UCLA with 10, Cincinnati and Duke with 5
Three schools have gone to five consecutive Women's Final Fours; The Louisiana State Lady Tigers (2004-2008), the Stanford Cardinal (2008-present), and the Connecticut Huskies (twice; 2000-2004 and 2008-present).
big ten
Michigan State - 4 times, followed by Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Florida with 3 each
either Roy Williams or Dean Smith
chris benoit
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.
The current leader for most consecutive appearances is Arizona with 23.
The record for the most consecutive NBA Finals appearances by a player is 10, achieved by Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics from 1957 to 1966.
Bills 4
With the victory over Xavier in 2008, UCLA has 18 Final Four appearances. If North Carolina wins, they will notch their 17th appearnce.
dallas cowboys
Technically, UCLA and North Carolina have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA men's basketball tournament 18 times-- through 2013. However, UCLA was forced to vacate its 1980 Final Four participation due to infraction stemming from the use of ineligible players. Thus, the NCAA credits UCLA with only 17Final Four appearances.