Connecticut in 2004
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In 2008, both of the 2007 finalists, Florida and Ohio State, didn't make the NCAA tournament. That has only happened one other time - in 1980 when the 1979 finalists, Michigan State and Indiana State also failed to make the tournament.
Duke And North Carolina
The lowest seed to ever win a game in the tournament was a 16th seed; it happened in 2018 when the University of Maryland - Baltimore County (16th seed in the South) beat the University of Virginia (1st seed in the South) by a score of 74 - 54.
The commiittee meets once in July to review last year's tournament, once in December to plan for the upcoming tournament, once in February to stage a "mock" tournament, and then meet the Wednesday before Selection Sunday to start making their picks.
North Carolina has been in the NCAA tournament 39 times: 41, 46, 57, 59, 67, 68, 69, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 04, 05, 06 and 07. The Tar Heels have a total of 5 championships including the 1924 team that was named national champions by the Helms Foundation. The athletics foundation selected national champion teams and made All-America team selections in a number of college sports including football and basketball before 1939, when the NCAA men's basketball tournament started. that 1924 deal don't count,my friend.