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by Zane Hurst on February 15th, 2005

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Who are the only Division 1 schools never to make the NCAA tournament?

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  • by Henry Hascup on March 17th, 2006

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    The first NCAA Tournament was contested in the 1938-39 season, but the NCAA didn't begin its Division 1 designation until the 1947-48 season. Entering this year, there are a total of 54 current Division 1 schools that have never appeared in the NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament, many of whom have been in Division 1 for fewer than ten years. Only five schools who have been members since the 1947-48 season have never made the Big Dance. They are Army, The Citadel, Northwestern, St. Francis (NY) and William & Mary. Two of those schools are noteworthy.

    Northwestern, which incidentally hosted the first NCAA final in 1939, is the only school from one of the "Big Six" Conferences - ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big-12, Pac-10 and SEC - never to make an appearance. Army may be best noted for two of its former head coaches, Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski. Knight (at Indiana) and Coack K (at Duke), each have won three national titles. Also of note however, is the Army team of 1943-44, that finished 15-0 but never got a bid.

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  • by kevin.pasley on February 22nd, 2012

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