Trivia Question

[tornado]

Only five schools have been D-I (or equivalent) since before 1960 and still have NO NCAA Tournament appearances. (as of 2007)
can you name them?

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Army, The Citadel, Northwestern, St. Francis (N.Y.), William and Mary,
all "Charter Members" of NCAA's University Division (top division, comparable to D-I) since 1948.



Also 7 more schools became D-I (or University Division) in the 1960s, and are also without an NCAA Tournament appearance, can you name them?

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Centenary, Maine, New Hampshire, Denver, American, Texas-Arlington, Texas-Pan American


Name the next 13 longest surviving D-I schools without an NCAA appearance...

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Stetson, California-Irvine, Grambling State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Youngstown State, Bethune- Cookman,
Western Illinois, Chicago State, Hartford, Morgan State,
Maryland-Baltimore County, Stephen F. Austin, Buffalo



Also-- what D-I school has the MOST NCAA appearances without ever reaching the Final Four?
answer:
BYU - 22 appearances

[Dubl R 1]

The only 1 of the 5 that really surprises me is Northwestern.

[BUconnorD]

Tornado,
Please, just to make sure...you looked those facts up
you didn't just know them off the top of your head...right?

if you DID have them memorized...then:

http://www.match.com

[MacabreMob]

Only five schools have been D-I (or equivalent) since before 1960 and still have NO NCAA Tournament appearances.
can you name them?

Mouse over to read:
Army, The Citadel, Northwestern, St. Francis (N.Y.), William and Mary,
all "Charter Members" of NCAA's University Division (top division, comparable to D-I) since 1948.



Also 7 more schools became D-I (or University Division) in the 1960s, and are also without an NCAA Tournament appearance, can you name them?

Mouse over to read:
Centenary, Maine, New Hampshire, Denver, American, Texas-Arlington, Texas-Pan American


Name the next 13 longest surviving D-I schools without an NCAA appearance...

Mouse over to read:
Stetson, California-Irvine, Grambling State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Youngstown State, Bethune- Cookman,
Western Illinois, Chicago State, Hartford, Morgan State,
Maryland-Baltimore County, Stephen F. Austin, Buffalo



Also-- what D-I school has the MOST NCAA appearances without ever reaching the Final Four?
answer:
BYU - 22 appearances

Tx-Arlington was a 16 seed last year and lost to Memphis.

UMBC was a 15 seed last year and lost to Georgetown.

American was a 15 seed last year and lost to Tennessee.

[tornado]

Tornado,
Please, just to make sure...you looked those facts up
you didn't just know them off the top of your head...right?...

of course I looked them up, although I knew Northwestern and a few others had never gone, I would have probably only gotten Northwestern correct.

[MacabreMob]

Also-- what D-I school has the MOST NCAA appearances without ever reaching the Final Four?
answer:
BYU - 22 appearances

Oh, and make it 23 appearances for BYU.

Seems your source didn't include the 2008 NCAA Tourney.

[MacabreMob]

And... who has the most NCAA appearances without a Title? (scroll over to see answer)

Notre Dame 29 Appearances 1 Final Four

[tornado]

The only 1 of the 5 that really surprises me is Northwestern.

here's a story on Northwestern and its futility

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=880494