Michigan State He became the NCAA tournament under that Iszo, reached the tournament at every season since he was third at work.
IN Spartans Did they dance again this March. They were set up as seed number 2 in the southern region, giving them their highest seeds in the 2019 tournament.
As the consecutive performances of the Michigan tournament increased to 27 on Sunday, Izzo and Spartans are on full of history. Where their consecutive tournaments are ranked all the time? Let’s look at.
(Note: Tournament -induced performances are not counted)
Most consecutive NCAA men’s tournaments on the appearance of all time
T9. Texas (14; 1999-2012)
Rick Barnes helped Texas reach new heights in modern times, immediately bringing Spirit Return to the NCAA tournament in its first year at work. This began a series of 14 direct appearances of the NCAA tournament, which included six sweet 16 trips and four elite eight appearances.
Texas also reached the last four once during the strap, making it there in 2003 behind the star ie Ford. Lamarcus Aldidge and PJ Tucker Almost returned Longhorns to Final Four 2005 but lost to Lsu in an extension in an elite eight.
Of course, that string turned on Kevin Durant Lonely season in Austin. However, Texas failed before the first weekend with the national player of the year on his list, upsetting USC In the second round of 2007. Texas has reached Elite Eight next season, but in the last four years he has won only two tournament games.
In the 1980s, John Thompson engraved as a basketball icon, consistently training the Georgetown team, who was a candidate for the national title. During the 14-year appearance of Georgetown, Hoyas reached Elite eight six times and three last four.
Georgetown played in the national championship match on each of those last four trips. After he lost North Carolina At the match between Michael Jordan in the last seconds of the 1982 game title, Patrick Ewing and Georgetown avenged that loss in 1984, beating Houston in the title game. Ewing, Thompson and Georgetown reached the title game of next season but were upset due to Vilanova.
While Georgetown again made Final Four again after these trips during a row, the arrival of Alonza Mourning helped Hoyas to win the Big East title and extend a series of 14 years.
T9. Arizona (14; 1985-98)
Lute Olson made Arizona one of the most important programs on the west coast of the 1980s and 90s, technically helping Wild cats Play in the NCAA tournament game in 25 direct seasons (1985-2008) as the main coach. However, the performances from 1999 and 2008.
Still, Arizona managed to fight for titles for most of Olson’s mandate. They made the last three times three times during a series, winning the 1997 national championship. That team had a few players drawn, and Mike Bibby and Jason Terry were leading the way.
8. Kentucky (17; 1992-2008)
The true sign of blue blood could be his ability to maintain success over multiple coaches. Kentucky did this between the 1990s and by the end of the 2000s, and Rick Pitino, Tubby Smith and Billy Gillipie trained Wildcats during a row.
Kentucky returned to the prominence under Pitin, making it at least an elite eight in five of the first six appearances in the tournament in a row. He won the national title in the 1995-96 season, and almost went back in 1997, losing to Arizona in the extension of the title game.
After Pitin’s departure in 1997, Smith still played Wildcats at the national championship level. They won the national championship in Smith’s first year and made three more elite eight appearances for the next seven seasons.
As Smith failed for the first weekend of the last two seasons at the helm, he resigned to take the job in Minnesota. Gillipie extended a series of Kentucky in his first season, but ended up in his second year in Lexington, which led to his cracking.
7. Indiana (18; 1986-2003)
After a rare hiccup under Bobby Knight in 1985, Hoosiers One of the longest series of tournament has ever begun. In the second season, Straak, Indiana won her third national championship under Knight, and Steve Alford and Keith Smart lead the way.
Indiana made the elite only eight twice and one last four in 13 seasons after winning the title, with Knight’s mandate in Bloomington to come to the flawless end of 2000. Mike Davis helped expand a number of seasons after taking Indiana to play a surprise title in 2002. But in 2004.
6. Wisconsin (19; 1999-2017)
Wisconsin may not be viewed as a basketball force with other schools on this list, but Bo Ryan brought a strong level of consistency during his 15 seasons as the main coach. After taking over in 2001, Ryan led Badger He was the main coach to the tournament in every full season, making Sweet 16 seven times.
