ACC-
(Regular Season champ)
North Carolina
(Conference Tournament champ)
North Carolina State
(CT Semifinalists)
North Carolina
Virginia
**Pittsburgh n/s
Big 12-
(Regular Season champ)
Houston
(Conference Tournament champ)
Iowa State
(CT Semifinalists)
Houston
Baylor
Texas Tech
Big East-
(Regular Season & Conference Tournament champ)
Connecticut
(CT Semifinalists)
Marquette
**St. John's n/s
**Providence n/s
Big Ten-
(Regular Season champ)
Purdue
(Conference Tournament champ)
Illinois
(CT Semifinalists)
Wisconsin
Purdue
Nebraska
Pac 12-
(Regular Season champ)
Arizona
(Conference Tournament champ)
Oregon
(CT Semifinalists)
Colorado
Arizona
Washington State
SEC-
(Regular Season champ)
*Tennessee
(Conference Tournament champ)
Auburn
(CT Semifinalists)
Florida
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Why, you are probably asking?.........Well, that's because no team in the modern conference tournament era of CBB has ever won the NCAA Tournament after failing to at least reach the semifinals of their respective conference tournament.
Only 3 teams in that time frame failed to win either their regular season or conference tournament title:
2014 UConn, 2015 Duke, 2023 UConn
(All 3 at least made their CT semies)
This also means that regular season SEC champ Tennessee is a sneaky pick to be upset at some point, as they were knocked off in the SEC Qtrs by Mississippi State.
(Regular Season champ)
North Carolina
(Conference Tournament champ)
North Carolina State
(CT Semifinalists)
North Carolina
Virginia
**Pittsburgh n/s
Big 12-
(Regular Season champ)
Houston
(Conference Tournament champ)
Iowa State
(CT Semifinalists)
Houston
Baylor
Texas Tech
Big East-
(Regular Season & Conference Tournament champ)
Connecticut
(CT Semifinalists)
Marquette
**St. John's n/s
**Providence n/s
Big Ten-
(Regular Season champ)
Purdue
(Conference Tournament champ)
Illinois
(CT Semifinalists)
Wisconsin
Purdue
Nebraska
Pac 12-
(Regular Season champ)
Arizona
(Conference Tournament champ)
Oregon
(CT Semifinalists)
Colorado
Arizona
Washington State
SEC-
(Regular Season champ)
*Tennessee
(Conference Tournament champ)
Auburn
(CT Semifinalists)
Florida
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Why, you are probably asking?.........Well, that's because no team in the modern conference tournament era of CBB has ever won the NCAA Tournament after failing to at least reach the semifinals of their respective conference tournament.
Only 3 teams in that time frame failed to win either their regular season or conference tournament title:
2014 UConn, 2015 Duke, 2023 UConn
(All 3 at least made their CT semies)
This also means that regular season SEC champ Tennessee is a sneaky pick to be upset at some point, as they were knocked off in the SEC Qtrs by Mississippi State.
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