It's hard to believe we have the 5th longest active NCAAT streak

[Freak]

And I wouldn't have guessed Colgate would be on the list.

 

[VOLdo Raine]

Wow! And the only SEC team on this list!

 

[JCP201]

I would have thought Kentucky had a longer streak. Good for Rick Barnes.

 

[Freak]

I guess technically we're 4th since the NCAA doesn't recognize Kansas' 2018 NCAA appearance (vacated).

 

[Freak]

Here's the full list, although it hasn't been updated for this year. It's surprising how few teams have been able to put together streaks of five years plus.

mcubed.net : Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament : Streaks : In Tournament

mcubed.net

 

[Volfan1000]

And I wouldn't have guessed Colgate would be on the list.

CBS and CTO set the gold standard of reaching the NCAA Tournaments.

 

[Tin Man]

@Freak, VN bracket challenge or no?

Edit: Freak has pinned the NCAAT bracket thread to the top of the forum.

 

[kckempf]

I would have thought Kentucky had a longer streak. Good for Rick Barnes.

Kentucky went 9-16 in 20-21.

 

[Zues1]

What a run

 

[ZZ13]

Just a few more and we will catch Kansas.

 

[barney]

And I wouldn't have guessed Colgate would be on the list.

Matt Langel should be in line for a bigger job with the success he's had at colgate.

 

[JCP201]

Here's the full list, although it hasn't been updated for this year. It's surprising how few teams have been able to put together streaks of five years plus.

mcubed.net : Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament : Streaks : In Tournament

mcubed.net

You can't win it, if you aren't in it. We have been blessed to have Barnes.

 

[VaBornVol]

In my mind, Gonzaga was the Cinderella and their run began 10 years ago. Time is getting away from me…

 

[Stoked]

Kentucky went 9-16 in 20-21.

Loved every one of those losses.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Unless we won the SECT, we wouldn't have made it in 2020....

 

[kckempf]

Unless we won the SECT, we wouldn't have made it in 2020....

Purdue in the same boat, and Colgate as well.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Purdue in the same boat, and Colgate as well.

And if Michigan State was named "Minnesota", they would be in the NIT this year...

Their third best win this year was at home against a NIT team from the Missouri Valley...

 

[volbound1700]

Colgate being on the list is pretty impressive.

 

[kckempf]

And if Michigan State was named "Minnesota", they would be in the NIT this year...

Their third best win this year was at home against a NIT team from the Missouri Valley...

I think it's actually their home win against Northwestern. With wins against them and Illinois and a beat down of Baylor they did just enough.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I think it's actually their home win against Northwestern. With wins against them and Illinois and a beat down of Baylor they did just enough.

Northwestern wasn't a Top 50 NET team...

Im.all for rewarding tough schedulers but when you play 12 Quad 1 games and your 3rd best win is at home against a Missouri Valley NIT team......

 

[JohnWardForever]

And if Michigan State was named "Minnesota", they would be in the NIT this year...

Their third best win this year was at home against a NIT team from the Missouri Valley...

I agree, thought minny would definitely be there. Watch them lose the NIT opener.

 

[JohnWardForever]

Colgate being on the list is pretty impressive.

Colgate has brushed with greatness.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I agree, thought minny would definitely be there. Watch them lose the NIT opener.

I have no idea about Minnesota's basketball team this year. There are big brands that got or got overseeded on name alone. Michigan State was one of them

When TN plays the toughest schedule in the country, has far more Q1 wins with a similar record, they get put in the play-in game like they did against Iowa that one year....

 

[njvols]

What a run

Yeah can never take this for granted. Impressive. We’d be more in the realm of elite teams if we could just advance into E8 and better.

 

[omghulkhands]

Getting into the NCAA tournament is hard.

There are only 36 at large bids.