NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament records

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Champions, runners-up, and locations

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions
Year Champion Runner-up Venue and city
2000 Michigan State (2) 89 Florida 76 RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana (4)
2001 Duke (3) 82 Arizona 72 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota (3)
2002 Maryland 64 Indiana 52 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia (2)
2003 Syracuse 81 Kansas 78 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana (4)
2004 UConn (2) 82 Georgia Tech 73 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas (2)
2005 North Carolina (4) 75 Illinois 70 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri (3)
2006 Florida 73 UCLA 57 RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana (5)
2007 Florida (2) 84 Ohio State 75 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia (3)
2008† Kansas (3) 75 Memphis* 68 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas (3)
2009 North Carolina (5) 89 Michigan State 72 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan
2010 Duke (4) 61 Butler 59 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana (6)
2011 UConn (3) 53 Butler 41 Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas (2)
2012 Kentucky (8) 67 Kansas 59 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana (5)
2013 Louisville* (3) 82 Michigan 76 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia (4)
2014 UConn (4) 60 Kentucky 54 AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas
2015 Duke (5) 68 Wisconsin 63 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana (7)
2016 Villanova (2) 77 North Carolina 74 NRG Stadium Houston, Texas (3)
2017 North Carolina (6) 71 Gonzaga 65 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
2018 Villanova (3) 79 Michigan 62 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas (4)
2019† Virginia 85 Texas Tech 77 U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota (4)
2021 Baylor 86 Gonzaga 70 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana (8)
2022 Kansas (4) 72 North Carolina 69 Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana (6)
2023 UConn (5) 76 San Diego State 59 NRG Stadium Houston, Texas (4)
2024 UConn (6) 75 Purdue 60 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona (2)

* Vacated by NCAA.
† Overtime game. Multiple †'s indicate number of overtimes.

All-time coaching records

Active coaches in bold

Tournament Game Wins

Coach School Wins
Mike Krzyzewski Duke 101[1]
Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina 77
Dean Smith North Carolina 65
Jim Boeheim Syracuse 61
John Calipari UMass, Memphis, Kentucky 57
Bill Self Oral Roberts, Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas 56
Tom Izzo Michigan State 56
Jim Calhoun UConn 49
John Wooden UCLA 47
Lute Olson Iowa, Arizona 46
Bob Knight Indiana, Texas Tech 45

Final Four appearances by coach

Coach School Appearances
Mike Krzyzewski Duke 13
John Wooden UCLA 12
Dean Smith North Carolina 11
Roy Williams Kansas, North Carolina 9
Tom Izzo Michigan State 8
Rick Pitino Providence, Kentucky, Louisville* 7*
Denny Crum Louisville 6
Adolph Rupp Kentucky 6
John Calipari UMass*, Memphis*, Kentucky 6*
Bob Knight Indiana 5
Guy Lewis Houston 5
Lute Olson Iowa, Arizona 5
Jim Boeheim Syracuse 5
Billy Donovan Florida 4
Bill Self Kansas 4
Jim Calhoun UConn 4
Jay Wright Villanova 4

* Vacated by NCAA.

Multiple championship coaches

Coach School Championships
John Wooden UCLA 10
Mike Krzyzewski Duke 5
Adolph Rupp Kentucky 4
Roy Williams North Carolina 3
Jim Calhoun UConn 3
Bob Knight Indiana 3
Denny Crum Louisville 2
Billy Donovan Florida 2
Henry Iba Oklahoma State 2
Ed Jucker Cincinnati 2
Branch McCracken Indiana 2
Dean Smith North Carolina 2
Phil Woolpert San Francisco 2
Jay Wright Villanova 2
Rick Pitino Kentucky, Louisville* 2*
Dan Hurley Connecticut 2
Bill Self Kansas 2

* Vacated by NCAA.

All-time team records

NCAA Championships

Rank School # and Coach(es)
1 UCLA 11 – John Wooden (10), Jim Harrick (1)
2 Kentucky 8 – Adolph Rupp (4), Joe B. Hall (1), Rick Pitino (1), Tubby Smith (1), John Calipari (1)
3 North Carolina 6 – Frank McGuire (1), Dean Smith (2), Roy Williams (3)
3 UConn 6 – Jim Calhoun (3), Kevin Ollie (1), Dan Hurley (2)
5 Duke 5 – Mike Krzyzewski
5 Indiana 5 – Branch McCracken (2), Bob Knight (3)
7 Kansas 4 – Phog Allen (1), Larry Brown (1), Bill Self (2)
8 Villanova 3 – Jay Wright (2), Rollie Massimino (1)
9 Louisville 2* – Denny Crum (2)
9 Cincinnati 2 – Ed Jucker
9 Florida 2 – Billy Donovan
9 Michigan State 2 – Jud Heathcote (1), Tom Izzo (1)
9 NC State 2 – Norm Sloan (1), Jim Valvano (1)
9 Oklahoma State 2 – Henry Iba
9 San Francisco 2 – Phil Woolpert

