We Are the Champions: 10th Time Each F4 Squad Seeks Padding Title Total
March 26th, 2018 - 22:27
This year marks the 10th time, fourth in last seven seasons, all of the Final Four delegates arrived seeking to duplicate what each previously achieved - capture an NCAA Tournament championship. Following is a chronological list of squads converging on F4 after each national semifinalist previously won at least one NCAA title:
- 1992 (total of eight titles) - Cincinnati (previously won NCAA crowns in 1961 and 1962), Duke (1991), Indiana (1953-76-81-87) and Michigan (1989)
- 1993 (10) - Kansas (1952 and 1988), Kentucky (1948-49-51-58-78), Michigan (1989) and North Carolina (1957 and 1982)
- 1995 (16) - Arkansas (1994), North Carolina (1957-82-93), Oklahoma State (1945 and 1946) and UCLA (1964-65-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-75)
- 1998 (11) - Kentucky (1948-49-51-58-78-96), North Carolina (1957-82-93), Stanford (1942) and Utah (1944)
- 2007 (14) - Florida (2006), Georgetown (1984), Ohio State (1960) and UCLA (1964-65-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-75-95)
- 2009 (nine) - Connecticut (1999 and 2004), Michigan State (1979 and 2000), North Carolina (1957-82-93 and 2005) and Villanova (1985)
- 2012 (13) - Kansas (1952, 1988 and 2008), Kentucky (1948-49-51-58-78-96-98), Louisville (1980 and 1986) and Ohio State (1960)
- 2014 (14) - Connecticut (1999, 2004 and 2011), Florida (2006 and 2007), Kentucky (1948-49-51-58-78-96-98 and 2012) and Wisconsin (1941)
- 2015 (15) - Duke (1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010), Kentucky (1948-49-51-58-78-96-98 and 2012), Michigan State (1979 and 2000) and Wisconsin (1941)
- 2018 (seven) - Kansas (1952, 1988 and 2008), Loyola of Chicago (1963), Michigan (1989) and Villanova (1985 and 2016)