Tuesday, April 6, 2010

The final tally for the Perfect 64

Congratulations to Duke on their 4th Men's NCAA Basketball Championship and to Coach K who get a little justice from the hoops God's for taking on the albatross that is USA basketball.

As we know, this was likely the 26th and final 64(5) team tournament. Here's a look at the Final Four participants based on conference affiliation:

1. ACC - 24 Teams - Duke 11, UNC 9, Maryland 2, Georgia Tech 2

2. Big 10 - 18 Teams - Michigan State 6, Indiana 3, Michigan 3, Illinois 2, Ohio State 2, Wisconsin 1, Minnesota 1

3. Big East - 14 Teams - Syracuse 3, UConn 3, Georgetown 2, Villanova 2, Seton Hall 1, Providence 1, West Virginia 1, St. John's 1

4. SEC - 13 Teams - Kentucky 4, Florida 4, Arkansas 2, LSU 2, Mississippi State 1

5. Big 8/12 - 12 Teams - Kansas 7, Oklahoma 2, Oklahoma State 2, Texas 1

6. Pac 10 - 9 Teams - Arizona 4, UCLA 4, Stanford 1

7. Conference USA - 3 Teams - Marquette, Louisville (2005), Memphis (2008)

8. Big West - 2 Teams - UNLV 2
9. Metro - 2 Teams - Louisville (1986)& Memphis State (1985) 1 each
10. Great Midwest - 1 - Cincinnati (1992)
PCAA - 1 - UNLV (1987)
Horizon - 1 - Butler
A-10 - 1 - UMass
Colonial - 1 - George Mason
WAC - 1 - Utah (1998)
SWC - 1 - Arkansas (1990)

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