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Including the 2012 NCAA Tournament: Brigham Young University has made the Tournament 28 times and has never made it to the Final Four. Missouri is second, with 26 appearances without ever making the Final Four. Xavier, which so far has won in the 2012 tournament as this is being written, is third with 22 years without an appearance.
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Before Syracuse won its first title in 2003, they had already been to the tournament 27 times.
Mike Krzyzewski of Duke has the most Final Fours with 10. Roy Williams of UNC is next with seven. Tom Izzo of Michigan State and Rick Pitino of Louisville each have 5. Jim Calhoun, Billy Donovan, Ben Howland, Jim Boeheim and Steve Fisher each have three appearances. Gary Williams of Maryland and John Calipari of Kentucky are the only other active coaches with multiple Final Four appearances, with two each,
Which mens basketball team has made the most NCAA tournament appearances without winning a championship?Notre Dame
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The school with the most appearances without a championship win is the University of NotreDame, which has made 33 appearances (including 2013) in the men's basketball tournament without winning a championship. Its closest bid came in 1978, its sole Final Four appearance, when it lost to Duke 90-86 in the semi-finals.In theory, the school with the most appearances without winning any games is Iona, which has received eight bids and is credited with no wins. (Iona technically beat Holy Cross 84-78 in the 1980 opening round, but because of NCAA infractions, its win was later vacated.) Through 2013, the most appearances without any wins of any sort (vacated or not) is a distinction shared byEastern Kentucky University and the University of Louisiana-Monroe(formerly Northeast Louisiana University), each of which has received seven bids but hasyet to win a game.
Including the 2012 NCAA Tournament: Brigham Young University has made the Tournament 28 times and has never made it to the Final Four. Missouri is second, with 26 appearances without ever making the Final Four. Xavier, which so far has won in the 2012 tournament as this is being written, is third with 22 years without an appearance.
Michigan State - 4 times, followed by Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Florida with 3 each
Brigham Young University has made 22 NCAA Tournament appearances without advancing to the final four. This is as of the end of the 2007 season.
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Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills, both with 4 Super Bowl appearances without a win.
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