Numbers tell their stories about the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments. Here are some of the more striking:
17 — National championships for the UConn men and women since 1999. In those 27 years, the school has accounted for one of every three titles.
31-3 — Record of the No. 1 seeds for both the men and women against all tournament opponents this year who were not also seeded No. 1. All three losses were courtesy of the UConn women.
24.7 — Average winning margin of the three games at the women’s Final Four.
3.7 — Average winning margin of the three games at the men’s Final Four. That’s tied for the second-closest in 50 years.
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45 — Men’s and women’s champions out of the past 54 tournaments to come from the Eastern time zone. Only one of the 54 came from the West, which was Stanford for the women in 2021.
16 — Combined margin of defeat for the Houston men in their five losses this season.
7 — With seven appearances, Houston has been in more Final Fours than any other program — men or women — without winning at least one title. All seven teams to beat the Cougars won the national championship: UCLA twice, North Carolina, NC State, Georgetown,…
