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Top 20 Schools with the Fewest Points Scored in an NCAA Tournament Game (All Time and Since 1979)
The Syracuse Orange Held the Montana Grizzlies to 34 Points, Third-Fewest Points in NCAA Tournament History
Yesterday, Sports List of the Day checked out schools that scored the most points in a single NCAA Tournament game.
It only makes sense to check out the flip side of the coin, but with a bit of a caveat.
These are the schools that scored the fewest number of points in a single NCAA Tournament game, but…
Because the game of basketball – pro and amateur - has changed so much from its early days, from a much slower-paced and lower-scoring contest to a high octane, high-scoring affair, I felt it necessary to divide the rankings into two chronological chunks.
I used 1979 as the dividing year, somewhat arbitrarily, but also that is the first year the NCAA used seeding, so it seemed like a good place. The late 1970s and 1980s were also the decades that ushered in the modern era of big offense.
Montana‘s 34 points against Syracuse in this year’s tournament is the third-lowest total in modern history.
Mississippi Valley State is the not-so proud owner of the modern record for fewest points scored in a tournament game, a ghastly 29 under the thumb of a one-seeded UCLA in 2008.
But the all-time record is worse than both, and it is held by a school of unquestionable basketball pedigree. In 1941, the North Carolina Tar Heels scored 20 points in the East’s Regional Semifinals.
Seventeen of the 20 all-time lowest point totals occurred between 1939 and 1949. Only three from the modern (1979-on) era make that list.
In 2011, Butler posted the lowest score in a modern NCAA Championship, losing to Connecticut, 53-41.
As for the old days, Georgetown, Ohio State and Washington State all lost National Finals behind the meekest of efforts.
Schools noted with an asterisk actually won their game.
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| SCHOOL | PTS | OPPONENT | PTS | DATE | REGION | ROUND | |
| 1. | Mississippi Valley State (16) | 29 | UCLA (1) | 70 | Mar. 20, 2008 | West | First Round |
| 2. | Wisconsin (5) | 32 | Missouri State (12) | 43 | Mar. 12, 1999 | East | First Round |
| 3. | Montana (13) | 34 | Syracuse (4) | 81 | Mar. 21, 2013 | East | Second Round |
| 4. | Alabama State (16) | 35 | Michigan State (1) | 69 | Mar. 16, 2001 | South | First Round |
| 5. | Southern Methodist (9) | 36 | Georgetown (1) | 37 | Mar. 18, 1984 | West | Second Round |
| 6. | Georgetown (1) * | 37 | Southern Methodist (9) | 36 | Mar. 18, 1984 | West | Second Round |
| 6. | Winthrop (16) | 37 | Duke (1) | 84 | Mar. 14, 2002 | South | First Round |
| 8. | Valparaiso (16) | 38 | Michigan State (1) | 65 | Mar. 16, 2000 | Midwest | First Round |
| 8. | Ohio (14) | 38 | Kansas (3) | 49 | Mar. 14, 1985 | Southeast | First Round |
| 10. | Drexel (13) | 39 | Temple (4) | 61 | Mar. 18, 1994 | East | First Round |
| 11. | Winthrop (13) | 40 | Washington State (4) | 71 | Mar. 20, 2008 | East | First Round |
| 11. | Mississippi (8) | 40 | Temple (9) | 62 | Mar. 14, 1997 | Midwest | First Round |
| 11. | Kentucky (1) | 40 | Georgetown (1) | 53 | Mar. 31, 1984 | National | National Semifinal |
| 11. | Ohio (11) | 40 | Kentucky (3) | 57 | Mar. 19, 1983 | Mideast | Second Round |
| 11. | Fresno State (4) | 40 | Georgetown (1) | 58 | Mar. 18, 1982 | West | Regional Semifinal |
| 16. | Arizona (10) | 41 | Alabama (7) | 50 | Mar. 15, 1985 | West | First Round |
