The most common scoring method features one point for every correct prediction in the first round; two points for every prediction in the second round; four points for the Sweet 16; eight points for the Elite Eight; 16 points for the Final Four; and 32 points for picking the NCAA champion.
Originally Answered: Has there ever been a point basketball game? In the Pistons won a triple overtime game, — No team has scored points in a game though. Points in basketball are used to keep track of the score in a game. Points can be accumulated by making field goals two or three points or free throws one point. The point values were chosen to give the desired relative weight between a free throw 1 point , a field goal 2 points , and a three-point goal 3 points.
Originally, when Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in , goals were worth one point each. The 82nd edition of the tournament would have begun on March 17, , and concluded with the championship game on April 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The most common outcome is a final , occurring Another way to put it is that for any given game, a final score is more likely than the winning team scoring seven or more goals. The most popular number combination , appearing 31 times. To use this chart, simply find the largest of your 2 numbers in the left column, then the smallest of your 2 numbers in the top row.
Jack Taylor born October 12, is an American former college basketball player at Grinnell College. What is the biggest blowout in NBA history? There should be a winner does not matter how many overtimes the game will take. Twenty-two years ago, on Dec. It was, and remains, the highest-scoring game in NBA history. The other five teams in the top five did that a total of just 12 times. But the Lions were masters of getting other teams to play at their pace.
Of the teams the Lions combined with to set the top five highest scoring games, all averaged fewer than 80 points allowed per game. Related: Hank Gathers' son remembers his father. To see exactly how these records took shape, take a look at these absurd box scores for each of the top five:. Division I Men's Basketball.
Greg Anthony recalls Bo Kimble's left-handed free throw. Those wins represent the two lowest-seeded Big West teams to win a first-round game. Conference teams seeded 14th or worse are , the past five of which each lost by more than 25 points.
This year, UC Santa Barbara is a seed. Big West teams are in the first round as No. Through the years, Colonial Athletic Association teams have given opponents a hard time in the Big Dance, even if they don't have the wins to prove it.
The league hasn't had a team win in any of the past seven NCAA tournaments, its longest streak in the modern era. However, 18 of the past 23 first-round games involving CAA teams have ended in victory or a single-digit loss 14 by five points or less. No such luck this year, as Drexel is a No. In , Conference USA saw its impressive streak come to an end: four straight years winning a tournament game -- once each as a 12, 13, 14 and 15 seed. That's despite being a one-bid league each year, which has become the norm.
Will North Texas get a new streak started for the conference? The Mean Green are a No. In each of the past eight tournaments, the Horizon League representative was a seed or worse, and in all eight years that team lost in the first round. It's the most years without an NCAA tournament win in conference history, and most games haven't been all that close, as just two have been decided by single digits.
It's another year with a poor seed, as Cleveland State is a No. Horizon League teams are in the first round as a 14th seed or worse. The only such win came from Xavier 30 years ago, when the league was called the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The MAAC has five first-round wins in its history, but none since This is the fifth straight tournament in which Iona has represented the conference, but its first with Rick Pitino at the helm.
In each of the previous four years the Gaels lost their first-round game by an average of This year, they are a No. But did you know The Mid-American Conference has won a tourney game in consecutive tourneys for the first time since to Both years it was Buffalo, in as a No. Will there be more MACtion this year? It's all up to Ohio, a No. The Bobcats will face defending champion Virginia on Saturday. The past two times the MAC representative was a seed, it won in the first round Buffalo defeated Arizona in , Ohio defeated Michigan in Specifically, it's been NC Central's problem, which has lost in that round each of the past three tournaments.
This marks the sixth straight tourney the MEAC has gotten a seed. Dating back to , the past four MEAC seeds to play in the first round lost by an average of The tourney marked the first time the Missouri Valley Conference lost a game in the first round since Valley teams were the previous six years.
