Final Four Appearances

[tzznandrew]

UConn has tied Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Arkansas, Houston with 6.

As of right now, UConn has 4 titles, the others combined have 6.

We broke our tie with Florida, Georgetown, Oklahoma, and Illinois. They have 3 combined, we have 4.

 

[Austin316]

 

[JMick]

I was going to look this up earlier but didn't have time, does anyone know how many schools have been to the final four under 3 different coaches?

 

[nomar]

I was going to look this up earlier but didn't have time, does anyone know how many schools have been to the final four under 3 different coaches?

Not sure but Kentucky is one (Slick Rick, Tubby, Squid alone within a relatively short period).

 

[auror]

I was going to look this up earlier but didn't have time, does anyone know how many schools have been to the final four under 3 different coaches?

UNC did it in the same timeframe (12 years) too.

 

[JMick]

UNC did it in the same timeframe (12 years) too.

yeah there's also UCLA and Duke. Besides those 4 I wasn't sure if there was anyone else I was missing.

 

[UofCT]

Michigan?

 

[nomar]

UNC did it in the same timeframe (12 years) too.

Guthridge is the Ollie of UNC, minus the $11M arbitration award

 

[Chin Diesel]

I was going to look this up earlier but didn't have time, does anyone know how many schools have been to the final four under 3 different coaches?

At a minimum, UCLA, UNC, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio St, Michigan, Louisville, Mich St, UConn.

 

[tzznandrew]

yeah there's also UCLA and Duke. Besides those 4 I wasn't sure if there was anyone else I was missing.

Kansas (Phog Allen, Dick Harp, Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams, Bill Self). Actually... every coach they ever had since the NCAA started.

Indiana (McCracken, Knight, Davis)

 

[storrsroars]

I was going to look this up earlier but didn't have time, does anyone know how many schools have been to the final four under 3 different coaches?

A lot more than you think. UNC did it with 5 different coaches, UCLA with 4. Even Duke did 3.

Hopefully can come up with a definitive list, but so far Google has failed, other than a list of all coaches who've appeared at least once.

 

[usedtoberats]

UConn has tied Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Syracuse, Arkansas, Houston with 6.

As of right now, UConn has 4 titles, the others combined have 6.

We broke our tie with Florida, Georgetown, Oklahoma, and Illinois. They have 3 combined, we have 4.

BBB : Blue Blood Bitch

 

[FfldCntyFan]

yeah there's also UCLA and Duke. Besides those 4 I wasn't sure if there was anyone else I was missing.

Indiana has to have at least three, I imagine Kansas has at least four (and for the record, UNC has four).

Given sufficient time (and some sleep) I imagine I can come up with a few others.

 

[storrsroars]

OK, here's what I came up with, going all the way back (too tired to do 64/68 fields only):

6 UCLA, UNC, Kansas
5 Kentucky
4 Arkansas, Oklahoma, Michigan
3 UConn, Duke, Michigan St, Indiana, Louisville, Utah, Ohio St, Villanova, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, NC State

 

[storrsroars]

Indiana has to have at least three, I imagine Kansas has at least four (and for the record, UNC has four).

For the record: Williams, Smith, Guthridge, Davis, Carnevale, McGuire

 

[HuskyBaggins]

OK, here's what I came up with, going all the way back (too tired to do 64/68 fields only):

6 UCLA, UNC, Kansas
5 Kentucky
4 Arkansas, Oklahoma, Michigan
3 UConn, Duke, Michigan St, Indiana, Louisville, Utah, Ohio St, Villanova, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, NC State

Had to look it up - Nova is only 2. Rollie and Jay Wright. First one was the first year with 64 teams

 

[businesslawyer]

Had to look it up - Nova is only 2. Rollie and Jay Wright. First one was the first year with 64 teams

3 Made the Final Four. The Howard Porter team in the late 60s had their trip vacated.

 

[storrsroars]

3 Made the Final Four. The Howard Porter team in the late 60s had their trip vacated.

Man, I didn't even see that one (it was actually 1971). So I guess Nova had four coaches reach the FF, as Al Severance won the very first tourney in 1939.

 

[tzznandrew]

Man, I didn't even see that one (it was actually 1971). So I guess Nova had four coaches reach the FF, as Al Severance won the very first tourney in 1939.

There were only 8 teams. Amazing.

It does say something that they were selected. They were 19-4 and beat Brown before getting beat by Ohio State.

Counting it as a Final Four is a little cheap, but so it goes. Not as bad as any team counting Helms or Premo-Porretta.

 

[AdamaNation]

Bo has been fave for a long time.

 

[storrsroars]

There were only 8 teams. Amazing.

It does say something that they were selected. They were 19-4 and beat Brown before getting beat by Ohio State.

Counting it as a Final Four is a little cheap, but so it goes. Not as bad as any team counting Helms or Premo-Porretta.

OK, so edited down to only schools having at least three coaches get to FF from 1985-present, we now have:

4 UNC
3 UCLA, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, UConn