Little Help? List of Longest Consecutive FF Appearances

[Fairfield Fan]

Somehow, I can't find the list of longest consecutive appearances in the Final Four. I know that UConn is now up to a decade in a row (Crystal Dangerfield was in 4th grade when the consecutive FF streak began!). But somehow I can't find the list of other long FF appearances.

Can someone help out with that? I'm curious who had other (relatively) long streaks. I know that Notre Dame had five in a row, which, I believe matched the record at the time.

??

 

[Phil]

CT 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
ND 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Stan 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
LSU 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CT 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

 

[Phil]

Source

 

[xHunt3r]

NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament - Wikipedia

 

[Farney]

For those curious, Tennessee's best is 6. 1984-1991

 

[xHunt3r]

For those curious, Tennessee's best is 6. 1984-1991

they didn't make it 1985 or 1990

 

[Fairfield Fan]

For those curious, Tennessee's best is 6. 1984-1991

So Tennessee owns the mark for second longest streak of consecutive final four appearances? Do I have that right?

 

[Fairfield Fan]

they didn't make it 1985 or 1990

So Tennessee's mark is four in a row twice?

 

[xHunt3r]

So Tennessee's mark is four in a row twice?

four in a row three times. Tennessee final fours are...

1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008

 

[Fairfield Fan]

CT 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
ND 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Stan 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
LSU 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CT 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

So the second longest streak was five years in a row, shared by Connecticut, Stanford, and LSU? Have I got that right?

And no one has an active streak longer than one right now. Correct?

So for anyone to break Connecticut's current record of ten consecutive final fours, it would take until 2027 to do so. And that supposes that one of the other three- Stanford, South Carolina, or Mississippi State- goes to the FF each year from here on out. Otherwise, for anyone else it would take until at least 2028.

Can you imagine how incredible that record is? And that even if a team began this year, it would take until late in the next decade to surpass?

Absolutely amazing!!!!

 

[Phil]

So Tennessee's mark is four in a row twice?

No.

TN 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
TN 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
TN 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

 

[Fairfield Fan]

Thanks for the assistance.

Of course, Katie Lou's opinion of this should hold some weight. When Coach Geno was pacing the sideline at the end of the game, and said to his team that this is amazing, ten straight years of going to the Final Four, Lou said to him, "You suck!"

 

[Phil]

Well, she is 2 for 2 and he is only 10 for 32. Her record is better.

 

[Baltic]

Somehow, I can't find the list of longest consecutive appearances in the Final Four. I know that UConn is now up to a decade in a row (Crystal Dangerfield was in 4th grade when the consecutive FF streak began!). But somehow I can't find the list of other long FF appearances.

Can someone help out with that? I'm curious who had other (relatively) long streaks. I know that Notre Dame had five in a row, which, I believe matched the record at the time.

??

UCLA under John Wooden 9 consecutive FF's.

 

[ctdad]

UCLA under John Wooden 9 consecutive FF's.

With this FF appearance, UConn ties the overall Division I record of the UCLA men from 1967-76 (which barring a catastrophe they will break next season).

The Bruins also went to the FF in 1962 and won titles in 1964 and 1965. They didn't go in 1966, but from what I've heard, they may have had the best team in the West region (regionals back then were strictly geographic) that year on campus with the Lew Alcindor led-UCLA freshman team; freshmen were ineligible for varsity play in those years. They regularly beat the varsity (which did make the tournament). Otherwise, it could have been 13 in a row and 14 out of 15.

 

[bballnut90]

CT 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
ND 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Stan 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
LSU 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CT 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

What's really interesting is that ND/Stanford/LSU combined for 15 Final Fours and 0 titles. All 3 had some golden opportunities to win it all, too (LSU in 2005 and 2008, Stanford in 2010 and 2011, and Notre Dame in 2011 and 2013).

UCONN in their streaks have won 10 titles in 15 years, will likely be 11/15 a week from now.

