Three times.
1980-- Louisville#2 (champion), Iowa#5, Purdue#6, UCLA#8
2006-- UCLA #2, Florida#3 (champion), LSU-- #4, George Mason#11
2011-- UCONN#3 (champion), Kentucky#4, Butler#8, VCU#11
Yes
China are currently 67th in ranking and have not been in a pool stage of the tournament nor won the Final
Georgia made it to the Final Four in 1983.
Yes. Purdue made the Final Four in 1969 and 1980.
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.
France 3-0 in the 1998 world cup final
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.
no they haven't ever
Through 2012, the NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four event has been held in the Georgia Dome twice: 2002 and 2007. The 2013 event also is scheduled to be held there April 6-8, 2013.
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Brigham Young University has made 22 NCAA Tournament appearances without advancing to the final four. This is as of the end of the 2007 season.
No