NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament consecutive appearances

This is a list of the most consecutive appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by schools.^[1]

Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by programs

Rank	School	Appearances	Head Coach(es)
1	Kansas	27 (1990–2016)	Roy Williams (14), Bill Self (13)
1	North Carolina	27 (1975–2001)	Dean Smith (23), Bill Guthridge (3), Matt Doherty (1)
3	Duke	21 (1996–2016)	Mike Krzyzewski
4	Michigan State	19 (1998–2016)	Tom Izzo
5	Gonzaga	18 (1999–2016)	Dan Monson (1), Mark Few (17)
5	Wisconsin	18 (1999–2016)	Dick Bennett (2), Brad Soderberg (1), Bo Ryan (14), Greg Gard (1)
5	Indiana	18 (1986–2003)	Bob Knight (15), Mike Davis (3)
8	Kentucky	17 (1992–2008)	Rick Pitino (6), Tubby Smith (10), Billy Gillispie (1)
9	UCLA	15 (1967–1981)	John Wooden (9), Gene Bartow (2), Gary Cunningham (2), Larry Brown (2)
10*	Arizona	14 (1985–1998)	Lute Olson
10	Cincinnati	14 (1992–2005)	Bob Huggins
10	Georgetown	14 (1979–1992)	John Thompson
10	UCLA	14 (1989–2002)	Jim Harrick (8), Steve Lavin (6)
10	Texas	14 (1999–2012)	Rick Barnes

*Arizona had a streak of 25 consecutive appearances from 1985-2009, but the 1999 and 2008 appearances were later vacated.

Current consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by programs

School	Consecutive Appearances	Conference
Kansas	27	Big 12
Duke	21	ACC
Michigan State	19	Big Ten
Gonzaga	18	WCC
Wisconsin	18	Big Ten
VCU	6	A-10
Cincinnati	6	AAC
North Carolina	6	ACC

Table up to date through the 2016 tournament. Only schools with six consecutive appearances or more are included.^[2]

References

↑ "2015 Men's Final Four Records Book - Tournament Records" (PDF). ncaa.org. p. 9. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
↑ http://i.turner.ncaa.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa7/release//sites/default/files/external/printable-bracket/2016/bracket-ncaa.pdf

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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Structure	Selection process Opening Round Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game

Venues	Venues

Champions & awards	Champions Most Outstanding Player

Media & culture	Bracketology Broadcasting Tournament Final Four March Madness pools "One Shining Moment"

Records & statistics	All-time team records Bids by school Bids by school and conference Consecutive appearances Final Four appearances by school Final Four participants Final Four appearances by coach Upsets

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