https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Divi ... _by_school
Wikipedia has a list of the most NCAA Tournament Appearances of all-time. I thought it would be interesting to see which non-power conference schools have performed the best throughout the history of the tournament. I am including the Big East as a power conference, since for basketball purposes, it is a power conference. So this list is for all teams not in the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Pac-12, Big 12 or Big East............
1. UCONN - 32 appearances
1. Temple - 32 appearances
3. Cincinnati - 31 appearances
4. BYU - 29 appearances
5. Princeton - 25 appearances
6. Penn - 23 appearances
7. Western Kentucky - 22 appearances
8. UNLV - 20 appearances
8. Gonzaga - 20 appearances
8. New Mexico State - 20 appearances
8. Saint Joseph's - 20 appearances
8. Utah State - 20 appearances
13. Houston - 19 appearances
14. Dayton - 18 appearances
15. UTEP - 17 appearances
16. Miami (OH) - 16 appearances
17. San Francisco - 16 appearances
17. VCU - 16 appearances
17. Weber State - 16 appearances
Most all-time NCAA Tournament appearances by non-power conference schools
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Re: Most all-time NCAA Tournament appearances by non-power conference schools
Another interesting stat is non-power conferences that have made Final Four appearances:
6 - Cincinnati
5 - UConn, Houston
4 - UNLV
3 - Marquette, San Francisco
2 - Bradley, CCNY (Now D3), Dartmouth, Holy Cross, La Salle, NYU (Now D3), Temple, Wichita State
1 - Charlotte, Dayton, Drake, Duquesne, George Mason, Gonzaga, Indiana State, Jacksonville, Loyola (IL), Memphis, New Mexico State, Penn, Princeton, Santa Clara, Seattle, SMU, St. Bonaventure, UTEP, VCU, Wyoming
6 - Cincinnati
5 - UConn, Houston
4 - UNLV
3 - Marquette, San Francisco
2 - Bradley, CCNY (Now D3), Dartmouth, Holy Cross, La Salle, NYU (Now D3), Temple, Wichita State
1 - Charlotte, Dayton, Drake, Duquesne, George Mason, Gonzaga, Indiana State, Jacksonville, Loyola (IL), Memphis, New Mexico State, Penn, Princeton, Santa Clara, Seattle, SMU, St. Bonaventure, UTEP, VCU, Wyoming
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Re: Most all-time NCAA Tournament appearances by non-power conference schools
Also, you listed BYU with the 29 appearances, that is the most all-time appearances without making a trip to the Final Four.