The NCAA News

ACC, Big Ten and Pat-IO rank
as top leagues in men’s tournev
By James M. Van Valkenburg
NCAA Director of Statistics
The Atlantic Coast Conference leads in all-time victories
in men’s NCAA tournament play, while the Big Ten Confer-
ence is on top in total Final Four appearances and Pacific-10
Conference teams have won the most championships.
The above comparisons use only the actual conference
lineups each season that competed for the conference title.
Using current lineups projected back to the beginning
products the same leaders but otherwise presents a vastly
different picture. Marc about that later.
The ACC enters this tournament with a one-victory edge,
176175, over the Big Ten. In Final Four teams, though, the
Big Ten’s 30 is well ahead of the Pat-10’s 25. The ACC is next
at 24 but its first season was 1954, while the other two go back
to the first tournament. The Pat-IO has 13 championships
(IO by UCI,A) to the Big Ten’s nine (five by Indiana). The
ACC has won five crowns, as has the Southeastern (all by
Kentucky). Here are all those with at least 17 all-time
tournament wins:
Most All-Time NCAA
Tournament Wins By Conferences
(Using actual conference lineups each season)
Conference, Current Finishes:
Name, First Season Wins CH FF
Atlantic Coast,
Big Ten, 1939
1954 176
175
5
9 zi
Pacific-IO. 1939
117 13 25
Big Eight, 1939.. .: .:
109 18
Southeastern, 1939 107 : 13
Big East, 1960 101 2 8
Southwest Athl., 1939 70 0 12
Missoun Valley, 1939. 4 16
Western Athl, 1939’ Ei 2
West Coast. 1953
42 z
Metropolitan, 1976
4-o z 5
Ivy, 1939 35 0
Big West. 1970 34 i
Southern, 1939 :, 3
Atlantic 10, 1977 z 0 0
Ohio Valley, 1949 20 1
Sun Belt, 1977
M&American. 1953
17
17
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1
0
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17
16
12
17
18
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16
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0
7
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24 Other Conferences
All Independents
53-Year Totals
3:
1626
0
6
53
3
2::
9
45
212
‘Includes former Skyline 8 (Mountam States) Conference
“Regional second place, or one win from Final Four
Note that the Big East Conference, now in just its 13th
season, has 101 victories, eight Final Four teams and two
champions. It may be a surprise (although not to old-timers)
that the Missouri Valley Conference ranks fifth with four
champions and 16 Final Four teams, just two behind the
fourth-place Big Eight Confcrcncc. The Valley’s four titles
were won by Oklahoma State ( 1945 and 1946) and Cincinnati
(1961 and 1962).
Many of the oldest current conferences had different
names in the past and slightly different lineups. For instance,
Oregon and Oregon State had NCAA teams in the early
Division I single-game highs
NC..
Pcmts
Rebounds
ASSISIS
Elockd
Shots 13
StealS 9
9
9
3.Po,nt FG 11
Free
Throws
Men’s Dlvlrion I (Through March 9)
Player
INDIVIDUAL
Team, Opponent
53 Brett Roberts, Mor&ead St vs
M,ddlr Term 51
27 Reglnald Slater, Wyomlny vs Troy St
17 Clarence Armstrong. Drerel YS Boston U
17 Crdrlc Yeldmg, South Ala vs
Southwest&~ La
Kewn Roberson. Vermont vs New Hampshtre
Oav,d Edwards, Texas A&M YS Pra,r,e View
Pat Nash. Norlh Texas “s South Ala
z W,ll,e Banks. New Merlco vs Tennessee St
Damon Patterson. Oklahoma vs Morgan St
: Shawn Harlan. Northeaster” Ill YS Nicholls SI
9 Chuck L,yhtenmy, Towso” St VS.
Gem e Mason
9 Andre 2 radlc, LIU-Brooklyn “s
Monmouth (NJ.)
Curbs Faust. South Caro St vs Flonda A8M
Derwk Phrlps. Nonh Caro vs Georgia Tech
Marc Rybczyk, Cemtral Con” St YS
11
11
LIU-Brooklyn
Mark Alberts.
Mike Alcorn.
Akron vs Wright St
Younastown St. vs Plti -Bradford
22 R,ck Rlghtnowar, T&do “S Kent
NO.
