Led by coach Mike Krzyzewski, this school has won five national championships since 1991.
Duke Blue Devils
This Michigan State guard helped win the 1979 championship and later became one of the NBA’s greatest point guards.
Magic Johnson
This No. 14 seed led by star guard Stephen Curry upset Gonzaga and Georgetown in 2008.
Davidson Wildcats
This Indiana State star averaged over 28 points per game during the 1979 tournament run.
Larry Bird
Nicknamed “Coach K,” this Duke coach won five national championships.
Mike Krzyzewski
This university has won the most men’s basketball national championships in NCAA history.
UCLA Bruins
Nicknamed “The Hick from French Lick,” this Indiana State star led his team to the 1979 title game against Michigan State.
Larry Bird
In 2018, this No. 16 seed shocked the tournament world by defeating No. 1 seed Virginia in the first round.
UMBC Retreivers
This Michigan player set the record for most points in a single NCAA tournament with 184 in 1989.
Glen Rice
Nicknamed "Wizard of Westwood" won a record 10 national championships in a 12-year span (1964–1975).
John Wooden
This school won the 1985 championship as the lowest-seeded champion ever (No. 8 seed).
Villanova Wildcats
This Syracuse freshman led the Orange to their only national title in 2003 and later became an NBA Hall of Famer.
Carmelo Anthony
This Tennessee-based No. 14 seed stunned defending champion Michigan State in the first round of the 2016 tournament.
Middle Tennessee
This Connecticut guard scored 36 points against Pittsburgh in the 2011 Big East tournament during his famous postseason run that led to a national title.
This Florida coach led the Gators to back-to-back national titles in 2006 and 2007.
Billy Donovan
This Big East school won back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024.
UCONN Huskies
This Georgetown center dominated the 1984 tournament and later became the No. 1 pick in the 1985 NBA Draft.
Patrick Ewing
In 2016, as a No. 13 seed, this team earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory by upsetting No. 4 seed California 77-66. They subsequently lost to No. 5 seed Maryland in the second round.
Hawaii
This LSU player scored 53 points in a 1990 tournament game, one of the highest single-game totals in March Madness history.
Shaq
This Big 12 coach is the oldest coach to be in a March Madness at 69 years old in 2025
Kelvin Sampson
This program won national titles in 2006 and 2007, becoming the first team since the early 1990s to repeat as champions.
Florida Gators
This North Carolina Senior hit the game-winning jumper in the 2017 national championship game against Gonzaga.
Isaiah Hicks
In the 2017 Women's Final Four, this No.2 seed defeated No. 1 seed UConn 66-64 in overtime. Junior guard Morgan William hit a pull-up jumper as time expired in overtime to secure the win.
Mississippi State University
This Hawaii currently holds the school record for most points scored in a single game during March Madness
Quincy Smith
This Arkansas coach led the Razorbacks to the 1994 national championship and later coached Kentucky to a title in 2012.
John Calipari