 236-49 (Indiana 1947-present) becomes the 2nd head coach to appear in 5 Final Fours. Coach Richardson has won 2 national titles

1955-56

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • M: (2) #4 Syracuse (A)
  • S: (1) #5 North Carolina (A)
  • W: (1) #3 Indiana (A)
• Runner-up: Syracuse
• Champion: Indiana
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Indiana wins 3rd national title
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Blake Richardson, 268-55 (Indiana 1947-present) becomes the 1st head coach to win 3 national titles

1956-57

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Indiana (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Syracuse (A)
  • W: (2) #9 Florida (B)
• Runner-up: Syracuse
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 3rd national title, and only the 2nd school to achieve this milestone. Kansas and Indiana, shared the last 6 national titles.
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • 2 of the best coaches in the early years of the NCAA retired, and became the pioneer members of the HOF. Blake Richardson, 303-58, (Indiana 1947-57) won 3 national titles and appeared on 7 Final Fours. Coach Richardson is a 4-time National Coach of the Year.
  • Terrell Johnson, 278-76 (Kansas 1947-57) also won 3 national titles and appeared on 8 Final Fours. Coach Johnson is a 2-time National Coach of the Year.

1957-58

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Indiana (A)
  • S: (3) #12 North Carolina (A)
  • W: (4) #13 Michigan St (A)
• Runner-up: Michigan St
• Champion: Indiana
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Indiana wins 4th national title
  • This is the 4th meeting in Final Four between the 2 of the most successful schools in NCAA history, Indiana and Kansas; the "series" is tied at 2-2. Ironically, the 2 schools have never met in a championship game.

1958-59

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #5 Indiana (A)
  • M: (2) #10 Syracuse (A)
  • S: (1) #3 Memphis (A)
  • W: (4) #22 Gonzaga (B)
• Runner-up: Indiana
• Champion: Memphis
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Memphis wins 1st national title

1959-60

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (3) #11 Temple (A)
  • M: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Indiana (A)
  • W: (1) #5 Syracuse (A)
• Runner-up: Syracuse
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 4th national title, tied with Indiana. Kansas and Indiana are also tied with 10 Final Four appearances each.
  • Syracuse has played 4 times in the title game, but lost in each of them

1960-61

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Duke (A)
  • M: (5) #12 Maryland (A)
  • S: (1) #3 Kansas (A)
  • W: (1) #2 Syracuse (A)
• Runner-up: Maryland
• Champion: Syracuse
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Syracuse wins 1st national title, after 4 previous unsuccessful attempts in a championship game
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Jeremy Bennett, 222-86 (Syracuse 1955-61, Michigan St 1947-50), becomes only the 3rd coach to appear in 5 Final Fours. Coach Bennett has won his only national title with Syracuse. Coach Bennett has retired and becomes the 3rd member of the HOF.
  • Ezra Burke, 310-149 (Kansas 1958-present, Auburn 1947-58), surpasses HOF Coach Blake Richardson with the most number of career wins in NCAA history.

1961-62

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #2 Kansas (A)
  • M: (1) #4 Syracuse (A)
  • S: (1) #6 Duke (A)
  • W: (3) #20 Florida (A)
• Runner-up: Duke
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins unprecedented 5th national title.
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Ezra Burke, 343-154 (Kansas 1958-present, Auburn 1947-58), becomes only the 3rd coach to win 2 national titles.

1962-63

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Syracuse (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Kansas (A)
  • S: (2) #7 Duke (A)
  • W: (1) #3 Indiana (A)
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Runner-up: Kansas
  • Champion: Indiana
  • Milestones (School): Indiana wins 5th national title, tying Kansas.

1963-64

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #6 Texas Tech (A)
  • M: (1) #1 Indiana (A)
  • S: (2) #7 Maryland (A)
  • W: (1) #2 Syracuse (A)
• Runner-up: Maryland
• Champion: Indiana
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Indiana wins a record 6th national title, and becomes the 1st school to win back-to-back.
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Cory Scott, 89-21 (Indiana 1961-present), becomes the 1st coach to win 2 consecutive national titles

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Summary

1. Florida wins 5 national titles in a span of 14 years, including the only undefeated season so far (1977-78)
2. Auburn wins back-to-back national titles
3. Aside from Florida and Auburn, 8 schools have won their respective 2st national titles during this period
4. 4 coaches inducted to the HOF