 

[Scotter]

What's really interesting is that ND/Stanford/LSU combined for 15 Final Fours and 0 titles. All 3 had some golden opportunities to win it all, too (LSU in 2005 and 2008, Stanford in 2010 and 2011, and Notre Dame in 2011 and 2013).

UCONN in their streaks have won 10 titles in 15 years, will likely be 11/15 a week from now.

ND and Stanford's streaks both happened entirely during UConn's current run. In 2011 and 2012 3 out of the 4 teams were in the process of Final Four streaks of at least five seasons, and yet in both of those seasons the national championship was won by the fourth team.

 

[Scotter]

What's really interesting is that ND/Stanford/LSU combined for 15 Final Fours and 0 titles. All 3 had some golden opportunities to win it all, too (LSU in 2005 and 2008, Stanford in 2010 and 2011, and Notre Dame in 2011 and 2013).

UCONN in their streaks have won 10 titles in 15 years, will likely be 11/15 a week from now.

ND and Stanford's streaks both happened entirely during UConn's current run. In 2011 and 2012 3 out of the 4 teams were in the process of Final Four streaks of at least five seasons, and yet in both of those seasons the national championship was won by the fourth team.

 

[MilfordHusky]

CT 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
ND 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Stan 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
LSU 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CT 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

That's the definitive answer. Some of us had listed the teams and number of years, but not the actual years.

 

[MilfordHusky]

So the second longest streak was five years in a row, shared by Connecticut, Stanford, and LSU? Have I got that right?

Plus Notre Dame.

 

[UcMiami]

With this FF appearance, UConn ties the overall Division I record of the UCLA men from 1967-76 (which barring a catastrophe they will break next season).

The Bruins also went to the FF in 1962 and won titles in 1964 and 1965. They didn't go in 1966, but from what I've heard, they may have had the best team in the West region (regionals back then were strictly geographic) that year on campus with the Lew Alcindor led-UCLA freshman team; freshmen were ineligible for varsity play in those years. They regularly beat the varsity (which did make the tournament). Otherwise, it could have been 13 in a row and 14 out of 15.

The UCLA program went to 10 straight FFs so Uconn has tied that record, but Wooden retired in 1975 with an active streak of 9 straight, so Geno with the current streak is the only coach to take his team to 10 straight.

Similarly Geno owns the record for most coaching wins in the NCAA men's or women's tournament, but TN still owns the women's record for most program wins since Holly has won 12 more since Pat retired. No idea which program owns the record on the men's side but since it has been around since the 30s it would be much higher than the women's mark I'm sure.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

The UCLA program went to 10 straight FFs so Uconn has tied that record, but Wooden retired in 1975 with an active streak of 9 straight, so Geno with the current streak is the only coach to take his team to 10 straight.

Similarly Geno owns the record for most coaching wins in the NCAA men's or women's tournament, but TN still owns the women's record for most program wins since Holly has won 12 more since Pat retired. No idea which program owns the record on the men's side but since it has been around since the 30s it would be much higher than the women's mark I'm sure.

Easy to look up and no surprises there.

Maybe wouldn't get the order (and I don't follow MBB) but not surprised to see - Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, UCLA and Kansas. I'm not really sure of the exact order because the listing I saw included "vacated" wins for Kentucky and UCLA. Interestingly, Kentucky, North Carolina and Kansas lead in losses as well, although they have roughly 70% winning percentages.

Duke has the highest winning percentage on the men's side, followed by North Carolina.

Fascinating, but not enough to get me "into" the tourney.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

So if I counted correctly Pat Summitt has 18... Geno has 18....
Didn't they say it was Tara's 19th trip?

 

[UcMiami]

So if I counted correctly Pat Summitt has 18... Geno has 18....
Didn't they say it was Tara's 19th trip?

13 I believe

 

[Phil]

13 I believe

Yes 13.

All can be found here:
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament