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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"To win once you must have talent, but to win again you must have character."
FACT OF THE DAY
Before 1975 only one team per conference was allowed in the tournament.
NCAA.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who won the first NCAA Basketball Championship?
A. Oregon in 1939 NCAA.com
THE MORNING BREW
Kansas' conference streak outshines other NCAA teams
With the win against Oklahoma on Big Monday, Kansas clinched its 10th straight Big 12 conference championship. In the past 10 years, there have been more conference championships than losses at Allen Fieldhouse. Even though Kansas has asserted its "decade of dominance" over the past 10 years and is the birthplace of basketball, other programs around the nation have been dominant as well when it comes to basketball conference championships.
Currently, only four other teams come close to Kansas' record. Those four teams aren't from a power conference either. Belmont (Ohio Valley Conference), Bucknell (Patriot League), Harvard (Ivy League) and Long Beach State (Big West Conference) are the teams that currently have three straight conference titles in basketball. And it looks like the streak will be coming to an end for some of those teams. Belmont is tied for first in its conference. Bucknell is currently sitting four games back in its league. Long Beach State is seated third, but is one game behind UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine.
No one will be catching Kansas for quite some time. Kansas is currently
tied with the old streaks of Connecticut and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Connecticut (while in the Yankee Conference) had 10 consecutive titles in 1951-1960.
UNLV (Big West) also sat atop its conference for 10 seasons back in 1983-1992. In that time span, UNLV advanced to the Sweet Sixteen six times, the Elite Eight four times, the Final Four three times and was crowned NCAA champions in 1990.
Only two other teams have maintained conference dominance for longer. Gonzaga (West Coast) held 11 straight conference titles from 2001-2011. The Bulldogs advanced to the Sweet Sixteen three times during that period, but didn't advance any farther.
Before the days of Mike Krzyzews-
ki (Duke), John Calipari (Kentucky), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) and Bill Self, there was a man who knew what it was like to win. John Wooden, "the Wizard of Westwood," coached UCLA (while in the PAC-8 and PAC-10 conferences) to 13 straight conference championships from 1967-1979. UCLA didn't just dominate its conference, it dominated all of college basketball. The
UCLA stacks up beyond comparison. Its presence in college basketball is unprecedented. It's easier to compare to UNLV and Gonzaga. Kansas has
In the span of 10 straight conference championships, Kansas has made it to the Sweet Sixteen six times, the Elite Eight four times, the Final Four twice and the championship game twice, winning the national championship in 2008 and being national runner-ups in 2012.
team made it to the Final Four all 13 seasons and won seven straight national championships.
the same amount of Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight appearances and national championships as UNLV during its conference championship reign. Where differences lie is that UNLV has been to the Final Four three times, with Kansas advancing twice. however, Kansas has two
NCAA Championship game appearances during its reign, while UNLV only has one.
Comparing Kansas to Gonzaga, Kansas stacks up better. With Gonzaga not moving past the Sweet Sixteen and only making it that far three times, it's easy to say that these Kansas teams are more dominant in the national scheme of things than the Gonzaga teams were.
This week in athletics
Edited by Jack Feigh
Wednesday
Women's basketball Kansas State 7 p.m. Lawrence
Swimming and diving Big 12 Championships 10 a.m. Austin, Texas
Thursday
Swimming and diving
Big 12 Championships
10 a.m.
Austin, Texas
Friday
Swimming and diving
Big 12 Championships
10 a.m.
Austin, Texas
Track and field Big 12 Indoor Championships All Day Ames, Iowa
Baseball
North Dakota
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Saturday
Tennis
Wichita State
3 p.m.
Lawrence
Swimming and diving
Big 12 Championships
10 a.m.
Austin, Texas
Softball
Murray State University
4 p.m.
Carbondale, Ill.
Women's basketball
Iowa State
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Men's basketball Oklahoma State 8 p.m. Stillwater, Okla.
Softball
Western Illinois University
6 p.m.
Carbondale, Ill.
Sunday
Softball Miami University 1 p.m. Carbondale, Ill.
Softball Southern Illinois University 3 p.m. Carbondale, Ill.
Swimming and diving
Last Chance Meet
10 a.m.
Austin, Texas
Baseball
Houston Baptist
Noon
Lawrence
Track and field Big 12 Indoor Championships All Day Ames, Iowa
Monday
No events
Women's basketball
West Virginia
6 p.m.
Morgantown, W. Va.
Baseball
Creighton
3 p.m.
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