Which mens Basketball team has made the most NCAA tournament appearances without winning a championship?Notre Dame
Kansas
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There is no winning streak in the tournament as Ky the 2012 champion did not make the tournament this year.
Trophy and national championship
All ranks. Teams that win their conference get into the tournament. Example: Vermont got into the tournament by winning their division.
The Kentucky Wildcats won the NCAA basketball tournament in 1948.
Michigan State did not make the NCAA tournament in 1980 after winning the championship in 1979. Florida did not make the NCAA tournament in 2008 after winning the 2007 championship. North Carolina won the NCAA tournament in 2009 and will not make the tournament in 2010.
Illinois
UCLA has the record for winning by 49 points
The first national basketball tournament was the National Invitational Tournament, the NIT. It preceded the start of the NCAA tourney. The first year of the NCAA Basketball Tournament was 1939.
The first NCAA Basketball Tournament was held in 1939.
No, Illinois has never won the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.