* Does not include appearances vacated by NCAA

NCAA Championship Game appearances

Rank School Appearances Wins Losses
T-1 UCLA* 12 11 1
T-1 Kentucky 12 8 4
T-1 North Carolina 12 6 6
4 Duke 11 5 6
5 Kansas 10 4 6
T-6 UConn 6 6 0
T-6 Indiana 6 5 1
T-8 Michigan* 5 1 4
T-8 Ohio State 5 1 4
10 Georgetown 4 1 3

* Appearances vacated by NCAA not included

NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances

Main article: NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school
Rank School #
1 North Carolina 21
2 UCLA 17*
2 Kentucky 17
2 Duke 17
5 Kansas 16
6 Ohio State 10*
6 Michigan State 10
8 Indiana 8
8 Louisville 8*
10 UConn 7
11 Arkansas 6
11 Cincinnati 6
11 Houston 6
11 Michigan 6*
11 Oklahoma State 6
11 Syracuse 6
11 Villanova 6

* Appearances vacated by NCAA not included

Consecutive NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances

Rank School Number of Years
1 UCLA 10 (1967–1976)
2 Cincinnati 5 (1959–1963)
2 Duke 5 (1988–1992)
4 Houston 3 (1982–1984)
4 Kentucky 3 (1996–1998)
4 Michigan State 3 (1999–2001)
4 North Carolina 3 (1967–1969)
4 Ohio State 3 (1944–1946)
4 Ohio State 3 (1960–1962)
4 San Francisco 3 (1955–1957)
4 UCLA 3 (2006–2008)

NCAA Tournament appearances

Rank School #
1 Kentucky 57*
2 North Carolina 49
3 Kansas 48
3 UCLA 47^
5 Duke 42
6 Indiana 40
6 Syracuse 39†
8 Louisville 38††
9 Villanova 37†††
9 Michigan State 37
10 Notre Dame 36

* NCAA vacated 2–1 tournament record (1988)
^ NCAA vacated 5–2 tournament record (1980, 1999)

† NCAA vacated 4–4 tournament record (2005–06, 2011–12), but confirmed Syracuse can claim tournament appearances.[2]
†† NCAA vacated 15–3 tournament record (2012–15)
††† NCAA vacated 4–1 tournament record (1971)

Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances

Main article: NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament consecutive appearances

Teams in bold denote an active streak as of the 2023 tournament

Rank School Number of Years
1 Kansas 33 (1990–present)
2 North Carolina 27 (1975–2001)
3 Arizona 25 (1985–2009)*
4 Michigan State 25 (1998–present)
5 Duke 24 (1996–2019)
6 Gonzaga 24 (1999–present)
7 Wisconsin 19 (1999–2017)
8 Indiana 18 (1986–2003)
9 Kentucky 17 (1992–2008)
10 UCLA 15 (1967–1981)^

* NCAA vacated 1999 and 2008 appearances
^ NCAA vacated 1980 appearance

NCAA Tournament victories

Main article: NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament all-time team records
Rank School #
1 North Carolina 132
2 Kentucky 131*
3 Duke 118
4 Kansas 116
5 UCLA 114*
6 Michigan State 73
7 Indiana 67
8 Syracuse 70*
9 Louisville 76*
9 Villanova 71*

* Denotes vacated records not included

  • Margin of 10 points: Oregon (1939), Kentucky (1949), San Francisco (1956), Ohio State (1960), UCLA (1967, 1970, 1973), Michigan State (1979, 2000), Indiana (1981), Duke (2001), North Carolina (2009), Villanova (2018), and UConn (2023) are teams to win every game in the tournament by 10 points or more on their way to a championship.

Individual single-game records

  • Points
61, Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Ohio, 1970
  • Field goals
25, Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Ohio, 1970
  • Field goal attempts
44, Austin Carr, Notre Dame vs. Ohio, 1970
  • Three-point field goals
11, Jeff Fryer, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan, 1990
  • Three-point field goal attempts
22, Jeff Fryer, Loyola Marymount vs. Arkansas, 1989
  • Free throws made
23, Bob Carney, Bradley vs. Colorado, 1954
23, Travis Mays, Texas vs. Georgia, 1990
  • Free throws attempted
27, Travis Mays, Texas vs. Georgia, 1990
27, David Robinson, Navy vs. Syracuse, 1986
  • Rebounds
34, Fred Cohen, Temple vs. Connecticut, 1956
  • Assists
19, Markquis Nowell, Kansas State vs. Michigan State, 2023
  • Blocked shots
11, Shaquille O'Neal, LSU vs. BYU, 1992
  • Steals
8, Ty Lawson, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009
8, Russ Smith, Louisville vs. North Carolina A&T, 2013
8, JD Notae, Arkansas vs. New Mexico State, 2022
  • Triple-doubles (see Final Four records section for other tournament triple-doubles)
    • The NCAA officially recorded assists for two seasons in the early 1950s, but discontinued the practice after the 1951–52 season, not resuming until the 1984–85 season. Steals and blocks were not officially added as NCAA statistics until the 1986–87 season. As a result, the NCAA only officially recognizes tournament triple-doubles recorded from 1987 onward.[3]
Gary Grant, Michigan — 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. North Carolina, East Regional second round, March 14, 1987[4]
Shaquille O'Neal, LSU — 26 points, 13 rebounds, 11 blocks vs. BYU, West Regional first round, March 19, 1992[5]
David Cain, St. John's — 12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Texas Tech, East Regional first round, March 18, 1993[6]
Andre Miller, Utah — 18 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists vs. Arizona, West Regional Final, March 21, 1998[5]
Dwyane Wade, Marquette — 29 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Kentucky, Midwest Regional Final, March 29, 2003[5]
Cole Aldrich, Kansas — 13 points, 20 rebounds, 10 blocks vs. Dayton, Midwest Regional Second Round, March 22, 2009
Draymond Green, Michigan State — 23 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists vs. UCLA, Southeast Regional Second Round, March 18, 2011[3]
Draymond Green, Michigan State — 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists vs. LIU Brooklyn, West Regional Second Round, March 16, 2012[7]
Ja Morant, Murray State — 17 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists vs. Marquette, West Regional First Round, March 21, 2019[8]

