And Then There Were 4

And then there were 4:  WI (2), FL (1), UConn (7) and KY (8).

• Only two Final Fours in history have had more than 1 of the 2014 group competing.

2011:  UConn, Kentucky
2000: Florida, Wisconsin

• Number of times the SEC has had 2 teams in the Final Four: 2 – 2006 (FL, LSU); 1994 (Ark, FL)

• Number of championships by team: KY (8), CT (3), FL (2), WI (1)

Last Kentucky championship: 2012
Last Connecticut championship: 2011
Last Florida championship: 2007
Last Wisconsin championship: 1941

• Team Records against Final Four opponents:

Wisconsin: 1-0 against Florida
Kentucky: 0-2 against Florida
UConn: 1-0 against Florida
Florida: 2-0 against Kentucky; 0-2 against WI, CT

• # of times Final Four has been in Dallas: 1 – 1986 (Louisville, Kansas, Duke, LSU)

• Distance of Schools to Dallas/Arlington area:

Lexington: 880 miles
Madison: 989 miles
Gainesville: 990 miles
Storrs: 1,686 miles

• Home court advantage:  Kentucky (8)

• Nate Silver’s Five Thirty Eight blog percentage chance of winning: FL: 38%, WI 31%, KY 19%, CT 11%

• Underdog:  UConn (7)

 

 

 

 

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