As of 2023, the team with the most appearances at the NCAA college basketball tournament - known otherwise as March Madness - was Kentucky. Since the tournament began in 1939, Kentucky had 60 appearances. Meanwhile, the team with the second most appearances was North Carolina.
Number of NCAA college basketball tournament appearances by team from 1939 to 2023
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (March 6, 2024). Number of NCAA college basketball tournament appearances by team from 1939 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219636/ncaa-basketball-tournament-appearances/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. "Number of NCAA college basketball tournament appearances by team from 1939 to 2023." Chart. March 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219636/ncaa-basketball-tournament-appearances/
National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2024). Number of NCAA college basketball tournament appearances by team from 1939 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219636/ncaa-basketball-tournament-appearances/
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Number of NCAA college basketball tournament appearances by team from 1939 to 2023 [Graph], National Collegiate Athletic Association, March 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219636/ncaa-basketball-tournament-appearances/