March Madness: consecutive tournament appearances 2023

The NCAA college basketball tournament, known more commonly as March Madness, is a single elimination contest for college basketball teams. The tournament takes place each spring and is one of the most popular sporting events in the United States. The team from Kansas appeared at a record 32 consecutive March Madness tournaments between 1990 and 2022, which was the longest consecutive run of any team in the competition's history.

Number of consecutive NCAA college basketball tournament appearances from 1939 to 2023, by team

Characteristic	Consecutive tournament appearances
Kansas, 1990-2022	32
North Carolina, 1975-2001	27
Michigan St., 1998-2023	25
Duke, 1996-2019	24
Gonzaga, 1999-2023	24
Wisconsin, 1999-2017	19
Indiana, 1986-2003	18
Kentucky, 1992-2008	17
Arizona, 1985-98*	14
Cincinnati, 1992-2005	14
Georgetown, 1979-92	14
Texas, 1999-2012	14

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March 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1939 to 2023

Supplementary notes

* Arizona had an actual streak of 25 from 1985 to 2009, but its 1999 and 2008 appearances were later vacated. Meanwhile, UCLA had a streak of 14 from 1989 to 2002 but their 1999 appearance was later vacated

The 2020 championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but did not count against those with consecutive year streaks.

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