NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament records
Champions, runners-up, and locations
* Vacated by NCAA.
† Overtime game. Multiple †'s indicate number of overtimes.
All-time coaching records
Tournament Game Wins
Coach | School | Wins |
---|---|---|
Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | 94 |
Roy Williams | Kansas, North Carolina | 77 |
Dean Smith | North Carolina | 65 |
Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | 57 |
Tom Izzo | Michigan State | 52 |
Jim Calhoun | Connecticut | 49 |
John Wooden | UCLA | 47 |
Bill Self | Oral Roberts, Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas | 47 |
John Calipari | UMass, Memphis, Kentucky | 46 |
Lute Olson | Iowa, Arizona | 46 |
Final Four appearances by coach
Coach | School | Appearances |
---|---|---|
Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | 12 |
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 | Massachusetts*, Memphis*, Kentucky | 6* |
Bob Knight | Indiana | 5 |
Guy Lewis | Houston | 5 |
Lute Olson | Iowa, Arizona | 5 |
Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | 5 |
* 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 | Connecticut | 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 | Louisville* & Kentucky | 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) |
4 | Duke | 5 – Mike Krzyzewski |
4 | Indiana | 5 – Branch McCracken (2), Bob Knight (3) |
6 | Connecticut | 4 – Jim Calhoun (3), Kevin Ollie (1) |
7 | Kansas | 3 – Phog Allen (1), Larry Brown (1), Bill Self (1) |
9 | Louisville | e* – Denny Crum (2) |
7 | Villanova | 3 – Jay Wright (2), Rollie Massimino (1) |
10 | Cincinnati | 2 – Ed Jucker |
10 | Florida | 2 – Billy Donovan |
10 | Michigan State | 2 – Jud Heathcote (1), Tom Izzo (1) |
10 | NC State | 2 – Norm Sloan (1), Jim Valvano (1) |
10 | Oklahoma State | 2 – Henry Iba |
10 | San Francisco | 2 – Phil Woolpert |
* Does not include appearances vacated by NCAA
NCAA Championship Game appearances
Rank | School | Appearances | Wins | Losses |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | UCLA* | 12 | 11 | 1 |
1 | Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 4 |
3 | North Carolina | 11 | 6 | 5 |
3 | Duke | 11 | 5 | 6 |
5 | Kansas | 9 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 1 |
7 | Michigan* | 5 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 0 |
9 | Georgetown | 4 | 1 | 3 |
* Appearances vacated by NCAA not included
NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances
Rank | School | # |
---|---|---|
1 | North Carolina | 20 |
2 | UCLA | 17* |
2 | Kentucky | 17 |
4 | Duke | 16 |
5 | Kansas | 15 |
6 | Ohio State | 10* |
7 | Michigan State | 10 |
8 | Indiana | 8 |
8 | Louisville | 8* |
10 | Arkansas | 6 |
10 | Cincinnati | 6 |
10 | Michigan | 6* |
10 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
10 | Syracuse | 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 | 47 |
3 | UCLA | 47^ |
5 | Duke | 42 |
6 | Indiana | 39 |
6 | Syracuse | 39† |
8 | Louisville | 38†† |
9 | Villanova | 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.[1]
†† NCAA vacated 15–3 tournament record (2012–15)
††† NCAA vacated 4–1 tournament record (1971)
Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances
Teams in bold denote an active streak
Rank | School | Number of Years |
---|---|---|
1 | Kansas | 30 (1990–2019) |
2 | North Carolina | 27 (1975–2001) |
3 | Arizona | 25 (1985–2009)* |
4 | Duke | 23 (1996–2018) |
5 | Michigan State | 22 (1998–2018) |
6 | Gonzaga | 20 (1999–2018) |
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
Rank | School | # |
---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | 127* |
2 | North Carolina | 124 |
3 | Duke | 111 |
4 | Kansas | 107 |
5 | UCLA | 101* |
6 | Michigan State | 69 |
7 | Indiana | 66 |
8 | Syracuse | 64* |
9 | Louisville | 61* |
9 | Villanova | 61* |
* 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), and Villanova (2018) 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
- 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
- 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
- Triple-doubles (see Final Four records section for other tournament triple-doubles)
- Assists were not recorded nationally by the NCAA until the 1984–85 season, and 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.[2]
- Gary Grant, Michigan — 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists vs. North Carolina, East Regional second round, March 14, 1987[3]
- Shaquille O'Neal, LSU — 26 points, 13 rebounds, 11 blocks vs. BYU, West Regional first round, March 19, 1992[4]
- David Cain, St. John's — 12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Texas Tech, East Regional first round, March 18, 1993[5]
- Andre Miller, Utah — 18 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists vs. Arizona, West Regional Final, March 21, 1998[4]
- Dwyane Wade, Marquette — 29 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Kentucky, Midwest Regional Final, March 29, 2003[4]
- 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[2]
- Draymond Green, Michigan State — 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists vs. LIU–Brooklyn, West Regional Second Round, March 16, 2012[6]
- Ja Morant, Murray State - 17 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists vs. Marquette, West Regional First Round, March 21, 2019[7]
Team single-game records
All tournament games
- 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
- 112, Marshall vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1972
- Three-point Field Goals
- 23, Purdue Boilermakers vs. Virginia Cavaliers, 2019
- Three-point Field Goal Attempts
- 59, Purdue Boilermakers vs. Virginia Cavaliers, 2019
- Free Throws Made
- Free Throws Attempted
- Rebounds
- 86, Notre Dame vs. Tennessee Tech, 1958
- Assists
- 36, North Carolina vs. Loyola Marymount, 1988
- Blocked Shots
- Steals
- 20, Louisville vs. North Carolina A&T, 2013
- Combined Steals
National Championship game
- Most combined points
- 182, Kentucky vs. Duke, 1978
- Most points by a single team
- Largest margin at half time
- 21, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009
- Largest score at half time
- 55, North Carolina vs. Michigan State, 2009
- Largest margin of victory
Final Four records
Final Four Single Game – Individual
- Points
- 58, Bill Bradley, Princeton vs. Wichita St., N3rd, 3-20-1965
- Field Goals Made
- 22, Bill Bradley, Princeton vs. Wichita St., N3rd, 3-20-1965
- Field Goals Attempted
- 42, Lennie Rosenbluth, North Carolina vs. Michigan St., 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.[2]
- B.H. Born, Kansas vs. Indiana, CH, 3-18-1953: 26 pts., 15 rebs. & 13 blocked shots.[8]
- Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati vs. Louisville, N3rd, 3-21-1959: 39 pts., 17 rebs. & 10 asts.
- Magic Johnson, Michigan St. vs. Pennsylvania, NSF, 3-24-1979: 29 pts., 10 rebs. & 10 asts.
- Largest margin of victory: 44, Villanova vs. Oklahoma, 4-2-2016
Key to initials: NSF- National Semi-Final; N3rd – National Third-Place Game (Discontinued after 1981); CH – Championship Game.
References
- syracuse.com. "Syracuse basketball can't keep wins, but it can keep Big East, NCAA banners". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- Associated Press (2011-03-18). "Draymond Green earns 7th triple-double". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- Megargee, Steve (2011-03-17). "Bruins fail to close". Rivals.com (Yahoo! Sports). Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- "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.
- Associated Press (March 16, 2012). "Draymond Green's triple-double helps Michigan State advance". ESPN.com. 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.
- "Born first to triple double". kusports.com. 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2010-01-09.