UConn, NC State sending men’s and women’s teams to Final Four: How many schools

On Apr 2, 2024

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The Final Four is an annual event, but this year’s edition includes a never-before-seen occurrence. Connecticut and NC State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams both reached their respective NCAA Tournament semifinals, marking the first time two schools have sent both of their teams to the Final Four in the same year.

The UConn women’s team advanced with an 80-73 victory over USC on Monday in Portland, Ore., marking the Huskies’ 23rd Final Four appearance in program history.

South Carolina was the last school to send both of its programs to the Final Four in 2017. The men’s team lost to Gonzaga, while the women’s team beat Stanford in the Final Four and won the national championship against Mississippi State.

Not surprisingly, the Wolfpack and Huskies have been here before.

Men’s and women’s teams in Final Four together

Year	Men’s result	Women’s result
1983	Lost Final Four to NC State	Lost Final Four to USC
1999	Lost national title to UConn	Lost national title to Purdue
2002	Lost Final Four to Indiana	Lost national title to UConn
2003	Lost Final Four to Syracuse	Lost Final Four to UConn
2004	Won national title vs. Georgia Tech	Won national title vs. Tennessee
2005	Lost Final Four to UNC	Lost national title to Baylor
2006	Lost Final Four to UCLA	Lost Final Four to Duke
2009	Lost Final Four to Michigan State	Won national title vs. Louisville
2011	Won national title vs. Butler	Lost Final Four to Notre Dame
2013	Won national title vs. Michigan	Lost Final Four to UConn
2014	Won national title vs. Kentucky	Won national title vs. Notre Dame
2016	Lost Final Four to UNC	Lost national title to UConn
2017	Lost Final Four to Gonzaga	Won national title to Mississipi State

In the men’s tournament, defending champion UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed and defeated Stetson, Northwestern, San Diego State and Illinois to return to the Final Four. The Huskies will face No. 4 seed Alabama on Saturday in Glendale, Ariz.

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UConn’s women’s program, a No. 3 seed, returns to the Final Four for the third time in four years after taking down Jackson State, Syracuse, Duke and USC. Coach Geno Auriemma’s squad will face Iowa on Friday in Cleveland.

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NC State’s women’s team also plays Friday in the Final Four against No. 1 overall seed South Carolina. The Wolfpack blazed past Chattanooga, Tennessee, Stanford and Texas to reach the national semifinal.

Meanwhile, NC State’s men’s team beat Texas Tech, Oakland, Marquette and Duke to reach the Final Four, where it will play Purdue.

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(Photo of DJ Burns: Joe Sargent / Getty Images; Photo of Aziaha James: Steph Chambers / Getty Images)