| 16. | North Carolina A&T (12) | 41 | Princeton (12) | 53 | Mar. 15, 1983 | West | Opening Round |
| 16. | Boston College (5) | 41 | Saint Joseph’s (9) | 42 | Mar. 20, 1981 | Mideast | Regional Semifinal |
| 16. | Colorado State (11) | 41 | Murray State (6) | 58 | Mar. 15, 2012 | West | Second Round |
| 16. | Butler (8) | 41 | Connecticut (3) | 53 | Apr. 4, 2011 | National | National Final |
| 16. | Notre Dame (5) | 41 | Washington State (4) | 61 | Mar. 22, 2008 | East | Second Round |
| 16. | Wisconsin (8) | 41 | Michigan State (1) | 53 | Apr. 1, 2000 | National | National Semifinal |
| 16. | Winthrop (16) | 41 | Auburn (1) | 80 | Mar. 11, 1999 | South | First Round |
| 16. | UCLA (4) | 41 | Princeton (13) | 43 | Mar. 14, 1996 | Southeast | First Round |
| 16. | Princeton (13) | 41 | Mississippi State (5) | 63 | Mar. 16, 1996 | Southeast | Second Round |
ALL TIME
| SCHOOL | PTS | OPPONENT | PTS | DATE | REGION | ROUND | |
| 1. | North Carolina | 20 | Pittsburgh | 26 | Mar. 21, 1941 | East | Regional Semifinal |
| 2. | Springfield | 24 | Indiana | 48 | Mar. 20, 1940 | East | Regional Semifinal |
| 3. | Pittsburgh * | 26 | North Carolina | 20 | Mar. 21, 1941 | East | Regional Semifinal |
| 4. | Kentucky | 28 | Dartmouth | 47 | Mar. 21, 1942 | East | Regional Final |
| 5. | Western Kentucky | 29 | Duquesne | 30 | Mar. 20, 1940 | East | Regional Semifinal |
| 5. | Baylor | 29 | Oklahoma State | 44 | Mar. 22, 1946 | West | Regional Semifinal |
| 5. | Mississippi Valley State (16) | 29 | UCLA (1) | 70 | Mar. 20, 2008 | West | First Round |
| 8. | Pittsburgh | 30 | Wisconsin | 36 | Mar. 22, 1941 | East | Regional Final |
| 8. | Duquesne | 30 | Indiana | 39 | Mar. 21, 1940 | East | Regional Final |
| 8. | Brown | 30 | Villanova | 42 | Mar. 17, 1939 | East | Regional Semifinal |
| 8. | Duquesne * | 30 | Western Kentucky | 29 | Mar. 20, 1940 | East | Regional Semifinal |
| 8. | Oregon State | 30 | Oklahoma State | 55 | Mar. 19, 1949 | West | Regional Final |
| 13. | Iowa State | 31 | Utah | 40 | Mar. 25, 1944 | West | Regional Final |
| 14. | Colorado | 32 | Southern California | 38 | Mar. 20, 1940 | West | Regional Semifinal |
| 14. | Wisconsin (5) | 32 | Missouri State (12) | 43 | Mar. 12, 1999 | East | First Round |
| 16. | Ohio State | 33 | Oregon | 46 | Mar. 27, 1939 | National | National Final |
| 17. | Georgetown | 34 | Wyoming | 46 | Mar. 30, 1943 | National | National Final |
| 17. | Illinois | 34 | Penn State | 41 | Mar. 21, 1942 | East | Regional Third Place |
| 17. | Washington State | 34 | Wisconsin | 39 | Mar. 29, 1941 | National | National Final |
| 17. | Montana (13) | 34 | Syracuse (4) | 81 | Mar. 21, 2013 | East | Second Round |
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NCAA Tournament: Every Team’s Odds of Winning the 2012 National Championship
The John Calipari Coached Kentucky Wildcats Are the Favorites To Win the 2012 NCAA Tournament
March Madness is on!
Here are the odds to win the 2012 NCAA Tournament for all 64 teams. See how it plays out. Did the oddsmakers get it right?
They have predicted a few upsets – surely there will be few along the way.
Which ones are predicted in today’s list? Check out Southern Mississippi, a seven seed, way down below. According to vegasinsider, things don’t look too good for Gonzaga, San Diego State and a handful of other schools around 125-1 either.
And how about Ohio State – the No. 2 seed has a better chance of winning it all than No. 1 seeded Michigan State.
Enjoy the tournament!
