Never. Along with Army, the Citadel, St. Francis (NY), and William & Mary, they are one of only five teams with fifty years of NCAA Division I play and no NCAA tournament appearances.
about 25 times about to be 26 with Jimmer
They have made it to the tournament 43 times. And they have won 11 of the NCAA tournament championships.
Including the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the University of Kentucky has 17 consecutive appearances. Their current streak began with the 1992 tournament, and is currently the third longest active streak behind Arizona (24) and Kansas (18). Duke University is fourth on the list with 13 consecutive appearances.
St. John's has won the tournament 6 times.
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.
once
about 6 times
The University of Illinois has been the the tournament 25 times - the first being in 1942 and the last of course this year. So far they have not won the Championship...four times they have gone to the Final Four (1949, 1951, 1952, and 1989) and their tournament record is 29 wins and 24 losses.
Five.
Through 2013, Butler University has made appearances 12 years in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
about 25 times about to be 26 with Jimmer
Ohio has played in the NCAA Tournament 12 times (second most in the MAC), appearing in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2005 and 2010.
The University of Missouri men's basketball team has made it to the Elite Eight four times to date.
They have made it to the tournament 43 times. And they have won 11 of the NCAA tournament championships.
Including the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the University of Kentucky has 17 consecutive appearances. Their current streak began with the 1992 tournament, and is currently the third longest active streak behind Arizona (24) and Kansas (18). Duke University is fourth on the list with 13 consecutive appearances.
Only once, in 2009.
Richmond has been in the NCAA Tournament 9 Times