13 times as of 2008
The team with the most NBA final appearances is the Los Angeles Lakers, who have made a total of 32 appearances in the NBA Finals.
Purdue has made the Final Four twice, in 1969 and 1980.
With the victory over Xavier in 2008, UCLA has 18 Final Four appearances. If North Carolina wins, they will notch their 17th appearnce.
The Pittsburgh Panthers have only been to the Final Four once, as of June 2014, and that was in 1941. The Panthers have made three appearances in the Elite Eight.
Including the 2012 NCAA Tournament: Brigham Young University has made the Tournament 28 times and has never made it to the Final Four. Missouri is second, with 26 appearances without ever making the Final Four. Xavier, which so far has won in the 2012 tournament as this is being written, is third with 22 years without an appearance.
Brigham Young University has made 22 NCAA Tournament appearances without advancing to the final four. This is as of the end of the 2007 season.
The NBA player with the most final appearances in their career is Bill Russell, who played in 12 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics.
17 times
As of the start of the 2008-09 season, 14 times: 2004, 2001, 1999, 1994, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1986, 1978, 1966, 1964, 1963
Cardiff, with two.
Cardiff, with two.
Up to and including the All-Ireland Hurling Final of 2011, Brendan Cummins has made a record of 67 senior championship appearances for Tipperary. In 2011 he overtook Christy Ring's record of 65 championship appearances, which were for Cork. Brendan Cummins has also made many league appearances and other inter-county appearances for Tipperary.