1964-65

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Indiana (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Syracuse (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Georgia Tech (A)
  • W: (1) #6 Texas Tech (A)
• Runner-up: Indiana
• Champion: Georgia Tech
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Georgia Tech wins 1st national title
  • Syracuse becomes only the 3rd school to reach at least 10 Final Fours
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Ezra Burke, 447-181 (Kansas 1958-65, Auburn 1947-58) has retired and becomes only the 4th coach to be inducted to the HOF. Coach Burke, a 2-time National Coach of the Year, won 2 National Titles (Kansas) and appeared in 5 Final Fours. His 447 wins is currently #1 in the all time career wins list

1965-66

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Syracuse (A)
  • M: (1) #3 Georgia Tech (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Indiana (A)
  • W: (1) #8 Duke (A)
• Runner-up: Duke
• Champion: Syracuse
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Syracuse wins 2nd national title

1966-67

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 UCLA (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Indiana (A)
  • S: (2) #9 Texas Tech (A)
  • W: (1) #6 Florida (A)
• Runner-up: Indiana
• Champion: Florida
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Florida wins 1st national title

1967-68

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #8 Texas (B)
  • M: (3) #15 Florida (A)
  • S: (3) #16 Illinois (A)
  • W: (2) #7 Connecticut (B)
  • Only the 2nd time that no (1)-seed made it to the Final Four
• Runner-up: Connecticut
• Champion: Florida
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Florida wins 2nd national title, and only the 2nd school (after Indiana) to win on consecutive years
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Cory Scott, 198-54 (Indiana 1961-68) has retired and becomes the 5th coach to be inducted to the HOF. Coach Scott, a 2-time National Coach of the Year, won 2 National Titles (Indiana) and appeared in 5 Final Fours.

1968-69

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #6 Illinois (A)
  • M: (5) #16 Syracuse (A)
  • S: (4) #15 Auburn (A)
  • W: (1) #4 Connecticut (A)
• Runner-up: Syracuse
• Champion: Connecticut
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Connecticut wins 1st national title

1969-70

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (8) #23 Texas Tech (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Connecticut (A)
  • S: (4) #12 Illinois (A)
  • W: (3) #9 Gonzaga (A)
• Runner-up: Connecticut
• Champion: Illinois
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Illinois wins 1st national title

1970-71

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #4 Temple (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Texas (A)
  • S: (2) #5 Texas Tech (B)
  • W: (1) #7 Gonzaga (A)
• Runner-up: Temple
• Champion: Texas Tech
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Texas Tech wins 1st national title

1971-72

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #2 Wake Forest (A)
  • M: (1) #3 Florida (A)
  • S: (3) #11 Maryland (B)
  • W: (1) #1 Kansas (B)
• Runner-up: Kansas
• Champion: Wake Forest
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Wake Forest wins 1st national title

1972-73

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #2 UCLA (A)
  • M: (1) #1 Florida (A)
  • S: (2) #5 Auburn (C)
  • W: (2) #9 Michigan St (B)
• Runner-up: Michigan St
• Champion: Florida
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Florida wins 3rd national title, becoming only the 3rd school to win 3 or more championships. Florida also the 1st school to appear in 25 NCAA tournaments.
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Steven Crean, 548-298 (Florida 1959-present, North Carolina St 1955-1959, Texas-El Paso 1947-55), becomes only the 3rd coach to win 3 national titles. Coach Crean also holds other records, including the most wins in NCAA history.

1973-74

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (3) #12 Pittsburgh (B)
  • M: (1) #2 UCLA (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Louisville (A)
  • W: (2) #11 Auburn (B)
• Runner-up: Pittsburgh
• Champion: Auburn
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Auburn wins 1st national title

1974-75

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #8 Auburn (A)
  • M: (2) #4 Maryland (B)
  • S: (1) #2 Florida (A)
  • W: (2) #7 Oklahoma (B)
• Runner-up: Oklahoma
• Champion: Auburn
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Auburn wins 2nd national title, and only the 3rd school to successfully defend their crown.
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Steven Crean, 612-307 (Florida 1959-present, North Carolina St 1955-1959, Texas-El Paso 1947-55), becomes the 1st coach to reach 600 career wins, and also the 1st coach with 15 Sweet 16 appearances.

