The longest streak is held by the University of North Carolina with 27 straight appearances in the NCAA tourney from 1975 (the first year that competition allowed more than one team from a conference to get a guaranteed bid) to 2001-the longest such streak in tournament history.
Other streaks including the 2010 NCAA tournament, are Kansas (21)*, Duke (15), Michigan State (13), Gonzaga (12) Texas (12) Wisconsin (12), Pittsburgh (9).
*Kansas missed the tournament in 1989 due to NCAA probation but have not missed the tournament in a normal season since 1983.
Arizona has the second longest streak at 25 until 2010 when they failed to make the tournament.
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#1. Michigan on Jan. 1st 2008 appeared in their 33rd consecutive bowl game.
#2. Florida State last missed a bowl game in the 1981 season.
#3. Florida last missed a bowl game in the 1990 season.
#4. Virginia Tech last missed a bowl game in the 1992 season.
Edit: Michigan failed to make a bowl game in the 2008 season after posting 3 total wins. The current active bowl streak is: 1. Florida State 2. Florida 3. Virginia Tech