If they win their final game against Vanderbilt and win two games in the SEC tournament, I think they should be in. They beat Florida twice, and a then ranked #11 UConn team. They will be a bubble team for sure though.
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.
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No, Kentucky did not play in the NCAA tournament last year. They played in the NIT.
This statement needs to be in the past tense since it is several years since the 07-08 NCAA tournament, although they did not make the tournament. The winner in 2008 was Kansas.
The most recent team to win a championship and not return to the tournament was last year's champions, the UNC Tar Heels. UNC won the national championship over MSU last year. This year UNC did not make the NCAA March Madness tournament everyone knows and loves but did make it into the NIT tournament.
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Over the years the NCAA tournament has expanded to include more and more teams. Today, the total number of teams that make the tournament stands at 68.
There is no winning streak in the tournament as Ky the 2012 champion did not make the tournament this year.
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No. Although they had a good season in the Big XIII, they did not make the NCAA's but they did however, get a number four seed in the NIT.