San Diego State’s men’s basketball team made the NCAA Tournament in ’75, but the Aztecs would not advance to the Sports Arena (now Pechanga Arena) for the Final Four. The Aztecs lost 90-80 to UNLV in ...

Duke has made 18 Final Fours in its history, although its first four appearances came at a significantly easier time to reach that stage, from 1939-85. The men's NCAA Tournament was only eight teams ...

The field expanded to 32 teams in 1975 and 64 teams in 1985 ... started on Duke's 2010 national championship team. The 2025 Final Four berth is Duke's first since Krzyzewski's retirement.