TEAM
Team. Opponent
Datm
POl”lS
159 Lou,s,a”a St vs Northern Arlz
Dee 2R
3-Pomt FG
RlCB YB Texas
Mar 5
FG Pet
7;: (3143) Bradley vs Chlcago St
Now 2E
Women’s Division I (Through March B)
NO. Player
INDIVIDUAL
Team. DpDonent
Date
POl”tS
51 Andrea Congreaves. Mercer vs. FlorIda A&M
Jan 11
51 Andrea Con reaves, Mercer YS Flonda ABM
Feb 6
Rebounds
AssEts
29
21
GalI NOrr,s. 1 labema St “s Texas
Tme Fre,l. Paclhc (Cal ) vs Fresno
Southern
St
Feb 26
Mar 8
Blocked
Shots
12 Denise Hague. Charleston vs Geoqa SI Fab 26
Sk.dS
‘14 N&he Wh,te, Flonda ABM vs. South Ala Dee 13
3-P01”t
Free
FG IWO Amy Cherublnr, Indrana YS Ohlo St Feb 21
Throws ‘23 Shaunda Greene, WashIngton “6 Nonhern Ill NOY 30
‘NCAA record (t Ties NCAA record
NO.
TEAM
Teem, Opponent
Date
PO,“& 128 Valpara~no vs Ch,ca 0 S.1
Feb 3
3-PoI”~ FG 14 Four bed wth 14,3- 8 omt FGs
FG Pet 73 7 (42-57) Flonda Inl’l vs Can~wus
Jan. 2
:
0
1
Date
Feb 10
Dee 14
Jan 25
Jan 26
Jan 9
No” 25
oec 17
Dee 21
oec 21
Dee 21
Jan B
Jan 18
Jan 25
Feb 2
Nov 26
Feb 8
Feb 24
Feb 1
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1960s when not in a conference for a few years, after the old
Pacific Coast broke up in 1959. The Western Athletic
Conference numbers include the old Mountain States, or
Skyline Eight, the home of former champions Wyoming
(1943) and IJtah (1944), although
organization.
the WAC was a new
The other way
The other way of ranking conferences, and just as legitimate
from a currenGday view, is to use each current member’s all-
time tournament records This cuts the independents from
304 all-time victories, six champions and 45 Final Four
teams to virtually nothing and spreads their numbers among
newer conferences.
For instance, the new Great Midwest leaps all the way up
to seventh place with 76 tournament victories, IO Final Four
teams and three titles (Cincinnati two, Marqucttc one). The
Southwest moves down one notch to eighth while the
Atlantic IO lcaps to ninth, going from 23 victories to 55. The
WAC stays at 53 for 10th.
The Big Ten and Pat-IO do not change their Final Four
numbers, but the ACC takes second with 27 and the Big
Eight fourth with 23 (and four titles). The ACC cxtcnds its
lead with 189 wins and the Big East jumps to third at I56
(with 14 Final Fours).
Vermont women close
The 26-O Vermont women, undefeated entering the North
Atlantic Conference tournament, could become only the
third undefeated entrant in the history of the women’s
IIivision 1 championship tournament that started in 1982.
l’hc other two wcrc ‘lizxas, 1986 champion, finishing 34-0,
and I,ouisiana Tech, which lost in the 1990 national semifinals
to linish tied for third.
Thirteen entrants were once-beaten and only two of those
won the title- Louisiana Tech in 1982 and Stanford in 1990.
Two tinishcd second Louisiana Tech in 19X3 and Auburn
in 1989. Two finished tied for third ~ Northeast I*ouisiana in
1985 and Texas in 1987. ‘l‘hirty-five entrants had two losses
Short takes
The Delaware men, 25-3 entering the North Atlantic
Conference tournament after winning the regular-season
title in their lirst season in the Icaguc, have the first 20-game
winning season in school history. The Blue Hens did it with
great balance six players averaging in double figures . .‘l’he
22-5 Hawaii women boast even greater balance, with no
player averaging more than 23 minutes or 9.5
points. .Montana’s Shannon Cate has raised her career
scoring total to 2,037 entering the Big Sky Conference
tournament-more than any man or woman in Big Sky
history.. . Iwo Maryland-Baltimore County seniors Anne
Wellington (21) and Angel Webb (20) out-rebounded the
entire Navy team, but Navy won, 82-63, with Angie Dobbs
scoring 3X .Even though the Northeastern Illinois women
had only six players available the last 14 games, they won
nine games vs. seven victories the last six years combined.
Three men’s coaches have reached milestones and a third
is close Cat State Northridgc’s Pete Cassidy got his 300th
win, Eckerd’s Jim Harley his 350th and the next victory for
Kansas’ Roy Williams will be his tOOth in just four seasons-
a total surpassed by only four Division I coaches in history
(the record is 107 by North Carolina State’s Everett Case in
I947 through 1950) .Earlier this season, Duke got its 500th
victory at . North Car”
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33 Chrrscran I aettncr. Duke Sr 26
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168 180
106 91
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146 182
109 195
141
PTS AVG
815 281
698 27 9
745 27 6
764 273
814 271
701 270
713 264
S7K 262
675 744 260 257
661 254
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693 24 8
644 739
659 235
696 603 23 2
525 661 22 27R R
% Ei
660 22 8
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654 718
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630 21 7
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? Sam Crawlord. New Mew” SI
3 Orlando Smart, San Francrbc”
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4 Chuck Eva”;. Mrw~srppr Sr
5 Kevrn Soarcs Nevada Sf
6 Ton Walker, Lo “la (Cal j
7 Dal Y as Dale, So” Y hem MISS
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17 0nv1d Corlrm Central Corm St
li Dana Harris. fv> -Ball County Jr
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15 Nathan Cal Y, Brrgharn Young
