Among those are three women’s coaches and one men’s coach who played for the program they now lead, and a few who played on either the Division II or Division III level.
This breaks down to 11 head coaches on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s side. Other current streaks include Houston (4), Arkansas (3), UCLA (3) and Miami (2).Īmong the 32 teams left in the men’s and women’s bracket, 26 head coaches played at an NCAA school before transitioning to the sidelines to lead the next generation of student-athletes. The streak ranks as the third-longest since 1975 - the first year that all teams in the tournament were required to win at least one game to advance to the Sweet 16 - behind only Duke’s nine straight from 1998-2006 and North Carolina’s 13 in a row from 1981-93. On the men’s side, Gonzaga earned its eighth straight trip to the Sweet 16, the longest active streak. Other active Sweet 16 streaks include Maryland (3), Notre Dame (2) and Tennessee (2). Louisville also extended its consecutive stretch of Sweet 16s to six. South Carolina now holds the second-longest active streak with nine Sweet 16 appearances. Stanford’s streak of 14 consecutive Sweet 16 appearances, which ranked as the second-longest active streak coming into this tournament, ended after the Cardinal were upset by Ole Miss. The UConn women’s team extended its NCAA record of consecutive Sweet 16 appearances to 29 dating back to the 1994 tournament, when the bracket expanded to 64 teams. 3 Ohio State on Saturday, March 25 in Seattle.For a few of the teams remaining after the first weekend of the Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, reaching the Sweet 16 is a regular occurrence. 8 Arkansas on Thursday, March 23 at 7:15 p.m. When do the UConn men and women play in the Sweet 16? All 29 appearances came under head coach Geno Auriemma. The Huskies have 30 Sweet 16 appearances to their name counting 2023, 29 of which have come consecutively dating back to 1994. How many Sweet 16 appearances does the UConn women’s program have? That puts them in a tie for 10th-most overall, along with Villanova and Arizona.ĭespite their historical success, the Huskies haven’t gotten past the second round since 2014, so this year’s postseason is already a step in the right direction. While not nearly the dynasty of the women’s program, the men still boast 19 Sweet 16 appearances. How many Sweet 16 appearances does the UConn men’s program have? The complete list of the 13 teams that made the Final Four in the same year is below: The 20 UConn teams are the only programs from the same school to win national championships in the same year. However, winning two NCAA championships in one year is true rarified air that belongs solely to the Huskies. Not only have a number of teams made the Sweet 16, but more than a dozen schools have been spoiled with two Final Four appearances in the same season. Have the men’s and women’s teams from a school ever made the Elite Eight or Final Four in the same year? The Blue Devils were joined by the Huskies in 2023 for the top mark, who previously had 11.
Watch: Nets hilariously recreate Titans' viral schedule release videoĭespite the women’s team never winning the tournament, Duke is tied for first in this category with 12 years when the men’s and women’s programs made it to the Sweet Sixteen.
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