Thursday, April 09, 2009

Final Four Conference Comparison: the 2000s

Following up on my post from last month comparing the conferences from 1999-2008, since we have crowned the final NCAA champion of this decade, here is a run down of the same stats, updated to include this year (and exclude 1999):

Championships
1 (tie). ACC (4): Duke (2001), Maryland (2002), North Carolina (2005, 2009)
2 (tie). Big East (2): Syracuse (2003), UConn (2004)
2 (tie). 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 (4): Illinois (2005), Indiana (2002), Ohio State (2007), Michigan State (2009)
2. Pac-10 (2): Arizona (2001), UCLA (2006)
3 (tie). ACC (1):Georgia Tech (2004)
3 (tie). Big 12 (1): Kansas (2003)
3 (tie). Conference USA (1): Memphis (2008)
3 (tie). SEC (1): Florida (2000)
7 (tie). Big East, Colonial Athletic Association (0)

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

Final Fours
1. ACC (9): Duke (2001, 2004), Georgia Tech (2004), Maryland (2001, 2002), North Carolina (2000, 2005, 2008, 2009)
2. Big Ten (8): Illinois (2005), Indiana (2002), Michigan State (2000, 2001, 2005, 2009), Ohio State (2007), Wisconsin (2000)
3. Big 12 (6): Kansas (2002, 2003, 2008), Oklahoma (2002), Oklahoma State (2004), Texas (2003)
4. Big East (5): UConn (2004, 2009), Georgetown (2007), Syracuse (2003), Villanova (2009)
5 (tie). Pac-10 (4): Arizona (2001), UCLA (2006, 2007, 2008)
5 (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, 2009)
2 (tie). Big East (2): UConn (2004), Syracuse (2003)
2 (tie). 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, Big East (4)
4. 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): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
2. Big Ten (6): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009
3 (tie). Big 12 (4): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
3 (tie). Big East (4): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
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

Final Four wins
1. ACC: 9
2. Big Ten: 6
3. SEC: 5
4. Big East: 4
5. Big 12: 3
6. Pac-10: 2
7. Conference USA: 1
8. Colonial Athletic Association: 0

Final Four winning percentage
1. SEC: 5-2 (.714)
2. ACC: 9-5 (.643)
3. Big East: 4-3 (.571)
4. Big Ten: 6-7 (.462)
5. Big 12: 3-5 (.375)
6. Pac-10: 2-4 (.333)
7. Conference USA: 1-3 (.250)
8. Colonial Athletic Association: 0-1 (.000)

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