Three More Historic Lists We Can Move Up

[tzznandrew]

The 3 most important:

Most Titles
1. UCLA (11)
2. Kentucky (8)
3. UNC (6)
4. Duke (5)
4. Indiana (5)
4. UConn (5)

All Time Final Fours
1.UNC (21)
2.UCLA (19)
3. Duke (17)
3. Kentucky (17)
5. Kansas (16)
6. Ohio State (11)
7. Louisville (10)
7. Michigan State (10)
9. Indiana (8)
9. Michigan (8)
11. Villanova (7)
12. Arkansas (6)
12. Cincinnati (6)
12. Houston (6)
12. Oklahoma State (6)
12. Syracuse (6)
12. UConn (6)

Final Fours since 1979
1. UNC (14)
2. Duke (13)
3. Kansas (10)
4. Kentucky (9)
4. Michigan State (9)
6. Louisville (6)
6. UCLA (6)
6. UConn (6)
9. Florida (5)
9. Michigan (5)
9. Syracuse (5)
9. Villanova (5)
13. Arizona (4)
13. Indiana (4)

 

[bendm]

just curious why you picked 79 instead of 75 when the tourey expanded to 32. what's the significance of 79?

 

[Matrim55]

just curious why you picked 79 instead of 75 when the tourey expanded to 32. what's the significance of 79?

Founding of the Big East.

 

[tzznandrew]

just curious why you picked 79 instead of 75 when the tourey expanded to 32. what's the significance of 79?

Ultimately I think 1979 is the beginning of the modern era.

• The 40 team tournament was the first of a multi-step process and that more or less ended in 1985, but started to include more at-large teams. In 1975 you started getting more than one team per conference, so that is a step there, but...
• Bird-Magic takes the tournament to new heights
• Founding of the Big East permanently reshapes Northeast Coast basketball and makes it nationally competitive with other regions.

 

[DaMuttzNutt]

Ultimately I think 1979 is the beginning of the modern era.

• The 40 team tournament was the first of a multi-step process and that more or less ended in 1985, but started to include more at-large teams. In 1975 you started getting more than one team per conference, so that is a step there, but...
• Bird-Magic takes the tournament to new heights
• Founding of the Big East permanently reshapes Northeast Coast basketball and makes it nationally competitive with other regions.

That's a good mile post but I think it has to be the 3 point line and field of 64. That's the modern era of basketball 85/86/87

The tournament and game was drastically different before then. Very few significant changes since 87.