As of 2024, the team with the most appearances in the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament - otherwise known as March Madness - was North Carolina, with 21. Meanwhile, in second place with 18 appearances was UCLA.
Number of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Final Four appearances by team from 1939 to 2024
Characteristic
Number of appearances
North Carolina
21
UCLA*
18
Kentucky
17
Duke
17
Kansas
15
Ohio St.*
10
Michigan St.
10
Louisville*
8
Indiana
8
UConn
7
Oklahoma St.
6
Cincinnati
6
Villanova*
6
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (January 29, 2025). Number of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Final Four appearances by team from 1939 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219824/teams-with-the-most-ncaa-mens-basketball-final-four-appearances/
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2025). Number of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Final Four appearances by team from 1939 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219824/teams-with-the-most-ncaa-mens-basketball-final-four-appearances/
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Number of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Final Four appearances by team from 1939 to 2024 [Graph], National Collegiate Athletic Association, January 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219824/teams-with-the-most-ncaa-mens-basketball-final-four-appearances/
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