1975-76

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Pittsburgh (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Maryland (A)
  • S: (4) #23 Mississippi St (B)
  • W: (1) #5 Auburn (A)
• Runner-up: Auburn
• Champion: Pittsburgh
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Pittsburgh wins 1st national title

1976-77

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Maryland (A)
  • M: (8) #23 Arizona (A)
  • S: (2) #9 Kentucky (A)
  • W: (1) #7 Memphis (A)
• Runner-up: Memphis
• Champion: Maryland
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Maryland wins 1st national title
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Steven Crean, 667-320 (Florida 1959-77, North Carolina St 1955-1959, Texas-El Paso 1947-55), has retired and becomes the 6th coach to be inducted to the HOF. Coach Crean, a 3-time National Coach of the Year, won 3 National Titles (Florida) and appeared in 6 Final Fours (3rd most all time). Aside from being #1 in all-time career wins list, Coach Crean is also set records in most NCAA tournament appearances (24), most Sweet 16 appearances (16), most 20-win seasons (21).

1977-78

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Florida (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Syracuse (A)
  • S: (2) #6 Memphis (A)
  • W: (2) #8 Auburn (A)
• Runner-up: Memphis
• Champion: Florida
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Florida wins 4th national title. Florida also becomes the 1st school to go undefeated the entire season, at 39-0.
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • William Stewart, 256-152 (Florida 1977-present, Illinois 1975-77, St Louis 1973-75, New Mexico St 1969-73, UC Davis 1965-69), becomes the 1st coach to go undefeated the entire season.

1978-79

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Florida (A)
  • M: (3) #14 UCLA (A)
  • S: (3) #9 Oregon (B)
  • W: (3) #13 Michigan St (A)
• Runner-up: Florida
• Champion: Oregon
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Oregon wins 1st national title

1979-80

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #2 Florida (A)
  • M: (1) #1 Maryland (A)
  • S: (1) #3 Gonzaga (A)
  • W: (1) #6 Syracuse (A)
• Runner-up: Gonzaga
• Champion: Florida
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Florida wins 5th title
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • William Stewart, 320-160 (Florida 1977-80, Illinois 1975-77, St Louis 1973-75, New Mexico St 1969-73, UC Davis 1965-69), becomes the 7th member of the HOF. Coach Stewart won 2 National Titles (Florida), appeared in 3 Final Fours, and a 3-time National Coach of the Year. Most notably, Coach Stewart is the 1st coach to lead his team to an undefeated season (39-0, Florida 1977-78).

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Summary

1. Kansas added 4 more national titles between 1984 and 1992, making them the most successful school in the history of the NCAA
2. Auburn wins another set of back-to-back titles, making them the only school achieve such feat
3. 3 more coaches inducted to the HOF

1980-81

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #3 Kentucky (A)
  • M: (1) #1 Maryland (A)
  • S: (1) #9 Stanford (B)
  • W: (2) #8 Temple (A)
• Runner-up: Temple
• Champion: Kentucky
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kentucky wins 2nd national title

1981-82

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #8 Kentucky (A)
  • M: (3) #10 Kansas (B)
  • S: (1) #2 Louisville (A)
  • W: (1) #4 Texas Tech (A)
• Runner-up: Kentucky
• Champion: Louisville
• Only the 2nd time since 1951 (North Carolina def Wake Forest) that 2 schools from the same state battled in the finals
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Louisville wins 1st national title

1982-83

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #3 Stanford (A)
  • M: (2) #7 Michigan St (A)
  • S: (2) #11 Memphis (A)
  • W: (1) #4 Illinois (B)
• Runner-up: Memphis
• Champion: Michigan St
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Michigan St wins 1st national title

1983-84

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #2 Pittsburgh (B)
  • M: (3) #10 Kansas (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Michigan St (A)
  • W: (1) #6 Duke (A)
• Runner-up: Duke
• Champion: Pittsburgh
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Pittsburgh wins 2nd national title

1984-85

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (4) #22 Oregon (B)
  • M: (1) #4 Texas Tech (A)
  • S: (1) #2 Illinois (A)
  • W: (1) #5 Kansas (A)
• Runner-up: Texas Tech
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 6th national title (their 1st after 23 years), tying Indiana for the most number of championships.

1985-86

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • M: (1) #3 Texas Tech (A)
  • S: (7) #22 Illinois (A)
  • W: (1) #5 Kentucky (A)
• Runner-up: Kentucky
• Champion: Texas Tech
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Texas Tech wins 2nd national title

1986-87

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Texas Tech (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Kansas (A)
  • S: (1) #7 Connecticut (A)
  • W: (1) #5 Oregon (A)
• Runner-up: Oregon
• Champion: Texas Tech
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Texas Tech wins 3rd national title, and only the 4th school to win back-to-back

1987-88

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • M: (2) #5 Temple (B)
  • S: (4) #17 Louisville (B)
  • W: (2) #7 Memphis (A)
• Runner-up: Memphis
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 7th national title, the most by any school
  • Kansas also becomes the 1st school to win 1000 games, 1st school to make it to 20 Final Fours, and 1st school to win 10 conference tournaments

1988-89

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • M: (6) #22 Michigan St (A)
  • S: (4) #19 Wake Forest (A)
  • W: (4) #20 Louisville (B)
• Runner-up: Wake Forest
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 8th national title, but this is the 1st time they win on consecutive years
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Tremaine Seabrooks, 388-123 (Texas Tech 1979-89, Massachusetts 1975-79, Nicholls St 1974-75), is the 8th coach to be inducted to the HOF. Coach Seabrooks won 2 National Titles (Texas Tech), made 4 Final Fours, and was a 2-time National Coach of the Year.

1989-90

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Kansas (A)
  • M: (1) #2 Auburn (A)
  • S: (1) #3 oregon (A)
  • W: (5) #13 Memphis (A)
• Runner-up: Memphis
• Champion: Auburn
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Auburn wins 3rd national title, becoming 1 of only 5 schools to win 3 or more championships (Kansas, Indiana, Florida, Texas Tech)
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Carlos Harris, 437-243 (Texas Tech 1989-90, Pittsburgh 1973-89, Morehead St 1969-73) inducted to the HOF, the 9th coach to receive the honor. Coach Harris spent his last year at Texas Tech, but he had his success with Piittsburgh, leading them to 2 National Titles and 3 Final Fours. Coach Harris is also a 1-time National Coach of the Year
  • James Mitchell, 481-190 (Kansas 1981-present, Georgia Tech 1980-81, Florida St 1979-80, West Virginia 1975-79, Kentucky Wesleyan 1970-75), is now tied with the all-time best of 8 Final Four apperrances. Coach Mitchell is also 1 of only 4 coaches to win 3 National Titles

1990-91

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (5) #13 Georgia Tech (A)
  • M: (2) #12 Gonzaga (A)
  • S: (1) #3 Louisville (A)
  • W: (1) #6 Auburn (A)
• Runner-up: Gonzaga
• Champion: Auburn
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Auburn wins 4th national title, and becomes the 1st school to win back-to-back titles twice.

1991-92

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Auburn (A)
  • M: (11) Illinois (A)
  • S: (4) #20 Oklahoma (A)
  • W: (2) #11 Kansas (A)
• Runner-up: Auburn
• Champion: Kansas
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Kansas wins 9th National Title
  • Illinois becomes the lowest, and so far the only double-digit seed, to advance to the Final Four
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • James Mitchell, 537-205 (Kansas 1981-92, Georgia Tech 1980-81, Florida St 1979-80, West Virginia 1975-79, Kentucky Wesleyan 1970-75), becomes the 10th coach to be inducted to the HOF. Coach Mitchell retired on top, as he just won a record-setting 4 National Titles (Kansas), and made it to 9 Final Fours (also a new record). Coach Mitchell is also 1 of only 2 coaches to win the National Coach of the Year 4 times.

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Summary

1. In a span of 5 years, Connecticut has played in 4 championship games, winning 3 national titles
2. Another coach inducted to the HOF

1992-93

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #2 Connecticut (A)
  • M: (7) #24 Texas Tech (A)
  • S: (2) #3 Illinois (B)
  • W: (2) #12 Kansas (A)
• Runner-up: Illinois
• Champion: Connecticut
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Connecticut wins 2nd national title

1993-94

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (3) #9 Texas (B)
  • M: (3) #14 Indiana (A)
  • S: (3) #10 Connecticut (A)
  • W: (1) #3 Pittsburgh (A)
• Runner-up: Connecticut
• Champion: Indiana
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Indiana wins 7th national title (their 1st after 30 years)

1994-95

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 North Carolina (A)
  • M: (2) #4 Georgia Tech (B)
  • S: (1) #3 Pittsburgh (A)
  • W: (1) #6 Gonzaga (A)
• Runner-up: North Carolina
• Champion: Gonzaga
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Gonzaga wins 1st national title
• Milestones (Coach):
  
  • Elton Cleveland, 392-196 (Duke 1993-95 1987-89, Auburn 1989-93 1977-83, Syracuse 1986-87, Temple 1983-86), inducted as the 11th member of the HOF. Coach Cleveland, 2-time National Coach of the Year, led Auburn to 2 National Titles and 4 Final Fours.