It was also the first time the Valley failed to win a tournament game since This recent run of success included a Sweet 16 Wichita State in and the conference's only two trips to the Final Four in the modern era No. While Drake will have to win in the First Four just to reach the first round, Loyola will try to get a new streak started for the league, as a No. Twisted stat alert: The MVC has won nine straight first-round games when seeded seventh through 11th.
Since the formation of the conference in the season, Mountain West schools are just in the NCAA tournament. To put that into perspective, 16 other conferences have had at least one team reach the Elite Eight in that span. History is not on the side of the 11th-seeded Aggies, to say the least. Mountain West teams seeded 10th or worse are an abysmal all time including in First Four games and have lost 18 straight games dating back to , when No.
The Northeast Conference is the only conference that has never won a first-round game Only once in the past 21 years has an NEC team come within single digits of its opponent in the first round Robert Morris lost to Villanova by 3 in overtime in Consistently being a seed -- this is the ninth straight tourney -- is quite the historical hurdle to clear. Making matters worse, this is the eighth straight tournament the selection committee has sent the NEC champ Mount St.
Mary's this year to the First Four - the only conference to have a streak of more than four straight appearances in the First Four -- so a trip to the first round is no certainty. The tourney was memorable for the Ohio Valley Conference. The league put two teams in the field of 68 and won a first-round game for the first time since The conference has lost 18 straight games as a seed or worse, and the last such win came in The five bids the Pac earned this year are its most since Results have been a bit uneven, though.
The Pac hasn't had a champion since Arizona in and just one Final Four team in the past 11 tournaments. Much of the lack of success has to do with volume: fewer bids than any other power conference and considerably fewer high seeds. Using the year span just mentioned, the Pac has averaged just one top-four seed per year That's how this year's bids played out as well, with no Pac team receiving a top-four seed -- Colorado is the highest as a No.
The league's lower-seeded teams have been strong in the early rounds. Once again since , Pac teams seeded 11th or worse are in the first round that one loss came in when Arizona State lost to Buffalo. Five of those eight teams won the next game, too, to reach the Sweet 16 like No. It's the fourth tournament in a row that the Pac has had at least one team play in the First Four.
Don't be fooled by the fact Patriot League teams haven't won a first-round game in nine years and have just three such wins ever. The past three tourneys paint a different picture.
The two years before that, Bucknell lost to Michigan State and West Virginia by four and six points, respectively. Colgate is back again this year and equally capable of posing problems for higher seeds. In , despite just five bids, a conference-record-tying three reached the Elite Eight. In , it received a conference-record eight bids, but only two made the Sweet 16 and none made the Elite Eight.
While the conference has had at least one team in 22 of the past 28 Elite Eights, it hasn't had a team reach the title game in seven years and it's been nine years since the league's most recent championship. Will that change this year? Alabama, a No. In , Wofford broke an year winless streak for the Southern Conference as a No.
This year's SoCon rep, 13th-seeded UNC Greensboro, doesn't enter with the same expectations the Terriers did, but make no mistake, the Spartans will be a tough out. Being competitive in the Dance is nothing new for the SoCon, but its tournament history can be summed up by saying "close, but no cigar.
Since , Southern Conference teams are just in the first round, but only two of those four wins came from teams seeded worse than 10th Chattanooga in , East Tennessee State in were both No.
In the past 35 years, Southland Conference teams not named Stephen F. Austin haven't been very competitive in the NCAA tournament. They are in first-round games, losing by an average of Seeding is certainly a factor here, as the last time a team other than SFA got a seed better than 14th was when Nicholls was a No. The conference has just one first-round win in its history, and that was 28 years ago, when Southern upset Georgia Tech as a No. Just getting to the first round has been an issue, as the conference is in the First Four and opening-round games.
And when SWAC teams have gotten there, they've dropped 17 straight first-round games, by an average of This year, the conference has yet another date in the First Four the ninth time in the past 12 tourneys , as Texas Southern will face Mount St.
