Final Four Trivia

[The Gipper]

Here is this week's Trivia about the NCAA Final Four:

 

 

1. Which school has made the most Final Four appearances?

 

 

2. 1939 was the first year of the NCAA Final Four. Name the 4 schools that participated.

 

 

3. Which four schools were in last year's Final Four?

 

 

4. When did each of this year's Final Four participants last win the NCAA title:

Kentucky;

Connecticut;

Florida:

Wisconsin:

 

 

5. Five men have won the NCAA Final Four's MOP (Most Outstanding Player) more than once. Name the 5

(3 should be easy, the other two difficult).

 

 

6. Which coach has made the most Final Four appearances?

 

 

7. In addition to the school in Question #1, which 6 other schools have made the Final Four 10 or more times?

 

 

8. Which state has sent the most different schools to the Final Four?

 

 

9. Which 5 other states have sent 5 or more different schools to the Final Four?

 

 

10. Which 4 schools won the National Championship in the one and only time that school made it to the Final Four?

 

 

11. Which two schools have made the most Final Fours, but have never come away with a title?

 

 

12. Which two schools have lost the most Title games?

 

 

Bonus: Which 2 US states have never had a single school ever receive a bid to participate in the NCAA Tournament (the entire tournament, not just the Final Four).

[The Gipper]

I understand the lack of interest in this subject. UConn, Fla., KY are all boring Final Four teams to me. Wisconsin is the only team I have any interest in seeing win the title. The others can go fly a kite.....or do something involving an expletive.

[Chicopee John]

I understand the lack of interest in this subject. UConn, Fla., KY are all boring Final Four teams to me. Wisconsin is the only team I have any interest in seeing win the title. The others can go fly a kite.....or do something involving an expletive.

Do you like Wisconsin's hue, Gip?

[The Gipper]

Do you like Wisconsin's hue, Gip?

Hue? As in color? No better than any other team's. (Where are your answers?)

[The Gipper]

Here is this week's Trivia about the NCAA Final Four:

 

This has been up all week, and nobody took a stab. Not much interest in the Final Four apparently.

 

 

1. Which school has made the most Final Four appearances?

North Carolina 18

 

 

2. 1939 was the first year of the NCAA Final Four. Name the 4 schools that participated.

Oregon, Ohio St., Oklahoma, Villanova

 

 

3. Which four schools were in last year's Final Four?

Louisville, Wichita St., Michigan, Syracuse

 

 

4. When did each of this year's Final Four participants last win the NCAA title:

Kentucky; 2012

Connecticut; 2011

Florida: 2007

Wisconsin: 1941

Here's to hoping Wisconsin wins...who hasn't won since before Pearl Harbor.

 

5. Five men have won the NCAA Final Four's MOP (Most Outstanding Player) more than once. Name the 5

(3 should be easy, the other two difficult).

Lew Alcindor UCLA 3 times

Bill Walton UCLA

Jerry Lucas Ohio St.

Alex Groza, Kentucky

Bob Kurland Oklahoma St.

 

 

 

6. Which coach has made the most Final Four appearances?

John Wooden 12. Mike K and Dean Smith 11 each

 

 

7. In addition to the school in Question #1, which 6 other schools have made the Final Four 10 or more times?

UCLA 17, Kentucky 16, Duke 15, Kansas 14, Ohio St. 10, Lousiville 10

 

 

8. Which state has sent the most different schools to the Final Four?

Pennsylvania: Temple, Penn, Penn St. Duquesne, Villanova, LaSalle, St. Joseph

 

 

9. Which 5 other states have sent 5 or more different schools to the Final Four?

California, Texas, New York, North Carolina, Indiana

(Ohio has only sent 3: OSU, Cinci, Dayton)

 

 

10. Which 4 schools won the National Championship in the one and only time that school made it to the Final Four?

Oregon....who won the very first title but has never made it back to the Final Four

Wyoming

UTEP

Loyola, Ill.

 

 

11. Which two schools have made the most Final Fours, but have never come away with a title?

Univ. of Houston and Illinois. Each 5 times to the FF, never a winner.

 

 

12. Which two schools have lost the most Title games?

Kansas and Duke have each lost the title game 6 times.

 

 

Bonus: Which 2 US states have never had a single school ever receive a bid to participate in the NCAA Tournament (the entire tournament, not just the Final Four).

Maine and Alaska