What Might Have Been? Virginia Latest to Defeat Both Teams in NCAA Final
April 4th, 2016 - 20:35
Woulda/Coulda/Shoulda! Disappointment about not being there firsthand had to be particularly pronounced for Virginia, which defeated both teams in the NCAA Tournament championship contest earlier in the campaign. The Cavaliers also achieved this distinction in 1982-83. They are among the following teams in this what-might-have-been category:
| Season | School | Record | Victories Against Both Teams in NCAA Tourney Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Virginia | 29-8 | Defeated Villanova and North Carolina by total of 16 points. |
| 2010-11 | Louisville | 25-10 | Connecticut and Butler by total of 16 points. |
| 2009-10 | Georgetown | 23-11 | Duke and Butler by total of 19 points. |
| 2008-09 | Maryland | 21-14 | North Carolina and Michigan State by total of 21 points. |
| 2003-04 | North Carolina | 19-11 | Connecticut and Georgia Tech by total of 18 points. |
| 2000-01 | Stanford | 31-3 | Duke and Arizona by total of 10 points. |
| 1999-00 | Kentucky | 24-10 | Michigan State and Florida by total of 17 points. |
| 1999-00 | Purdue | 24-10 | Michigan State and Florida by total of 14 points. |
| 1995-96 | Massachusetts | 35-2 | Kentucky and Syracuse by total of 28 points. |
| 1992-93 | Duke | 24-8 | North Carolina and Michigan by total of 25 points. |
| 1987-88 | Kansas State | 25-9 | Kansas and Oklahoma by total of 18 points. |
| 1984-85 | St. John's | 31-4 | Villanova (three times) and Georgetown by total of 23 points. |
| 1984-85 | Syracuse | 22-9 | Villanova and Georgetown by total of 15 points. |
| 1982-83 | Virginia | 29-5 | North Carolina State (twice) and Houston by total of 28 points. |
| 1962-63 | Wichita | 19-8 | Loyola of Chicago and Cincinnati each by one point. |
| 1952-53 | Kansas State | 17-4 | Indiana and Kansas by total of 8 points. |