Team single-game records

All tournament games

  • Most total points scored, one tournament
571, UNLV, 1990
  • Most combined points
264, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan, 1990
  • Most points by a single team
149, Loyola Marymount vs. Michigan, 1990
  • Fewest points for a single team
20, North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh, 1941
  • Most Field Goals Made
52, Iowa vs. Notre Dame, 1970
  • Field Goals Attempted
71, Marshall vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1972 [9]
  • Three-point Field Goals
26, Kansas vs. Villanova, 2022
  • Three-point Field Goal Attempts
59, Purdue vs. Virginia, 2019
  • Free Throws Made
43, Arizona vs. Illinois, 2001
  • Free Throws Attempted
56, Arizona vs. Illinois, 2001
  • Rebounds
86, Notre Dame vs. Tennessee Tech, 1958
  • Assists
36, North Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount, 1988
  • Blocked Shots
15, Kentucky vs. Stony Brook, 2016
  • Steals
20, Louisville vs. North Carolina A&T, 2013
  • Combined Steals
35, UCLA vs. Kansas, 2007

National Championship game

  • Most combined points
182, Kentucky vs. Duke, 1978
  • Most points by a single team
103, UNLV vs. Duke, 1990
  • Largest margin at halftime
21, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009
  • Largest score at halftime
55, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009
  • Largest margin of victory
30, UNLV vs. Duke, 1990

Final Four records

Final Four Single Game – Individual

  • Points
58, Bill Bradley, Princeton vs. Wichita State, N3rd, 3-20-1965
  • Field goals made
22, Bill Bradley, Princeton vs. Wichita State, N3rd, 3-20-1965
  • Field goals attempted
42, Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, NSF, 3-22-1957
  • Three-point field goals
10, Freddie Banks, UNLV vs. Indiana, NSF, 3-28-1987
  • Rebounds
27, Bill Russell, San Francisco vs. Iowa, CH, 3-23-1956
  • Assists
18, Mark Wade, UNLV vs. Indiana, NSF, 3-28-1987
  • Blocks
7, Jeff Withey, Kansas vs. Ohio State, NSF, 3-31-2012
  • Free throws attempted
18, Ty Lawson, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, CH, 4-6-2009
  • Steals
8, Ty Lawson, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, CH, 4-6-2009
  • Final Four triple-doubles
    • The NCAA recognizes these achievements as unofficial triple-doubles. As noted earlier, assists, steals, and blocks were not kept on a national basis until well into the 1980s; the current array of national statistics did not fully take shape until the 1986–87 season.[3]
B.H. Born, Kansas vs. Indiana, CH, 3-18-1953: 26 pts., 15 rebs. & 13 blocked shots.[10]
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, N3rd, 3-21-1959: 39 pts., 17 rebs. & 10 asts.
Magic Johnson, Michigan State vs. Penn, NSF, 3-24-1979: 29 pts., 10 rebs. & 10 asts.

Key to initials: NSF- National Semi-Final; N3rd – National Third-Place Game (Discontinued after 1981); CH – Championship Game.

References

  1. ^ "Mike Krzyzewski - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches".
  2. ^ syracuse.com (19 October 2016). "Syracuse basketball can't keep wins, but it can keep Big East, NCAA banners". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Draymond Green earns 7th triple-double". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  4. ^ Megargee, Steve (2011-03-17). "Bruins fail to close". Rivals.com (Yahoo! Sports). Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  5. ^ a b c "Legendary Performances: Top individual March performances". ESPN.com. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  6. ^ Moran, Malcolm (1993-03-19). "Cain's Triple-Double Doubly Sweet for Redmen". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
  7. ^ "Draymond Green's triple-double helps Michigan State advance". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  8. ^ USA Today (March 21, 2019). "Ja Morant records triple double to lead Murray State to an upset over Marquette". usatoday.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  9. ^ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1972/03/12/91322557.html?pageNumber=330
  10. ^ "Born first to triple double". kusports.com. 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2010-01-09.

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