Missing in Action: Syracuse Still Never Has Opposed UCLA in NCAA Playoffs

Syracuse's upset loss against Dayton ended the possibility of the Orange meeting UCLA in the championship game of the South Regional. The two powerhouses never have opposed each other in the NCAA playoffs.

Although the NCAA tourney is in its eighth decade, there are attractive power school match-ups that never have occurred. Among the potentially entertaining intra-sectional playoff contests between storied programs never to take place in the NCAAs include:

• Georgetown vs. Indiana
• Georgetown vs. Michigan
• Georgetown vs. UCLA
• Louisville vs. Notre Dame
• Michigan vs. St. John's
• North Carolina vs. St. John's
• Notre Dame vs. St. John's
• Notre Dame vs. Syracuse
• Notre Dame vs. UCLA
• Notre Dame vs. Villanova
• St. John's vs. UCLA
• Syracuse vs. UCLA