After not making the NCAA tournament in 1985, 1986, or 1987, Texas has made the tournament in 18 of the last 21 seasons. Texas has had a number of extremely good teams in recent years, placing fourth overall in the rankings for this decade only.
The best finish for Texas came in 2003 as a No. 1 seed when they reached the Final Four, before losing to Carmelo Anthony and No. 3-seeded Syracuse. Texas also reached the Elite Eight in 1990, 2006, and 2008.
11) Louisville Cardinals – Total Points: 637
- 1 NCAA Championship, 1 Final Four Appearance, 2 Elite Eight Appearances, 5 Sweet Sixteen Appearances, 7 Missed Tournaments
- ESPN Rank: T-14
Louisville has been an extremely consistent basketball program over the last 24 seasons and also has achieved great tournament success.
The Cardinals won the NCAA Championship in 1986 as a No. 2 seed. They defeated No. 1-seeded Duke in the finals by three points.
Louisville also made the Final Four in 2005 as a No. 4 seed, where they were beaten easily by No. 1-seeded Illinois.
Even though the Louisville basketball program has experienced a strong resurgence lately, most of the Cardinals tournament success came in the time period from 1986 to 1997.
They only missed the tournament two years in this stretch, and only lost in the first round one year, and only lost in the second round two years. That leaves seven of the twelve years that they at least made it to the Sweet Sixteen.
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