16 R J Tyler. l&as.
17 Aaron Sunderland Cdl St Fullerton ”
IR Marcus Lnll~e. St&lord
19 Srnua Phrllrps. Central Fla
20 Wade Irmmerson. Robert Morrr:
REBOUNDING
1 Popeyr Jones, Murray St
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7 Sha 11111~ O’Ncdl. Louwana
3 1,“) ‘B orroughs, Jacksonvrllr
4 Adam Keefe, Stanlord
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5 Lcorrard Wbrte, Southern-B d
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6 Jerome Sums. Younqstown St
7 Marcu; Stokes, Southwcstcrn Ld
Jr
8 taphnnro Cll16. Notre Dame T:
9 Darryl Johnson, San Franc~sco
10 Alon~n Mourr~rny. Georgetown
5,
Sr
11 Drew Henderson, Farrfrcld Jr
17 Reggw Smith. Texas ChrIstran
lb Regqw Jackson, Nicholls St
17 Pete Menweather Southeastern La
18 Gary Alexander, South Fla
19 Warren Kldd. Middle Ten” St
20 Brran Hendrick. Calrforma
21 Jervaughn Scdlr:. Southern-Q R
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Jr
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AVG
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E 326 11 s
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28 310 11 1
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27 E 108
3 204 372 107
Division I women’s leaders
SCORING
1 Andrea Con waves. Mercer
CL
Jr
2 Martha She B don. Portland
Sr
3 Sarah Behn. Boston College Jr
4 Tracy LIS, Provrdrnce. Sr
5 Karen Jennmgs, Nebraska Jr
6 Rosemar Kosrorek, West Va ”
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8 Machclle Joseph, Purdue
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9 KrlsMaskala Mar uette... “”
10 Tan cla McAhster, R cNeese St
11 Tr$a Statford Callforrlla
SO
12 Rhonda Mapp. korth Car” St
13 Debbie Bole”. Valparalso
14 Tam1 Varnado. Alcorn St
15 Michelle Foster. Southeast Ld
16 Judy Shannon, Orr on St
Sr
17 Marsha Wrllrams. P outh Car”
18 Rushra Brown. Furman
“’ Jr
18 Shannon Gate Montana
“;:
20 Sheryl Swooprs Texas Tech
21 Palrmda Toney, Radlurd
22 Rehcma Ste hens, UCLA
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23 Kareema WI P hams. Wrchrta St ?
24 N~cole Wllkett Arkanbas St
25 Laurre Hood. Campbell 2
26 Krershsha Games, San Dlego St
27 Nrckr Smrth. Dhlo
Sr
Sr
27 Anna Pavlrkhma, Vd Commonwealth
29 Jenn Colt. La Salle
Sr
Jr
30 Sarah Flock. Montana St St
30 Lisa Leslrc. Southern Cal
“;:
30 Sharlanda Lewrs. Alcorn
33 Mehssa Klnq. Santa Clara ” Jr
34 Prlscllla Robinson. MIddlebury
ASSISTS
So
1 Chrrsty Grers. Evansvrlle
2 Belmda Stron LIU~Brooklyn
3 Angel Webb, ad -Ball Courtly .’ ”
4 lanette Taylor. Cleveland St
5 Charrta Powell, South Ala
6 Anne Wellmgton. Md -Bah County
7 Andrea Congreaves. Mercer
8 Amanda Jones. Bethune-Cookman :
9 Marsha William;. South Car”
10 Maebclh Schalles. Robert Maws.
1 t Lrsa McGrII. Oklahoma St
12 Vanessa Blau Mt St Mary’s (Md )
13 Donna Whrte, Mrwssrppt Val
14 Wendy Johnson, L lberty
15 Fondeol n Garner. Murray St ”
16 Angela 6 rlbert. Ill Xhrcago
17 Karl Parrlott Lnn Beach St
18 Krsa Hughes. Cal s t Fullerton
19 Errkd Krenasl. UC Santa Barb
CL G ND AVG
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Sr
Jr
Sr
NCAA sraristics arc ovailuhle
on I/IQ Collegiate Spar IS NPI work.
5:
AVG
138
136
132
130
120
11 6
116
113
113
112
117
tt t
11 1
110
110
to9
109
10 7
107