Wayne Staats

1 month ago | ncaa.com | Wayne Staats

Every dunk in women's NCAA tournament history Through the 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament, there have been 172 No. 1 seeds. That's from 43 tournaments going back to the inaugural 1982 edition. Thirty-five different schools have claimed a top seed, from Louisiana Tech and Cheyney State to, yes, UConn and Tennessee. Only four programs have been a No. 1 seed double-digit times, while at the other end, nine schools have been No. 1 only once.

1 month ago | ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Wayne Staats

The longest perfect March Madness bracket ever (we think) It’s the most coveted spot on Selection Sunday: The 1 seed. In 1979, the NCAA tournament bracket was expanded to 40 teams, and for the first time in tournament history, every single team in the bracket was seeded. But no program has started the tournament on the top line more than North Carolina. The Tar Heels have been a No. 1 seed 18 times in March, with the first coming in 1979 and the most recent coming in 2024.

1 month ago | ncaa.com | Wayne Staats

Tracing the NCAA bracket from 1851 London, through 1977 Staten Island, to today The chances of having a perfect men's NCAA tournament bracket are so small that we're talking a 1 in 120.2 billion chance. That's "b" for a billion. Well, unless you're flipping a coin for all 63 games. Then it's 1 in 9.2 quintillion. But winning bragging rights in your Men's Bracket Challenge Game group against friends? Those odds are more in your favor. So, what does it take for that to happen?

2 months ago | ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Wayne Staats

Watch Kris Jenkins' iconic game-winner from every angle The NCAA tournament has been around since 1939. There have been thousands and thousands of games since then, so it stands to reason that there would have been a few rematches in those years. So which teams have played each other in the tournament the most? Let's take a look. Kentucky vs. Marquette β€” 10 timesThough the Wildcats and Golden Eagles haven't met in March Madness since 2008, these two have met the most in NCAA tournament history.

2 months ago | ncaa.com | Wayne Staats

South Carolina vs. Iowa - National Championship highlights Cutting down the nets at the end of the Final Four is special enough — months of hard work ending in a national championship. But some teams accomplish even more by completing undefeated seasons. Since the first NCAA women's basketball tournament in 1982, the sport has seen its fair share of perfect seasons. Twenty teams have even entered the tournament undefeated, with half of them ending up winning the national championship.