Mary's on Thursday. If the Tigers win, they will meet Michigan in the first round. That honor goes to Oral Roberts, which is a No. The league has just one first-round win in the past 22 years -- No. A handful of years ago, the Sun Belt claimed exciting first-round wins in back-to-back years. In , seed Georgia State shocked Baylor on R. Hunter's deep 3-pointer with 2. Then in , No. The past three tournaments haven't been so magical, as the conference's three representatives have lost their first-round games by at least 15 points, all as No.
App State surprised by winning four games in as many days to win the conference tourney and, as a result, are the fourth Sun Belt team to get a No. Where would the West Coast Conference be without Gonzaga? Since this is the "conference" section, we can state how the WCC has won at least one first-round game in 12 straight tourneys and had a team reach the Sweet 16 a conference-record five straight times.
But in reality, we know this is all about Gonzaga carrying the conference. There is hope that will change this year, as BYU earned a No. Only four times has the conference had two teams win first-round games in the same year , , New Mexico State almost brought an end to the Western Athletic Conference 's losing ways in , but the Aggies fell to eventual Final Four team Auburn by one point in the first round.
Seeding is a factor, as the league hasn't received anything better than an seed since that win by Nevada over Creighton 14 years ago. Instead, it's tourney first-timer Grand Canyon, coached by Bryce Drew, who hopes to make more March memories. The six previous WAC teams to be seeded 14th or worse all lost by at least 12 points in the first round.
The Lopes are a seed in the West region. Below are more notable facts about most but not all of the teams and coaches in this year's field. The schools are listed in alphabetical order, so finding one that interests you is easier. Alabama The Crimson Tide are a No. In , they were knocked off in the Sweet 16 by Rick Pitino's sixth-seeded Providence Friars, who were led by standout guard Billy Donovan and wound up reaching the Final Four. Will this Alabama team make school history? Nate Oats' teams at Buffalo won first-round games in each of the past two tournaments as a No.
Needless to say, expectations are higher this time around. They are in the first round when seeded sixth or better. The last time the Hogs reached the Sweet 16 was in as a No. They have lost five straight second-round games. Eric Musselman, who took Nevada to the Sweet 16 in as a No. Baylor The Bears enter as one of the title favorites, and this is the first time the Bears have ever earned a No.
Their previous best seed was a No. Will Baylor cut down the nets for the first time? The last time they won a regular-season conference title -- as the Bears did this season in the Big 12 -- is also the last time they reached the Final Four.
That was 71 years ago, and two years before that, in , was the school's only national championship game appearance, a loss to Kentucky. Their only Sweet 16 appearance in the modern era came in when Jimmer Fredette was all the rage.
This is the first time they've been a single-digit seed since then. And if you're into history, the only other time they were a No. Clemson The last time the Tigers made the Big Dance in , they put their first-round demons to rest and played very well, reaching the Sweet 16 as a No. It was the first time they won a first-round game since The only time Clemson advanced further -- they also reached the Sweet 16 in and -- was in their first NCAA tournament appearance in , when they reached the Elite Eight as a No.
Cleveland State This is only the Vikings' third NCAA tournament appearance, but they have made the most of their two previous opportunities. Cleveland State is one of six schools to win a game as a No. Back in , the Vikings became the first seed to reach the Sweet 16, where they fell one point short against David Robinson and Navy.
It's a tall order, but if CSU can upset Houston, they would become the second school to win as a 13, 14 and 15 seed, joining Richmond. They were an extremely tough seed in , losing by just seven points against Tennessee. Colorado is a No. The only time the Buffs won more than one game in a single NCAA tournament was , when they lost in the national semis but won the third-place game. Creighton In the modern tournament era, the Bluejays have never advanced past the second round.
They are a No. The other time was in when they were a No. In , Drake earned a No. This year, they were one of the final four at-large teams selected, as an seed playing in the First Four on Thursday. This is Drexel's first tourney appearance since then. The seed isn't as favorable, as head coach Zach Spiker and the Dragons are a No.
In that first-round loss to Fresno State, Legans, a sophomore point guard, led the Golden Bears with 15 points. He will attempt to lead the Eagles to their first tournament victory as a No.
