NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament records
Champions, runners-up, and locations
edit* Vacated by NCAA.
† Overtime game. Multiple †'s indicate number of overtimes.
All-time coaching records
editActive coaches in bold
Tournament Game Wins
editCoach | 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
editCoach | 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
editCoach | 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
editNCAA Championships
editRank | 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
editRank | 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
editRank | School | # |
---|---|---|
1 | North Carolina | 21 |
2 | UCLA | 17* |
2 | Kentucky | 17 |
2 | Duke | 17 |
5 | Kansas | 15* |
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
editRank | 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
editRank | 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
editTeams 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
editRank | 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
edit- 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
editAll tournament games
edit- 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
- Three-point Field Goal Attempts
- Free Throws Made
- Free Throws Attempted
- 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
National Championship game
edit- Most combined points
- Most points by a single team
- 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
Final Four records
editFinal 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
- 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
edit- ^ "Mike Krzyzewski - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Draymond Green earns 7th triple-double". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ Megargee, Steve (2011-03-17). "Bruins fail to close". Rivals.com (Yahoo! Sports). Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ a b c "Legendary Performances: Top individual March performances". ESPN.com. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (1993-03-19). "Cain's Triple-Double Doubly Sweet for Redmen". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ "Draymond Green's triple-double helps Michigan State advance". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 16, 2012. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Southwest Louisiana Wins". The New York Times.
- ^ "Born first to triple double". kusports.com. 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2010-01-09.