3/13/2001

Before Northwestern State's win tonight, who was the last school to win in their first ever NCAA Tournament Game?

Tulane, 1992, defeated St. John's 61-57.

3/11/2001

How many times has a team seeded 12 or worse been in the Sweet Sixteen?

15

Year

Seed

Team

1985

12

Kentucky

1986

12

DePaul

1986

14

Cleveland State

1987

12

Wyoming

1988

13

Richmond

1990

12

Ball State

1991

12

Eastern Michigan

1992

12

New Mexico State

1993

12

George Washington

1994

12

Tulsa

1996

12

Arkansas

1997

14

Tennessee-Chattanooga

1998

13

Valparaiso

1999

12

Southwest Missouri State

1999

13

Oklahoma

3/10/2001

Which teams have been selected as at-large teams with a losing conference record?

1960 - Southern California (5-7)

1983 - Alabama (8-10)

1984 - Virginia (6-8)

1985 - Boston College (7-9)

1986 - Maryland (6-8)

1988 - Iowa State (6-8)

1988 - Maryland (6-8)

1989 - Providence (7-9)

1990 - Indiana (8-10)

1990 - Virginia (6-8)

1991 - Georgia Tech (6-8)

1991 - Villanova (7-9)

1991 - Virginia (6-8)

1992 - Iowa State (5-9)

1992 - Wake Forest (7-9)

1994 - Seton Hall (8-10)

1994 - Wisconsin (8-10)

1995 - Iowa State (6-8)

1996 - Clemson (7-9)

1997 - Virginia (7-9)

1998 - Clemson (7-9)

1998 - Florida State (6-10)

1999 - Purdue (7-9)

3/09/2001

Which 5 teams have been in the Sweet Sixteen each of the past 2 tournaments?

Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Michigan State and Purdue

3/07/2001

How many times has the AP #1 won the NCAA Tournament?

18

Year

Team

1949

Kentucky

1951

Kentucky

1953

Indiana

1955

San Francisco

1956

San Francisco

1957

North Carolina

1964

UCLA

1967

UCLA

1969

UCLA

1971

UCLA

1972

UCLA

1973

UCLA

1974

North Carolina State

1976

Indiana

1978

Kentucky

1982

North Carolina

1992

Duke

1995

UCLA

3/05/2001

What years have had the highest percentage of upsets according to seed?  (Games in which both teams were the same seed are not included.)

Year

Upsets

Games

Pct

1980

20

48

41.67%

1981

19

47

40.43%

1999

23

61

37.70%

1979

14

40

35.00%

1984

16

46

34.78%

1983

15

46

32.61%

1989

20

62

32.26%

1990

20

63

31.75%

2000

19

63

30.16%

1987

18

62

29.03%

1986

18

62

29.03%

1985

18

62

29.03%

1994

18

63

28.57%

1998

18

63

28.57%

1982

13

46

28.26%

1988

17

62

27.42%

1997

16

62

25.81%

1991

16

63

25.40%

1996

15

62

24.19%

1992

15

63

23.81%

1995

14

62

22.58%

1993

12

61

19.67%

3/02/2001

What is the only school to have won at least 15 NCAA Tournament games as a member of two different conferences?

Arkansas

Southwest Conference: 21-18

Southeastern Conference: 18-7

2/27/2001