In 1961 the Colonials of George Washington University made the NCAA tournament with a 9-16 record. George Washington holds the distinction of having the worst regular season record to have made the NCAA Tournament. To date, no team with a worse regular season record has qualified.
Here are the worst six teams (by winning percentage) to make the NCAA tournament. Note - each team was seeded last in their region and lost in the First Round.
- 0.360 - 1961 George Washington (9-16) Loss 84-67 vs Princeton
- 0.379 - 1995 Florida International (11-18) Loss 92-56 vs UCLA
- 0.379 - 1996 Central Florida (11-18) Loss 92-70 vs Massachusetts
- 0.379 - 1997 Fairfield (11-18) Loss 82-74 vs North Carolina
- 0.400 - 1999 Florida A&M (12-18) Loss 99-58 vs Duke
- 0.400 - 2005 Oakland, Mich (12-18) Loss 96-68 vs North Carolina
In perhaps the best performance ever by the worst tourney team, the 16th seed Stags of Fairfield University nearly defeated Dean Smith and his #1 seed North Carolina Tarheels 82-74 in the 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regionals. The Stags held a 37-28 lead early in the 2nd half.
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Who has the worst record entering the NCAA men's basketball tournament?
Western Kentucky (automatic bid) with a record 0f 15-18 is the worst record by a team in the dance in over 10 years!
What division 1 ncaa football has the worst record in team history?
Purdue
What is the worst conference record for a team receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament?
Florida St. was selected as an at-large with a 6-10 conference record in 1998.
How many ncaa tournament has KY been in?
Kentucky has been in the NCAA men's basketball tournament a record 52 times through 2013.
What is Clemson Tigers NCAA tournament record?
5
Who has the most 1 seeds in NCAA tournament history?
Kansas
What team had the worst record that ever made it to the Division 1 Men's Final Four tournament?
The worst seeded teams ever to make it to the NCAA Final Four were both George Mason University in 2006 and Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011. They were both 11 seeds entering the tournament.
What player holds the Kansas State women's record for most career points in the NCAA Tournament?
Kendra Wecker had 159 NCAA Tournament career points
What is the largest comeback ever in ncaa division one basketball men's tournament history?
The Biggest Upset In The NCAA Tournament History is BYU coming back down 25 to beat Iona
What team did Villanova play most in NCAA tournament?
The team that Villanova played the most in the NCAA tournament in 2014 was Cincinnati.
Which team has the best record in ncaa history?
The University of Kentucky Wildcats has the best winning record in NCAA history, with a 1876-577-1 record since 1903.
Most points in a half in NCAA tournament?
55 by UNC in the 2009 NCAA Tournament that would be in a champinship game. the tourney record was set in 1970 by Iowa.75 in first half.
Which conference has the best NCAA tournament record in the past 20 years?
ACC
Mens NCAA tournament record for most points in one game?
225
Who holds the record for number of assists in an NCAA Tournament game?
mark wade
How many 100 point games in ncaa tournament history?
1
What is the worst record for a team that won the NCAA tournement?
depaul
How many times in the history of the ncaa mens basketball tournament have four number one seeds reach in the ncaa final-four?
In 2008 this was the first time in the history og Men's NCAA basketball tournment were all four number seeds have had it to the final four. In 2008 for the first time in history of the Men's NCAA basketball tournament all four number one seeds reached the NCAA final four.
What is the worst seed to ever win the NCAA men's basketball tournament?
Villanova was an eighth seed in 1985.
Who has the most consecutive wins in Division 1 Mens basketball NCAA tournament?
As of the 2008 tournament, that record is held by UCLA with 38 consecutive wins in the NCAA tournament between 1964-1974. Duke is second with 13 between 1991-1993.
What is the most teams ever sent to the NCAA basketball tournament by one conference?
The record is 11 teams. The Big East conference sent 11 teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2011.
What team has average the highest point total in ncaa tournament history?
100
Who is the shortest player to score in NCAA basketball tournament history?
Spud Webb
Which college basketball has won the most ncaa championship games?
Mens Basketball=UCLA has won 11 titles. Kentucky has won 7.==Kentucky has the most total wins in NCAA tournament games at 97. NCAA vacated 2-1 tournament record (1988). Actual number of wins is 99.=
What player holds the career scoring record for NCAA tournament play?
Duke Christian Laettner leads with 407 points in 23 games. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/
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