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During the first 12 years of the tournament (1939–50, inclusive) only eight teams competed, meaning every team that qualified in those years was an automatic "Elite Eight" team. Idaho State in 1977, which defeated UCLA in the previous round to end the Bruins' streak of consecutive Final Four appearances at 10 to end the John Wooden-era ...
The defending national champions are back in the Elite Eight for the fourth time in five tournaments — all under coach Jim Crutchfield and their only appearances in program history. They have ...
Elite Eight Final Four National Championship: Ohio Vanderbilt Michigan Kansas NC State: W 85–59 W 69–61 W 72–70 W 64–51 L 64–76 1975: Round of 32: Kentucky: L 54–76 1976: Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight: Western Kentucky Western Michigan Indiana: W 79–60 W 62–57 L 56–65 1977: Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final ...
Elite Eight Final Four: Utah State Oregon: W 50–39 L 37–55 1943: Elite Eight Regional 3rd Place Game: Wyoming Washington: L 50–53 W 48–43 1947: Elite Eight Final Four National Championship: Oregon State Texas Holy Cross: W 56–54 W 55–54 L 47–58 1979 (5) Second Round Sweet Sixteen (4) Texas (1) Indiana State: W 90–76 L 72–93 ...
The Tigers ousted #2 seed Temple in the second round and #3 seed DePaul in the Sweet 16 before losing 77–76 to top seeded Indiana in the Elite Eight. This was the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: national runner-up Syracuse (2E), DePaul (3MW), Arizona (10W) and UAB (11SE) all opened the tournament ...
The monumental victory was also Villanova's first NCAA Championship ever. Since Villanova's 1985 win, only two 8-seeds have returned to the championship game: the 2011 Butler Bulldogs and the 2014 ...
Between 1939 and 1950, there were only 8 teams in the tournament, so all teams can claim an Elite Eight appearance. Between 1951 and 1952, there were sixteen teams in the tournament, so all could claim a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Between 1953 and 1974, participating teams fluctuated from 22 to 25 teams and some received byes to the Sweet Sixteen.
For the first time since seeding began, all #1–#3 seeds made it into the Sweet 16, and for the third consecutive time, all #1 seeds made the Elite Eight. Four schools made their NCAA tournament debut, all respective conference champions: Binghamton (America East), Morgan State (MEAC), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), and North Dakota State ...