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| SCHOOL | SEED | REGION | ODDS |
| Kentucky | 1 | South | 8/5 |
| North Carolina | 1 | Midwest | 5/1 |
| Syracuse | 1 | East | 7/1 |
| Ohio State | 2 | East | 7/1 |
| Michigan State | 1 | West | 8/1 |
| Kansas | 2 | Midwest | 10/1 |
| Missouri | 2 | West | 10/1 |
| Duke | 2 | South | 12/1 |
| Baylor | 3 | South | 25/1 |
| Marquette | 3 | West | 30/1 |
| Georgetown | 3 | Midwest | 30/1 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | East | 30/1 |
| Louisville | 4 | West | 30/1 |
| Wichita State | 5 | South | 35/1 |
| Vanderbilt | 5 | East | 35/1 |
| Florida State | 3 | East | 40/1 |
| Michigan | 4 | Midwest | 50/1 |
| New Mexico | 5 | West | 50/1 |
| Florida | 7 | West | 50/1 |
| Connecticut | 9 | South | 50/1 |
| Memphis | 8 | West | 60/1 |
| Indiana | 4 | South | 75/1 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | East | 75/1 |
| Kansas State | 8 | East | 75/1 |
| Temple | 5 | Midwest | 100/1 |
| UNLV | 6 | South | 100/1 |
| Murray State | 6 | West | 100/1 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | South | 100/1 |
| Alabama | 9 | Midwest | 100/1 |
| Purdue | 10 | Midwest | 100/1 |
| West Virginia | 10 | East | 100/1 |
| Virginia | 10 | West | 100/1 |
| North Carolina State | 11 | Midwest | 100/1 |
| Texas | 11 | East | 100/1 |
| Belmont | 14 | Midwest | 100/1 |
| Gonzaga | 7 | East | 125/1 |
| Saint Mary’s | 9 | East | 125/1 |
| San Diego State | 6 | Midwest | 150/1 |
| Creighton | 8 | Midwest | 150/1 |
| Saint Louis | 9 | West | 150/1 |
| Long Beach State | 12 | West | 150/1 |
| Harvard | 12 | East | 150/1 |
| Iowa State | 8 | South | 200/1 |
| Xavier | 10 | South | 200/1 |
| Ohio | 13 | Midwest | 200/1 |
| Davidson | 13 | West | 200/1 |
| New Mexico State | 13 | South | 200/1 |
| St. Bonaventure | 14 | East | 200/1 |
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | Midwest | 250/1 |
| VCU | 12 | South | 250/1 |
| Colorado | 11 | South | 300/1 |
| Colorado State | 11 | West | 300/1 |
| South Florida | 12 | Midwest | 300/1 |
| Montana | 13 | East | 300/1 |
| BYU | 14 | West | 300/1 |
| South Dakota State | 14 | South | 300/1 |
| Norfolk State | 15 | West | 400/1 |
| Lehigh | 15 | South | 400/1 |
| Detroit | 15 | Midwest | 400/1 |
| Loyola-Maryland | 15 | East | 500/1 |
| Western Kentucky | 16 | South | 500/1 |
| LIU Brooklyn | 16 | West | 500/1 |
| UNC Ashville | 16 | East | 500/1 |
| Vermont | 16 | Midwest | 500/1 |
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NCAA Basketball: List of Conferences and Schools with the Most Conference Championships
Kentucky Has Won More Conference Tournament Titles Than Any Other Team
Just a couple more days until Selection Sunday. Sixty-eight schools will make it into the NCAA Tournament.
How do they get there?
Here’s how:
1. 31 – schools automatically get a tournament berth by winning their conference tournaments. Take a look at the 33 items (including “Independent”) in the list below. These are the current NCAA basketball “conferences,” along with the school that has won the most conference tournaments for each.
2. 1 – The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament. The winner of the regular season goes to the tourney.
3. 36 – That leaves 36 teams that are known as “at-large bids.” These are the additional schools, based on regular season performance, that are invited to the dance floor on Selection Sunday.
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| Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke | 19 |
| America East Conference | Northeastern | 7 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Temple | 9 |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | Belmont | 5 |
| Big 12 Conference | Kansas | 8 |
| Big East Conference | Georgetown, Connecticut | 7 |
| Big Sky Conference | Montana, Weber State | 8 |
| Big South Conference | Winthrop | 10 |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | 4 |
| Big West Conference | UNLV | 7 |
| Colonial Athletic Association | Old Dominion | 6 |
| Conference USA | Memphis | 5 |
| Great West Conference | North Dakota, South Dakota | 1 |
| Horizon League | Butler | 7 |
| Independent | N/A | N/A |
| Ivy Group | N/A | N/A |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Iona | 6 |
| Mid-American Conference | Ball State | 7 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | North Carolina A&T | 15 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Creighton | 11 |
| Mountain West Conference | San Diego State | 4 |
| Northeast Conference | Robert Morris | 7 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Murray State | 15 |
| Pacific-12 Conference | Arizona | 4 |
| Patriot League | Holy Cross | 5 |
| Southeastern Conference | Kentucky | 28 |
| Southern Conference | Davidson | 11 |
| Southland Conference | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 |
| Summit League | Valparaiso | 8 |
| Sun Belt Conference | Western Kentucky | 8 |
| Southwest Athletic Conference | Southern | 7 |
| Western Athletic Conference | Texas-El Paso | 5 |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | 11 |
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