Final Four Conference Comparison 1999-2008

I got bored and was curious about how the various conferences have fared over the past ten years (1999-2008) in the Final Four (among the conferences that have sent teams to the Final Four). Everyone always seems to try to say one conference is better than another, so I figured I would check to see if the facts supported anything. They don't really. The ACC, Big East, and Big Ten all seem to have done quite well. Here you go:

Championships
1 (tie). ACC (3): Duke (2001), Maryland (2002), North Carolina (2005)
1 (tie). Big East (3): UConn (1999, 2004), Syracuse (2003)
3. SEC (2): Florida (2006, 2007)
4 (tie). Big Ten (1): Michigan State (2000)
4 (tie). Big 12 (1): Kansas (2008)
6 (tie). Conference USA, Colonial Athletic Association, Pac-10 (0)

Runners Up
1. Big Ten (3): Illinois (2005), Indiana (2002), Ohio State (2007)
2 (tie). ACC (2): Duke (1999), Georgia Tech (2004)
2 (tie). Pac-10 (2): Arizona (2001), UCLA (2006)
4 (tie). Big 12 (1): Kansas (2003)
4 (tie). Conference USA (1): Memphis (2008)
4 (tie). SEC (1): Florida (2000)
7 (tie). Big East, Colonial Athletic Association (0)

Championship game appearances
1. ACC (5)
2. Big Ten (4)
3 (tie). Big East, SEC (3)
5 (tie). Big 12, Pac-10 (2)
7. Conference USA (1)
8. Colonial Athletic Association (0)

Final Fours
1 (tie). ACC (9): Duke (1999, 2001, 2004), Georgia Tech (2004), Maryland (2001, 2002), North Carolina (2000, 2005, 2008)
1 (tie). Big Ten (9): Illinois (2005), Indiana (2002), Michigan State (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005), Ohio State (1999, 2007), Wisconsin (2000)
3. Big 12 (6): Kansas (2002, 2003, 2008), Oklahoma (2002), Oklahoma State (2004), Texas (2003)
4 (tie). Big East (4): UConn (1999, 2004), Georgetown (2007), Syracuse (2003)
4 (tie). Pac-10 (4): Arizona (2001), UCLA (2006, 2007, 2008)
4 (tie). SEC (4): Florida (2000, 2006, 2007), LSU (2006)
7. Conference USA (3): Louisville (2005), Marquette (2003), Memphis (2008)
8. Colonial Athletic Association (1): George Mason (2006)

Number of different champions
1 (tie). ACC (3): Duke (2001), Maryland (2002), North Carolina (2005)
1 (tie). Big East (3): UConn (1999, 2004), Syracuse (2003)
3. SEC (2): Florida (2006, 2007)
4 (tie). Big Ten (1): Michigan State (2000)
4 (tie). Big 12 (1): Kansas (2008)
6 (tie). Conference USA, Colonial Athletic Association, Pac-10 (0)

Number of different Final Four teams
1. Big Ten (5)
2 (tie). ACC, Big 12 (4)
4 (tie). Big East, Conference USA (3)
6 (tie). Pac-10, SEC (2)
8. Colonial Athletic Association (1)

Number of years with a team in the Final Four
1. ACC (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008
2. Big Ten (6): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007
3 (tie). Big 12 (4): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
3 (tie). Big East (4): 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007
3 (tie). Pac-10 (4): 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008
6 (tie). Conference USA (3): 2003, 2005, 2008
6 (tie). SEC (3): 2000, 2006, 2007
8. Colonial Athletic Association (1): 2006