Conference Matchups in the NCAA Tournament
Posted by Andrew McKillop on March 9, 2011
Updated: 4/6/2011
There have been only 24 occasions in which two teams from the same conference faced off against each other in the NCAA Tournament. Listed below is a breakdown of those matchups.
Note: From 1939-1974 the NCAA only invited conference champions to the NCAA Tournament.
Legend: Abbreviations, Conf (Conference), Sd (Seed Ranking), Sc (Score), Prev (The Winning Team’s Record vs. Opponent that Season)
| Year | Conf | Round | Sd | Won | Sd | Lost | Sc | Prev |
| 1981 | ACC | Final Four | 2 | North Carolina | 1 | Virginia | 78-65 | 0-2 |
| 1983 | ACC | Elite Eight | 6 | NC St | 1 | Virginia | 63-62 | 1-2 |
| 2001 | ACC | Final Four | 1 | Duke | 3 | Maryland | 95-84 | 2-1 |
| 1976 | B10 | Championship | - | Indiana | - | Michigan | 86-68 | 2-0 |
| 1980 | B10 | Sweet Sixteen | 6 | Purdue | 2 | Indiana | 76-69 | 1-1 |
| 1980 | B10 | 3rd Place Game | 6 | Purdue | 5 | Iowa | 75-58 | 1-1 |
| 1989 | B10 | Final Four | 3 | Michigan | 1 | Illinois | 83-81 | 0-2 |
| 1992 | B10 | Elite Eight | 6 | Michigan | 1 | Ohio St | 75-71 | 0-2 |
| 2000 | B10 | Final Four | 1 | Michigan St | 8 | Wisconsin | 53-41 | 3-0 |
| 2000 | B10 | Elite Eight | 8 | Wisconsin | 6 | Purdue | 64-60 | 2-1 |
| 2002 | B12 | Elite Eight | 2 | Oklahoma | 12 | Missouri | 81-75 | 0-1 |
| 1988 | B8 | Elite Eight | 6 | Kansas | 4 | Kansas St | 71-58 | 1-2 |
| 1988 | B8 | Championship | 6 | Kansas | 1 | Oklahoma | 83-79 | 0-2 |
| 1985 | EAST | Final Four | 1 | Georgetown | 1 | St. John’s | 77-59 | 2-1 |
| 1985 | EAST | Championship | 8 | Villanova | 1 | Georgetown | 66-64 | 0-2 |
| 1987 | EAST | Elite Eight | 6 | Providence | 1 | Georgetown | 88-73 | 1-2 |
| 1987 | EAST | Final Four | 2 | Syracuse | 6 | Providence | 77-63 | 2-0 |
| 2009 | EAST | Elite Eight | 3 | Villanova | 1 | Pittsburgh | 78-76 | 1-0 |
| 2011 | EAST | Round of 32 | 3 | Connecticut | 6 | Cincinnati | 69-58 | 1-0 |
| 2011 | EAST | Round of 32 | 11 | Marquette | 3 | Syracuse | 66-62 | 1-0 |
| 1992 | GMID | Elite Eight | 4 | Cincinnati | 6 | Memphis | 88-57 | 3-0 |
| 1986 | SEC | Sweet Sixteen | 1 | Kentucky | 5 | Alabama | 68-63 | 3-0 |
| 1986 | SEC | Elite Eight | 11 | Louisiana St | 1 | Kentucky | 59-57 | 0-3 |
| 1990 | SWC | Elite Eight | 4 | Arkansas | 10 | Texas | 88-85 | 2-0 |
References: HoopsTournament.net NCAA Tournament Database, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, Indiana Hoosiers 2010-11 Men’s Basketball Media Guide – History Section (PDF)