Florida The last time the Gators were a No. Florida is in first-round games under Mike White. Overall, the Gators have won seven straight first-round games and 10 of their past 11, dating back to Florida State The Noles have advanced to at least the Sweet 16 in back-to-back tournaments for the second time in school history also They will be expected to make it three years in a row as a No.
The last time the Jackets won more than one game in a single tournament, they went all the way to the title game in , losing to UConn. Pastner, on the other hand, will be looking to advance past the second round for the first time as a coach. Georgetown The Hoyas are making their first tourney appearance in six years, but in an unfamiliar situation. This is their lowest seed in school history. The last time they were a double-digit seed was 20 years ago, when they advanced to the Sweet 16 as a No.
Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing reached the championship game three times in four years as a player with the Hoyas, winning it all in Gonzaga Gonzaga has won 11 straight first-round games and has reached the Sweet 16 in each of the past five tournaments, the longest active streak. As a No. The past two times Gonzaga was a No. Bryce Drew gave us a moment we'll never forget with his buzzer-beater to fell Ole Miss in , the first step in propelling Valparaiso to the Sweet But as a head coach, he's still looking for his first tourney win at Valparaiso and Vanderbilt.
Houston In , Kelvin Sampson took the Cougars to the Sweet 16 for the first time since Phi Slama Jama went to three straight Final Fours including two runner-up finishes from It was Sampson's first Sweet 16 since , as a No. Expectations are high again this year, with the Cougars earning their highest seed since those glory days.
The only two previous times Houston has been a top-two seed resulted in those aforementioned runner-up finishes in and Will Sampson be able to do what Guy Lewis couldn't and raise a championship banner in Houston?
Illinois This is the first tournament appearance for the Fighting Illini since That year, as a No. Things are different this time around, though, as Illinois is a No. In its other two appearances as a top seed, Illinois lost in the Final Four in and the Elite Eight in This is the first time Brad Underwood will coach a single-digit seed in the tournament.
He is in the first round as a double-digit seed, winning as a No. Austin in and , respectively. That came in , under Jim Valvano, against Holy Cross. Iowa The Hawkeyes haven't been to the Sweet 16 since , which is the only time they've gotten that far in the past three decades.
Iowa has just four NCAA tournament wins since , but has the talent to match or exceed that total in this year's tourney. However, after nine straight trips as a top-two seed from , this is the second consecutive appearance outside of that elite seed range for KU. It says a ton about what Bill Self has done at Kansas that his teams have earned a top-four seed in all 17 of his seasons there.
Self has experienced a mix of great success one championship, three total Final Fours, four Elite Eights and notable disappointment three second-round losses as a top-two seed during his tenure. But this year, the Jayhawks are a No. Liberty The Flames pulled an upset as a No.
It was their first NCAA tournament victory. This time they are a seed, as they look to pull another early surprise. Loyola Chicago Who can forget the late-game heroics from Donte Ingram and Clayton Custer during the Ramblers' amazing run to the Final Four as an seed three years ago? And, of course, Sister Jean! Well, this Loyola team can also be a handful like that squad, which won its first three matchups by a total of four points and busted brackets everywhere.
It's safe to say that Loyola has made the most if its six previous NCAA tournament appearances, with a national championship , a Sweet 16 and that Final Four trip to show for it. LSU will look to make it back-to-back trips to the Sweet 16 for the first time since , when it did so despite being a double-digit seed both years. Maryland The Terrapins have won 13 of their past 14 first-round games, but have lost six of their past seven in the second round.
Their head coach has had a similar tournament experience in his career. Only once has Turgeon beaten a team seeded better than eighth with Wichita State, defeated No. And if they are going reach the second week of play, something they have done just once since , they'll likely have to do it again in the second round.
Michigan In his three years as a player at Michigan, Juwan Howard played in the title game as a freshman and sophomore and reached the Elite Eight in his junior season. All three years, Michigan lost to a No.
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