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Which team from the 1980 Final Four was known as 'The Doctors of Dunk'?

Louisville. Darrell Griffith starred for the Cardinals as they won their 1st National Championship.

In 1989, Seton Hall's star player was Andrew Gaze. What country was he from?

Australia. The Pirates got on a hot streak that year, and rolled all the way to the Final before losing to Michigan in overtime.

It's probably not a big shock that UCLA set a record for consecutive Final Four appearances with ten appearances from 1967 to 1976. In 1992 Duke tied for 2nd with 5 consecutive appearances (1988-1992) with one other college, which had previously also made five consecutive appearances. Who's the other team?

Cincinnati. The Cincinatti Bearcats made every Final Four from 1959 to 1963, winning twice.

Between 1939 and 2000, which was the last team from the Ivy League to make the Final Four?

Pennsylvania. They reached the final 4 in 1979 from an upset-laden East Regional, then got hammered by Michigan St. in the semi-finals.

From 1939 to 2000, how many Championship games had gone into overtime?

6. The only one of those 6 games to require more than one overtime period was the 1957 Championship, where North Carolina beat Kansas in a third period of overtime.

Who won the 1966 National Championship?

Texas Western. The Championship game matchup between Texas Western(now UTEP), with an all-black starting lineup, and Kentucky, with an all-white starting lineup, was a milestone event in NCAA history.

What non-sports event led to the end of playing the 3rd place game in the Final Four?

Reagan Assassination attempt. On March 30, 1981, President Reagan was shot a few hours before the game to determine third place. Since he was out of surgery and reported out of immediate danger, the decision was made to play the championship game only. The 3rd place game hasn't been played since that year.

Three Big East teams played in the 1985 Final Four. Who was the 4th team?

Memphis State. Memphis State lost to Villanova in the Final Four that year.

Between 1939 and 2001, only one team in the ACC never wennt to the Final Four. Which one is it?

Clemson & Tigers. Florida St. played UCLA in the 1972 Championship game before joining the ACC. Surprisingly, Maryland didn't reach the Final Four until 2001.

After beating UNLV in the semi-final, who did Duke beat in the 1991 Championship game?

Kansas. It was the last time that Kansas played in the championship game in the 20th century after winning the 1988 title.

Which school was the first school to have lost back to back Championship games to the same opponent?

Ohio State. They lost in 1961 and again in 1962 to Cincinnati. Also, this was teh first time that two schools have played each other in the championship game in back to back years.

Bobby Knight was fired from his coaching position at Indiana in 2000. He had been the coach of the Hoosiers for a number of years. When was the last time that Indiana won a National Championship under Bobby Knight's coaching?

1987. The Hoosiers played in numerous NCAA tournaments from 1988 to 1999 before Knight's dismissal, but 1987 was the last time they won a championship.

Between 1939 and 2001, which team had lost more Championship games than any other?

Duke. North Carolina had played in more Final Fours than Duke, but hadn't lost as many times in the Championship game.

Between 1960 and 2001, only two PAC 10 teams won a National Championship. UCLA is the obvious team, but who was the other one?

Arizona. Pac 10 schools won two of the first four NCAA Championships, and UCLA won in 1964, 65, 67 - 73, 75 and 1995, but through 2001, California in 1959 and Arizona in 1997 are the only other schools to have come out of the conference and win a National Championship.

Who broke UCLA's streak of seven consecutive National Championships in 1974?

North Carolina St. They wouldn't reach the Final Four again until the Cinderella run of 1983.