Pennsylvania Becomes Sixth State Boasting At Least Three NCAA Titles

Villanova's success enabled the state of Pennsylvania to become the sixth state boasting at least three NCAA Tournament titles. The only time two different schools from the same state captured three consecutive NCAA titles was from 1960 through 1962 when Ohio State and Cincinnati reigned supreme. North Carolina was twice involved in back-to-back crowns with an in-state counterpart - 1982 and 1983 (N.C. State) plus 2009 and 2010 (Duke).

California is the only state with as many as four different universities win an NCAA Division I Tournament championship. The following eight different states have multiple schools capturing an NCAA DI Tournament crown:

California (15) - California (1959), San Francisco (1955 and 1956), Stanford (1942), UCLA (1964-65-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-75-95)

North Carolina (12) - Duke (1991-92-01-10-15), North Carolina (1957-82-93-05-09), North Carolina State (1974 and 1983)

Kentucky (11) - Kentucky (1948-49-51-58-78-96-98-12), Louisville (1980-86-13)

Michigan (3) - Michigan (1989), Michigan State (1979 and 2000)

Ohio (3) - Cincinnati (1961 and 1962), Ohio State (1960)

Pennsylvania (3) - La Salle (1954), Villanova (1985 and 2016)

New York (2) - CCNY (1950), Syracuse (2003)

Wisconsin (2) - Marquette (1977), Wisconsin (1941)