Virgin Territory: Odds For 9 Elite Schools Reaching Final Four For First Time

Alabama achieved the feat for first time two years ago in its 25th appearance. If guaranteed a virgin school will reach climax by advancing to the Final Four for initial time, which team would you bet on this year? Following are odds regarding mostly power-conference members still striving to see the Promised Land:

7:1 - Brigham Young (33rd NCAA playoff appearance in 2026)
7:1 - Nebraska (9th)
7:1 - Tennessee (28th)
7:1 - Vanderbilt (17th)
9:1 - Clemson (16th)
9:1 - Missouri (31st)
9:1 - Texas A&M (18th)
9:1 - Texas Christian (12th)
9:1 - Utah State (26th)

Among current major universities, the following schools have endured droughts of more than 80 years since their last Final Four appearance:

Duquesne (last appearance was in 1940)
Pittsburgh (1941)
Washington State (1941)
Wyoming (1943)
Dartmouth (1944)
Iowa State (1944)