Mar 20, 2025 - News
Mapped: Our Final Four history
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UofA has bragging rights as the sole owner of every Final Four appearance by an Arizona school, on both the men's and women's sides.
- Yes, but: It's been nearly a quarter century since the UofA men cut down the nets.
Flashback: UofA's trips to the men's Final Four were 1988, 1994, 1997 and 2001.
- The Wildcats won it all in 1997 and reached the championship game in 2001.
The big picture: North Carolina, home to powerhouses Duke and University of North Carolina, leads the nation with 44 Final Four appearances.
- California is second with 31 trips to the Final Four, while Kentucky is third with 28.
State of play: Arizona's one and only women's Final Four appearance came in 2021 when the Wildcats reached the championship, which they narrowly lost to Stanford.
Zoom out: Connecticut leads the nation with 23 Final Four trips, all from juggernaut UConn.
- California has 21 appearances — 15 from Stanford — and Tennessee has 19, all but one by the Lady Vols.