The school with the most appearances without a championship win is the University of Notre
Dame, which has made 33 appearances (including 2013) in the men's Basketball tournament without winning a championship. Its closest bid came in 1978, its sole Final Four appearance, when it lost to Duke 90-86 in the semi-finals.
In theory, the school with the most appearances without winning any games is Iona, which has received eight bids and is credited with no wins. (Iona technically beat Holy Cross 84-78 in the 1980 opening round, but because of NCAA infractions, its win was later vacated.) Through 2013, the most appearances without any wins of any sort (vacated or not) is a distinction shared by
Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Louisiana-Monroe
(formerly Northeast Louisiana University), each of which has received seven bids but has
yet to win a game.
At the start of the 2009-2010 season, Illinois stands as the team with the most tournament wins without a championship at 38 wins.
Kentucky has the most tournament appearances with 50.
UCLA is 2nd with 42 and North Carolina is 3rd with 40.
UCLA with 13!
Which mens basketball team has made the most NCAA tournament appearances without winning a championship?Notre Dame
As of the end of 2007, Alabama holds the NCAA record for most bowl appearances (55) and bowl victories (31)...The Crimson Tide have posted a 31-21-3 all-time record in their 55 bowl appearances.
Illinois
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Florida with 34
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.
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The current leader for most consecutive appearances is Arizona with 23.
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University of Kentucky with 48. UNC has 39 as does UCLA.
UCLA with 10, Cincinnati and Duke with 5