LOWEST SEEDS IN SWEET 16 (SINCE 1979)
Year | School | Seed
'02 | Missouri | 12
'01 | Gonzaga | 12
'00 | Gonzaga, Seton Hall | 10
'99 | Oklahoma | 13
'98 | Valparaiso | 13
'97 | Chattanooga | 14
'96 | Arkansas | 12
'95 | Tulsa, Memphis, Georgetown | 6
'94 | Tulsa | 12
'93 | George Washington | 12
'92 | New Mexico State | 12
'91 | Eastern Michigan | 12
'90 | Ball State | 12
'89 | Minnesota | 11
'88 | Richmond | 13
'87 | Wyoming | 12
'86 | Cleveland State | 14
'85 | Kentucky | 12
'84 | Dayton | 10
'83 | Utah | 10
'82 | Boston College | 8
'81 | St. Joseph's | 9
'80 | Lamar | 10
'79 | St. John's | 10

DOUBLER-DIGIT FUN
Here's a look at all the double-digit seeds which have made the Sweet 16 since 1979
2002 (3): Kent State (10), S. Illinois (11), Missouri (12)
2001 (3): Georgetown (10), Temple (11), Gonzaga (12)
2000 (2): Gonzaga (10), Seton Hall (10)
1999: (5): Gonzaga (10), Miami-Ohio (10), SW Missouri State (12), Oklahoma (13), Purdue (10)
1998: (3): West Virginia (10), Washington (11), Valparaiso (13)
1997 (3): Texas (10), Chattanooga (14), Providence (10)
1996 (1): Arkansas (12)
1995 (0)
1994 (2): Tulsa (12), Maryland (10)
1993 (1): George Washington (12)
1992 (1): New Mexico State (12)
1991 (3): UConn (11), Eastern Michigan (12), Temple (10)
1990 (3): Ball state (12), Loyola-Marymount (11), Texas (10)
1989 (1): Minnesota (11)
1988 (2): Richmond (13), Rhode Island (11)
1987 (2): Wyoming (12), LSU (10)
1986 (3): LSU (11), Depaul (12), Cleveland State (14)
1985 (3): Kentucky (12), Boston College (11), Auburn (11)
1984 (1): Dayton (10)
1983 (1): Utah (10)
1982 (0)
1981 (0)
1980 (1): Lamar (10)
1979 (1): St. John's (10)

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LISTS HEADING INTO THE 2002 NCAA TOURNEY...
FORMER CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES IN 2002 FIELD
JIM CALHOUN
STEVE FISHER
JIM HARRICK
TOM IZZO
BOB KNIGHT
MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
LUTE OLSON
TUBBY SMITH

COACHES IN FIRST YEAR AT SCHOOL IN 2002 FIELD
Bob Knight, Texas Tech
Thad Matta, Xavier
Paul Westphal, Pepperdine
John Phillips, Tulsa
Stan Heath, Kent State
Tic Price, McNeese State
Rob Lanier, Siena
Skip Prosser, Wake Forest
Bo Ryan, Wisconsin

HOTTEST TEAMS ENTERING TOURNEY
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT -- 19 straight wins
WESTERN KENTUCKY -- 18
KENT STATE -- 18
GONZAGA -- 14
McNEESE STATE -- 14

LONG TIME NO SEE
San Diego State -- 1985
McNeese State -- 1989
UCSB -- 1990
N.C. State -- 1991

MOST TEAMS BY STATE
California -- 7
North Carolina -- 6
Ohio -- 4

TURNAROUNDS (with 2000-01 RECORD)
Florida Atlantic (7-24)
Texas Tech (9-19)
Montana (11-16)
Illinois-Chicago (11-17)
N.C. State (13-16)
UCSB (13-15)
St. John's (14-15)
Davidson (15-17)

FORMER NCAA CHAMPIONS IN FIELD
(LAST 7 CHAMPS ALL IN THIS YEAR'S FIELD)
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
CINCINNATI
CONNECTICUT
DUKE
HOLY CROSS
INDIANA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
MARQUETTE
MICHIGAN STATE
N.C. STATE
OHIO STATE
OKLAHOMA STATE
OREGON
STANFORD
UCLA
UTAH
WISCONSIN
WYOMING

ALL-JONES TEAM (all in NCAA Tournament)
Dahntay Jones, Duke
Frederick Jones, Oregon
Torrian Jones, Notre Dame
James Jones, Miami-Fla.
Nick Jones, UCSB

