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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Memphis - The Outsider Among Three Storied Programs

Now before any Tiger fans jump on my case, let me make my point here. There is a certain beauty being in this particular Final Four. It will probably be remembered for many, many years because all four number one seeds advanced and the field included the likes of North Carolina, UCLA and Kansas. Oh yeah, and Memphis.

How does Memphis stand up compared to these very famous, storied programs?

Well, here are the facts..................(or as best I can tell, some internet data is suspect)

All-Time Records

North Carolina (1950-698) .7364 Winning Percentage
Kansas (1941-785) .7120
UCLA (1642-718) .6958
Memphis (1349-805-1) .6262

NCAA Titles

UCLA - 11
North Carolina - 4 (also won 1 title before NCAA tournament began)
Kansas - 2 (also won 2 titles before NCAA tournament began)
Memphis - 0

NCAA Runner-Up

Kansas - 5
North Carolina - 4
UCLA - 2
Memphis - 1 (1973)

Final Four Appearances

UCLA - 18
North Carolina - 17
Kansas - 13
Memphis - 3 (1973, 1985, 2008)

Elite Eight Appearances

North Carolina - 23
UCLA - 21
Kansas - 18
Memphis - 6 (73, 85, 92, 06, 07, 08)

NCAA Tournament Appearances

UCLA - 42
North Carolina - 40
Kansas - 37
Memphis - 21

NCAA Tournament Games and Records

UCLA - 124 Games (91-33) .734 Winning Percentage
North Carolina - 133 Games (95-38) .714
Kansas - 114 Games (79-35) .693
Memphis - 47 Games (28-19) .596

Year the Schools Began Basketball

Kansas - 1899
North Carolina - 1910
UCLA - 1919
Memphis - 1920

Memphis Versus the Field

Versus UCLA (2-4)
Versus Kansas (2-3)
Versus North Carolina (0-0)

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