1995-96

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (1) #1 Connecticut (A)
  • M: (1) #3 Louisville (A)
  • S: (1) #4 Pittsburgh (A)
  • W: (1) #5 Syracuse (A)
• Runner-up: Pittsburgh
• Champion: Connecticut
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Connecticut wins 3rd national title

1996-97

• Final Four:
  
  • E: (2) #3 Oklahoma (B)
  • M: (1) #4 Wake Forest (A)
  • S: (1) #1 Connecticut (A)
  • W: (1) #5 Pittsburgh (A)
• Runner-up: Oklahoma
• Champion: Connecticut
• Milestones (School):
  
  • Connecticut wins 4th national title

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NCAA Championships

• 9: Kansas
• 7: Indiana
• 5: Florida
• 4: Connecticut, Auburn
• 3: Texas Tech
• 2: Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Kentucky
• 1: Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest, Louisville, Illinois, Michigan St., Memphis, Oregon, UCLA, Gonzaga
  
  • A total of 21 schools (6%) have won at least 1 national title

NCAA Final Four

• 24: Kansas
• 16: Indiana
• 15: Syracuse
• 12: Texas Tech
• 10: Auburn, Florida
• 8: Maryland, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky
• 7: Duke, Pittsburgh, Gonzaga
• 6: Louisville, Michigan St, Memphis
• 5: Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Oregon, UCLA
• 4: Wake Forest, Temple, Texas
• 3: Oklahoma
• 2: Arizona, Stanford
• 1: Florida St., Virginia, Mississippi St
  
  • A total of 29 schools (8%) have it to the Final Four
  • Most number of Final Four appearances without winning a national title: Duke (7)

Wins

• 1286: Kansas
• 1200: Indiana
• 1142: Florida
• 1139: Syracuse
• 1121: Texas Tech
• 1103: Maryland
• 1099: Memphis
• 1078: Kentucky
• 1077: Connecticut
• 1054: Georgia Tech

Sweet 16

• 36: Kansas
• 34: Texas Tech, Kentucky
• 32: Indiana, Florida
• 31: Maryland
• 30: Memphis
• 29: Syracuse
• 28: Georgia Tech
• 27: Gonzaga
  
  • A total of 105 schools (30%) have made it to the Sweet 16
  • Most number of Sweet 16 appearances without making it to the Final Four: Notre Dame (10)

NCAA Tournament Appearances

• 44: Memphis
• 43: Georgia Tech, Texas Tech
• 41: Maryland, Kansas, Florida
• 38: Wake Forest, Illinois, Indiana
• 37: Connecticut, Kentucky, Gonzaga
  
  • Only 2 schools have not made to the NCAA Tournament: Arkansas St and Utah Valley

NIT Championships

• 3: Auburn
• 2: 9 schools
• 1: 29 schools

CBI Championships

• 2: South Florida, Cal St. Fullerton, Navy
• 1: 44 schools

[randy]

Starting Lineup

• 1: Fr PG Steve Hemsley, 6-5, 1.5/4.5
• 2: Sr(R) SG Morrow Tiggs, 6-5, 2.0/3.5
• 3: Fr(R) SF Lamoni Williams, 6-7, 1.0/2.5
• 4: Sr PF Jordan Davis, 6-6, 2.5/3.0
• 5: Sr C Mike Holiday, 6-9, 2.5/3.5

Bench

• 1/2: Fr SG Mills McIntosh, 6-0, 0.5/0.5
• 3: Fr(R) SF Shawn Reid, 6-6, 1.0/2.5
• 4/5: Fr PF Chris Osbourne, 6-8, 1.0/2.0

Walk-ons

• 2: So SG Tody Manheimer, 6-1
• 4/5: Jr C Todd Nichols, 6-7
• 3: Jr SF Jesse Levy, 6-7
• 1/2: So PG Nyah Celuck, 6-1

Transfers (ineligible to play this season)

• 4/5: So C David Irvin, 6-10, 2.0/3.0
• 1/2: So PG Mike Brewer, 6-1, 4.0/5.0
• 4/5: So PF Shyrone Franklin, 6-8, 4.5/4.5

[randy]

Nov 15, 1997: (Conf V) Sacramento St (0-0) @ (Conf F) Bradley (0-0)

We want to play fast, and we want to shoot plenty of 3s. On defense, we will force turn overs by double-teaming anyone with the ball.