LAST FOUR YEARS, No. 1 vs. No. 16
AVERAGE MARGIN of VICTORY
'98 -- 42.3
'99 -- 32
'00 -- 25
'01 -- 37

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V-LISTs from 2001-02 REGULAR SEASON...
ALL-ROLLS ROYCE TEAM (2001-02 season)
Dickie V's five best players by position
PG: Jason Williams, Duke
SG: Juan Dixon, Maryland
C: David West, Xavier
PF: Drew Gooden, Kansas
SF: Mike Dunleavy, Duke
6th man: Casey Jacobsen, Stanford

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Ebi Ere, Oklahoma
Marcus Hatten, St. John's
Jarvis Hayes,Georgia
Kasib Powell, Texas Tech
Dwyane Wade, Marquette

ALL-DIAPER DANDY TEAM
Top seven freshmen in nation
Jason Conley, VMI
T.J. Ford, Texas
Channing Frye, Arizona
Julius Hodge, N.C. State
Rick Rickert, Minnesota
Chris Thomas, Notre Dame
Dajuan Wagner, Memphis

ALL-ROLLS ROYCE TEAM
Top players in the nation (by position)
Jason Williams, Duke (point guard)
Juan Dixon, Maryland (shooting guard)
Mike Dunleavy, Duke (small forward)
Drew Gooden, Kansas (power forward)
David West, Xavier (center)

ALL-VERSATILITY TEAM
Jason Capel, North Carolina
Mike Dunleavy, Duke
Jared Jeffries, Indiana
Jason Kapono, UCLA
Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky

ALL-EINSTEIN TEAM
Intelligent players who pulled out of the draft and returned to college
Keith Bogans, Kentucky
Sam Clancy, USC
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Jerry Green, Cal-Irvine
Kevin Lyde, Temple

ALL-CAL RIPKEN TEAM
Players who stay on the floor, logging major minutes
Sam Clancy, USC
Dan Dickau, Gonzaga
Andy Ellis, Texas Tech
Jason Gardner, Arizona
Lynn Greer, Temple

ALL-RUDY GUILIANI TEAM
Coaches who demonstrate tremendous leadership
Scotty Bowman, Detroit Red Wings
Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
Steve Spurrier, University of Florida football
Joe Torre, New York Yankees

ALL-WILLIAMS TEAM
Jason Williams, Duke
Frank Williams, Illinois
Chris Williams, Virginia
Chris Williams, Ball State
DeShaun Williams, Syracuse

ALL-WORLD B. FREE TEAM
Best name candidates
Brett Blizzard, UNC-Wilmington
Baboucarr Bojang, Illinois State
Smush Parker, Fordham
Nucleus Smith, TCU
Xavier Whipple, LSU

ALL-VELCRO TEAM
Defensive stoppers
Juan Dixon, Maryland
Melvin Ely, Fresno State
John Linehan, Providence
Chris Marcus, W. Kentucky
Kitwana Rhymer, Massachusetts

ALL-AT&T TEAM
Long-distance shooters
Jason Kapono, UCLA
Casey Jacobsen, Stanford
Cory Cochran, Nebraska
Kyle Korver, Creighton
Kirk Penney, Wisconsin

ALL-HUMAN ERASERS TEAM
Top shot blockers
Sam Clancy, USC
Melvin Ely, Fresno State
Jason Jennings, Arkansas State
Chris Marcus, W. Kentucky
Chris Owens, Texas

ALL-SPORTSCENTER TEAM (PLAYERS)
Players who deserve more publicity
Maurice Baker, Oklahoma State
Sam Clancy, USC
Steve Logan, Cincinnati
Chris Marcus, Western Kentucky
Preston Shumpert, Syracuse

ALL-SPORTSCENTER TEAM (COACHES)
Coaches who need more PR
Stan Joplin, Toledo
Bobby Braswell, Cal State Northridge
Ben Howland, Pittsburgh
Rod Barnes, Mississippi
Bobby Lutz, Charlotte

ALL-RIP VAN WINKLE TEAM
Sleeper players
Jermaine Boyette, Weber State
Tarise Bryson, Illinois State
Eric Chatfield, New Mexico
Jobey Thomas, Charlotte
David Webber, Central Michigan

ALL-DUNKERS TEAM
Caron Butler, Connecticut
Brandon Dean, Arkansas
Chris Jeffries, Fresno State
Chris Owens, Texas
Andre Williams, Oklahoma State

ALL-JUCO TEAM
Top junior-college transfers
Marcus Banks, 6-2, G, Dixie State College to UNLV
Darren Tarver, 6-2, G, Wabash Valley College to George Mason
Ebi Ere, 6-5, F, Barton County CC to Oklahoma
Marcus Hatten, 6-2, G, Tallahassee CC to St. John's
Chris Massie, 6-9, F, Oxnard College to Memphis