Ryan finally crossed the coat of arms for Wisconsin to lead to Final Four in 2014, the first of two direct appearances. He almost beat Duke For the title of 2015, and Ryan resigned in the next season.
Greg Gard helped Wisconsin extend a series of several seasons after Ryan’s departure, making SWWET 16 in both years.
5. Duke (24; 1996-2019)
Probably the height of the 42-year mandate Mike Krzyzewski arrived as Chief Coach Duke in the early 1990s, winning two national titles and in a seven-year part, reaching the last four six times.
However, Krzyzewski kept the ball well after Grant Hill and Christian Laettner left Durham. As Krzyzewski a good part of the 1994-95 season due to the return edition, which is why Duke missed the tournament, Blue devils continued another set of excellence. They reached the title game in 1999 and won it all in 2001.
In the next nine seasons, there were few titles for Duke, which only did the Final Four during that time. But it all won again in 2010. While she took her basketball in college for a while, Krzyzewski accepted it and led his last team title in 2015.
Duke’s streak ended in 2021, and he went to 13-11 that season.
4. Gonzaga (26; 1999-2025)
While Michigan State has the longest active consecutive performance of the tournament, Gonzaga did not lag so far. After Monson day in 1999 coached the Zags to Elite Eight, Mark Maling took over and the program did not look back.
Under a few, Gonzaga has turned from the Middle Major into one of the best programs in sports, and several of the best NBA perspectives have spent the time in recent years. Although Gonzaga did not win the title in a row, she approached in 2017, reaching the title game that year. The title game re -made in 2021.
Gonzaga reached the sweet 13 times 13 times over the railway. On the eve of the 2025 tournament, he won at least one game of the tournament at each of the last 16 tournaments.
T2. North Carolina (27; 1975-2001)
Dean Smith helped UNC to become one of the blue blood in the game during his 36 seasons as the main coach, serving as his main coach in all except four seasons.
UNC has made the last four times over 27 straight season, and the tournament has won the title twice. Both victories of the title were unforgettable, but for completely different reasons. In 1982, the jump of Michael Jordan in the last seconds gave Smith his first victory in the title. Eleven years later, UNC managed to secure a victory in the title thanks to Timeout Gunder in Chris Weber in the last seconds of victory over Michigan.
Bill Guthridge managed to continue the series when he replaced Smith in 1997, making Final Four twice in three years. After Guthridge’s pension, Matt Doherty managed to extend a series of only another season before missing the tournament for two years in a row. He was discharged after the 2002-03 season.
T2. Michigan State (27; 1998-2025)
In February, Tom Izo made an abundance of history in Michigan, becoming a winning coach in the history of Big Ten in February. And he is close to creating even more history.
The current series of Michigan State of 27 direct tournament appearances is only smaller than records. The Spartans were also one of the best teams in the tournament since he had exposed to the main coach, and at the tournament games he is 56-25 in the tournament.
Izzo has led Spartans to eight last four appearances, and 26 of its first 29 recruit classes have experienced a trip to Final Four four -year -old players. Michigan State also won the title during a series, winning everything in 2000.
1. Kansas (28; 1990-2017)
When you have three consecutive halls of celebrities trains your program, it would be difficult not to create history.
Kansas is currently holding a record for the longest consecutive tournament appearances of all time. The record began in the second season of Roya Williams as the main coach while replacing Larry Brown. While Williams did not make a tournament in its first year as the main coach, Jayhawks They were a candidate for the title most of their 15 seasons as the main coach. Kansas reached Final Four on four occasions, losing in the title game in 1991 and 2003.
Williams left Kansas after losing a 2003 game to become the main UNC coach, but Jayhawks did not take any steps with Bill Self. The guard continued in his first 14 seasons, reaching the elite eight four times.
Kansas has consistently remained one of the best programs during the 22 seasons of Self as the main coach. The only reason why he came to an end was due to employment of violation in the 2017-18 season, which led to Kansas’s trip to the last four trips from that year left. If it hadn’t happened, the railway would be at a whopping 35 straight.
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