1st Half

• 12:33, Up 9-7. We're 2-4 3PT. Both teams with 4 tos
• 7:25, Up 21-20. We're shooting 62% FG. We're in the penalty, and BRAD is +8 FTA
• Halftime, Down 29-31. We committed 13 fouls, resulting in BRAD's +11 advantage in FTAs.

2nd Half
15:35, Down 31-39. Our shoots not falling in the 2nd half, 1-7 FG
11:49, Down 35-44.
7:30, Down 40-46. BRAD with 18 turn overs, and our advantage in possessions keeping us in this game despite our foul troubles
3:20, Down 45-40

BRAD converted 2 FTs, and we answered back with a FG. Down 5. BRAD committed another turn over (#22) and we scored on transition. Down 3. After a BRAD miss, PF Jordan Davis knocks down a jumper on our end. Another turn over by BRAD (#23). Timeout. Down 51-52, 1:08.

PG Steve Hemsley missed a jumper, but PF Jordan Davis comes away with an off rebound and the put back! Timeout BRAD. Up 53-52, 0:44.

BRAD hits a quick jumper! Timeout. Down 53-54, 0:37.

SF Shawn Reid converts only his 2nd FG of the game! Timeout BRAD. Up 55-54, 0:24.

BRAD responds by knocking down a jumper also. What a game! Timeout. Down 55-56, 0:10.

We go to C Mike Holiday on the post. holiday can't get up a shot. Holiday kicks out to SG Morrow Tiggs on the outside. Tiggs goes for a 3 in the deep right corner. Contested shot. Missed. Time expired

Good effort by the players. We executed our defensive game plan by forcing 23 turnovers on BRAD, and we scored 14 pts on fast break. We just committed too many fouls the entire game. We were able to catch up, but BRAD just executed one more play than us in the end.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 55, Bradley - 56


Box Scores
[INDENT]Davis 15, 6, 1, 2 stls
Tiggs 12, 3, 2, 3 stls
Hemsley 11, 1, 3, 7 tos
McIntosh 5, 0, 1, 4 stls
Holiday 4, 9, 1
Reid 4, 0, 0
Osbourne 2, 3, 2
Williams 2, 1, 1
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 40-42%
REB: -11
TO: -9 (14-23)
Pts in paint: +2
2nd chance: +1
Fast break: +6
[/INDENT]

[randy]

Nov 18, 1997: Sacramento St-V (0-0) @ Davidson-Q (2-0)

1st Half

• 12:30, Down 10-11. We're 2-3 3PT, but only 1-8 from inside the arc.
• 7:51, Down 19-22.
• Halftime, Down 28-34. We committed only 4 turn overs, but couldn't take advantage with our 32% FG shooting. We got into penalty, and DAV took advantage by hitting 12-13 FT.

2nd Half

• 15:35, Down 30-43. Our turn overs have doubled already, by committing 4 in the 1st 4 minutes of the 2nd half
• 11:54, Down 33-46.
• 7:30, Down 41-52. It's not an insurmountable lead, but our 8 2nd half turn overs preventing us from making a rally.
• 3:24, Down 48-65

Our poor shooting can be expected on road games, but we would have this a different game if not for our break down in ball handling during the 2nd half. The discrepancy in fast break points tells the story, and the effect of our turn overs.


Final Score: Sacramento St - 56, Davidson - 71


Box Scores
[INDENT]Tiggs 13, 2, 1
Holiday 12, 10, 0
Williams 8, 4, 1, 4 tos
Hemsley 8, 2, 5, 7 tos
Osbourne 6, 2, 0
Reid 4, 2, 1
McIntosh 3, 1, 0
Davis 2, 6, 0
[/INDENT]
Stats Comparison
[INDENT]FG: 35-46%
REB: +2
TO: +8 (17-9)
Pts in paint: -16
2nd chance: -4
Fast break: -14 (2-16)
[/INDENT]