ALL-MARCO POLO TEAM
Top transfers
Tony Bland, Syracuse to San Diego State
Senque Carey, Washington to New Mexico
Dahntay Jones, Rutgers to Duke
Jarvis Hayes, W. Carolina to Georgia
Kevin Henry, New Mexico to Baylor

ALL-STARS OF TOMORROW TEAM
Up-and-coming coaches
Thad Matta, Xavier
Jason Rabedeaux, UTEP
Dennis Felton, Western Kentucky
Greg White, Marshall
Jay Smith, Central Michigan

ALL-CAWOOD LEDFORD TEAM
Top radio broadcasters
Joe D'Ambrosio, Connecticut
Bob Davis, Kansas
Gene Deckerhoff, Florida St.
Wes Durham, Georgia Tech
Woody Durham, North Carolina
Max Falkenstien, Kansas
Don Fischer, Indiana
Ralph Hacker, Kentucky
Bob Harris, Duke
Johnny Holliday, Maryland
Mick Hubert, Florida
Bob Kesling, Tennessee
Bob Murphy, Stanford
Jim Phillips, Clemson
Chris Roberts, UCLA
Jim Turpin, Illinois

ALL-SCRIBES TEAM
Top college basketball writers
Rick Bozich, Louisville Journal-Courier
A.J. Carr, Raleigh News and Observer
Frank Dascenzo, Durham Herald Sun
Ken Davis, Hartford Courant
Seth Davis, CNN-SI
Mike DeCourcy, The Sporting News
Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times
Al Featherston, Durham Herald Sun
Andy Katz, ESPN.com
Malcolm Moran, USA Today
Jim O'Connell, Associated Press
Steve Rivera, Tucson Citizen
Lenn Robbins, New York Post
Caulton Tudor, Raleigh News and Observer
Dick "Hoops" Weiss, New York Daily News

OTHER LISTS...
MOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
UCLA -- 11
Kentucky -- 7
Indiana -- 5
Duke -- 3
North Carolina -- 3

MOST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AS A COACH
John Wooden -- 10
Adolph Rupp -- 4
Bob Knight -- 3
Mike Krzyzewski -- 3

MOST WINS IN FINAL FOUR GAMES
John Wooden -- 21
Mike Krzyzewski -- 10
Adolph Rupp -- 9
Dean Smith -- 8

DIVISION I COACHING CHANGES
2001 -- 47
2000 -- 55
1999 -- 45
1998 -- 63
1997 -- 52

SUPER SIX RECRUITING CLASSES for 2001
Florida
UCLA
Arizona
Syracuse
Michigan State
N.C. State

ALL-ALCATRAZ TEAM
Players who should have breakout years in 2001-02
Robert Archibald, Illinois
Caron Butler, Connecticut
Justin Davis, Stanford
Tamar Slay, Marshall
Marcus Taylor, Michigan State

ALL-MARCO POLO TEAM (IMPACT TRANSFERS)
Top transfers
Tony Bland (Syracuse to San Diego State)
Senque Carey (Washington to New Mexico)
Dahntay Jones (Rutgers to Duke)
Jarvis Hayes (Western Carolina to Georgia)
Kevin Henry (New Mexico to Baylor)
Others of note
Jonas Hayes (Jarvis' brother, Western Carolina to Georgia)
Steve Lepore (Northwestern to Wake Forest)
Marlon London (Kansas to DePaul)
Brandon Smith (Michigan to San Diego State)
Doug Wrenn (Connecticut to Washington)

WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN AND STAY IN SCHOOL TEAM
(underclassmen who declared but weren't drafted)
SirValiant Brown, George Washington
Greedy Daniels, TCU
Maurice Evans, Texas
D.A. Layne, Georgia
Zach Marbury, Rhode Island

WHO WOULD HAVE BELIEVED THEY'D BE LEFT BEHIND TEAM
(seniors who weren't drafted)
Charlie Bell, Michigan State
Casey Calvary, Gonzaga
Kenny Gregory, Kansas
Tony Harris, Tennessee
Kaspars Kambala, UNLV
Dean Oliver, Iowa
Rashad Phillips, Detroit

HOME-COURT WINNING STREAKS
(entering 2001-02 season)
Michigan State -- 44
Iowa State -- 36
Detroit -- 31
Utah State -- 23
Southern Utah -- 22
BYU -- 20
College of Charleston -- 20

2001 FINAL FOUR PTPers
Shane Battier, Duke
Jason Williams, Duke
Michael Dunleavy, Duke
Loren Woods, Arizona
Richard Jefferson, Arizona
MVP: Battier