NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament consecutive appearances

This is a list of the most consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by programs.[1]

Consecutive appearances by team
Rank Team Length of streak Years Head coach(es)
1 Kansas 28 1990–2017 Roy Williams (14), Bill Self (19)
2 North Carolina 27 1975–2001 Dean Smith (23), Bill Guthridge (3), Matt Doherty (1)
3 Michigan State 25‡ 1998–present Tom Izzo
4

(tie)

 Duke 24‡ 1996–2019 Mike Krzyzewski
4

(tie)

 Gonzaga 24‡ 1999–present Dan Monson (1), Mark Few (23)
6 Wisconsin 19 1999–2017 Dick Bennett (2), Brad Soderberg (1), Bo Ryan (14), Greg Gard (2)
7 Indiana 18 1986–2003 Bob Knight (15), Mike Davis (3)
8 Kentucky 17 1992–2008 Rick Pitino (6), Tubby Smith (10), Billy Gillispie (1)
9 UCLA 15 1967–1981 John Wooden (9), Gene Bartow (2), Gary Cunningham (2), Larry Brown (2)
10 (tie) Arizona* 14 1985–1998 Lute Olson
10 (tie) Cincinnati 14 1992–2005 Bob Huggins
10 (tie) Georgetown 14 1979–1992 John Thompson
10 (tie) Texas 14 1999–2012 Rick Barnes
10 (tie) UCLA 14 1989–2002 Jim Harrick (8), Steve Lavin (6)

Bold Indicates an active streak as of the 2023 tournament

  • Kansas has appeared in 33 consecutive tournaments from 1990 to 2023, but has since had 15 games of its 2017-2018 season vacated for NCAA rules violations.

*Arizona appeared in 25 consecutive tournaments from 1985 to 2009, but has since had seasons vacated for NCAA rules violations.
‡Streak impacted by COVID-19 pandemic which led to the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. No streak received credit for that year but all streaks were still considered active for teams that qualified for the 2021 Tournament.

    Current consecutive appearances by team
    Team Consecutive appearances Conference
    Michigan State 25 Big Ten
    Gonzaga 24 WCC
    Purdue 8 Big Ten
    Houston 5 Big 12
    Tennessee 5 SEC

      Table up to date through the 2023 NCAA tournament. Only schools with five or more consecutive appearances are included. Conference affiliations reflect those in the next NCAA season in 2023–24.

      References
      1. "2015 Men's Final Four Records Book - Tournament Records" (PDF). ncaa.org. p. 9. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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