Ten Or More Seasons Ranked, 1954-1999 ------------------------------------- Based on Final (Pre-Tournament Rankings) AP: 1954-1999 UPI: 1954-1995 CNN/USA TODAY: 1997-1999 NCAA Tourney Years Finish in Top Title Final Elite Most Recent Ranked #1 T5 T10 T20 Champ Game Four Eight Ranked Yrs N. Carolina 37 5 18 28 36 3 6 13 17 1999,1998 Kentucky 35 4 21 31 35 4 7 9 23 1999,1998 UCLA 32 8 17 22 32 11 12 15 18 1999,1998 Duke 29 3 8 21 29 2 8 12 15 1999,1998 Indiana 24 4 8 15 24 3 3 5 8 1999,1994 Kansas 23 1 11 16 22 1 3 7 10 1999,1998 Louisville 23 0 5 11 21 2 2 7 8 1997,1996 Syracuse 20 0 0 10 18 0 2 3 6 1999,1998 Cincinnati 19 2 6 12 18 2 3 6 8 1999,1998 Utah 19 0 3 9 19 0 1 3 5 1999,1998 Michigan 16 2 6 11 16 1 5 6 10 1998,1994 Arkansas 16 1 4 10 16 1 2 4 6 1999,1998 Marquette 16 0 5 12 16 1 2 2 5 1996,1994 Kansas St. 16 1 4 5 16 0 0 2 9 1988,1982 Notre Dame 16 0 3 11 16 0 0 1 4 1987,1986 Illinois 16 0 2 5 15 0 0 1 3 1998,1997 Iowa 15 0 2 6 14 0 1 3 4 1999,1996 St. John's 15 0 3 6 14 0 0 1 4 1999,1992 N.C. State 14 1 5 7 14 2 2 2 4 1989,1988 Georgetown 14 1 5 8 13 1 3 3 7 1996,1995 UNLV 14 2 5 9 13 1 1 4 5 1993,1992 Arizona 14 1 4 8 14 1 1 3 5 1999,1998 Purdue 14 0 3 8 14 0 1 2 3 1998,1996 Maryland 14 0 3 8 14 0 0 0 2 1999,1998 Alabama 14 0 1 4 14 0 0 0 0 1995,1992 Wake Forest 13 0 1 6 13 0 0 1 5 1997,1996 Villanova 12 0 0 6 12 1 2 2 8 1997,1996 Michigan St 12 0 5 7 12 1 1 3 5 1999,1998 Missouri 12 0 2 4 11 0 0 0 2 1995,1994 Oregon St. 12 0 4 5 12 0 0 1 5 1984,1982 Ohio St. 11 2 5 8 11 1 3 5 7 1999,1992 W. Virginia 11 1 2 5 11 0 1 1 1 1989,1982 Oklahoma 11 1 4 5 9 0 1 1 2 1998,1995 Oklahoma St. 11 0 1 2 10 0 0 1 4 1995,1994 Dayton 10 0 1 3 10 0 1 1 2 1984,1974 Bradley 10 0 3 5 10 0 1 1 2 1988,1986 Memphis St. 10 0 1 2 10 0 1 2 3 1996,1992 Depaul 10 2 6 8 9 0 0 1 2 1992,1987 New Mexico 10 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 1999,1998