Unfinished Business: BYU & Utah State Nowhere Close to Reaching Final Four

Weep On It/Think On It/Sleep On It/Drink On It. That could be the quarantine-drinking motto for Utah State and Brigham Young - a pair of "Susan Lucci" schools in Division I who've combined for 50 NCAA Tournament appearances without reaching the national semifinal Promised Land. Brigham Young, Missouri and Xavier are the only three schools participating in more than 25 NCAA Tournaments but never advancing to a Final Four.

Missouri has reached a regional final on four occasions but fell short in advancing to the Final Four. Two years ago, Xavier joined Mizzou (1994) as the only schools never reaching the national semifinals despite earning a #1 seed at some point during their NCAA playoff participation. Boston College is another bridesmaid multiple times comparable to Xavier, losing three regional finals (1967, 1982 and 1994) in 18 tourney appearances (22-19 record) since the field expanded beyond eight teams in 1950.

Utah State, which bowed to UCLA in 1970 West Regional final, is among the following five frustrated institutions in a quagmire because they've made more than 20 appearances without reaching the Final Four: