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Saving the best for last: 21 most exciting NCAA Tournament National Finals
Extra sweet 16: 23 significant NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal upsets
Line of succession: 20 NCAA coaches who replaced departing legends
One shining moment: 70 greatest NCAA Tournament first round upsets
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- Dean Smith retires as coach and is replaced by Bill Guthridge (1997)
- In the 1957 NCAA Tournament National Final
- In the 1982 NCAA Tournament National Final
- NCAA Tournament first round upset loss to Weber State (1999)
- Reaching the 2000 Final Four
- Roy Williams retires as coach and is replaced by Hubert Davis (2021)
- Winning 1957 NCAA Tournament National Final
- Winning 1982 NCAA Tournament National Final
- Winning 1993 NCAA Tournament National Final
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Saving the best for last: 21 most exciting NCAA Tournament National Finals
Which men’s NCAA Tournament games had the most excitement, star power, incredible play, and historical significance? Here, we rank the top 21
Extra sweet 16: 23 significant NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal upsets
The second week of the NCAA Tournament is typically where the best Cinderella runs end, but for these 23 teams, it was an extension if not just the beginning
Hail Mary’s Madness: 26 greatest NCAA Tournament buzzer beaters
Only shots that literally went in as the buzzer sounded need apply (apologies to Keith Smart, Loyola-Chicago, and countless others), and here are the 26 best of the essence of March Madness.
Line of succession: 20 NCAA coaches who replaced departing legends
With Jon Scheyer set to replace Coach K at Duke in 2022, we take a look back at 20 previous examples of an NCAA program’s legendary coach stepping down and how their replacement performed in the aftermath.
One shining moment: 70 greatest NCAA Tournament first round upsets
March Madness is back again, so we take a look back at the 70 greatest examples of a phenomenon that has defined the tournament over the years, the first round upset.
March sadness: 28 greatest NCAA teams that fell short of reaching the Final Four
Zion Williamson and Duke in 2019 were just the latest in a long line of high-profile, highly talented, majorly hyped teams that cruised into the NCAA Tournament assuming they were bound for the Final Four but got tripped up by the madness of March.
I can’t dance: 15 greatest NBA players who (played in Division I but) never reached the NCAA Tournament
Several likely 2020 lottery picks, like Obi Toppen, Cole Anthony, and Vernon Carey, were denied an opportunity to experience March Madness before reaching the NBA when the 2020 NCAA Tournament was cancelled. At least they’ll be in good company, joining these 15 NBA superstars who played Division I college basketball but never in the ultimate postseason.
April madness: 19 surprise Final Four appearances (since seeding was introduced in 1979)
The low seeds, Cinderellas, and just plain improbable runs through the NCAA Tournament that produced these shocking Final Four arrivals.