All-Time March Madness I

In my first effort to determine the “best” college basketball team, I established a 64-team tournament, using Avalon Hill's March Madness game. The four #1 seeds were as follows: East - 1989 Duke; South - 1989 Seton Hall; Midwest - 1967 UCLA; West - 1976 Indiana.

Midwest-first round Back to top

Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer	Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer
1	1967 UCLA	98	Alcindor, 36	6	1980 Louisville	93	Griffith/Smith, 22
16	1978 Notre Dame	78	Tripucka, 23	11	1970 Jacksonville	81	Gilmore, 26

8	1973 Providence	79	DiGregorio, 35	3	1972 UCLA	77	Bibby, 18
9	1979 Michigan State	92	Kelser, 31	14	1985 Villanova	53	Pinkney, 18

5	1989 Louisville	83	Ellison, 21	7	1977 North Carolina	83	Davis, 19
12	1987 Providence	69	Donovan, 26	10	1988 Kansas	65	Manning, 19

4	1957 Kansas	98	Chamberlain, 32	2	1970 St. Bonaventure	88	Lanier, 25
13	1965 Michigan	73	Darden, 22	15	1988 Arizona	76	Elliott/Kerr, 16

South-first round Back to top

Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer	Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer
1	1989 Seton Hall	92	Morton, 26	6	1964 UCLA	66	Goodrich, 18
16	1959 West Virginia	63	West, 22	11	1981 Virginia	78	Lamp, 26

8	1985 St. Johns	100	Berry, 30	3	1974 NC State	80	Thompson, 25
9	1977 UNLV	83	Smith, 20	14	1984 Virginia	65	Wilson, 18

5	1988 Oklahoma	60	King, 18	7	1981 Indiana	70	Kitchel, 14
12	1982 North Carolina	63	Doherty, 15	10	1983 Georgia	64	Fleming, 18

4	1989 Illinois	77	Anderson, 18	2	1978 Arkansas	84	Moncrief, 30
13	1987 Indiana	79	Alford, 22	15	1986 LSU	65	Taylor, 23

East-first round Back to top

Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer	Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer
1	1989 Duke	77	Ferry, 22	6	1956 San Francisco	72	Russell, 19
16	1987 Syracuse	65	Douglas, 22	11	1962 Ohio State	74	Lucas, 29

8	1966 Kentucky	82	3 tied with 14	3	1986 Duke	79	Dawkins, 16
9	1979 DePaul	74	Aguirre, 28	14	1958 Seattle	64	Baylor, 26

5	1974 Maryland	88	McMillen, 27	7	1991 UNLV	92	Johnson, 29
12	1976 UCLA	79	Johnson, 30	10	1984 Houston	82	Young, 29

4	1989 Michigan	110	Rice, 41	2	1971 UCLA	91	Rowe, 29
13	1969 Purdue	79	Mount, 40	15	1980 UCLA	49	Vandeweghe, 9

West-first round Back to top

Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer	Seed	Team	Score	High Scorer
1	1976 Indiana	120	May, 39	6	1984 Georgetown	75	Ewing/Wingate, 13
16	1962 Wake Forest	75	Chappell, 35	11	1984 Kentucky	77	Turpin, 17

8	1978 Duke	82	Gminski, 22	3	1979 Indiana State	64	Bird, 20
9	1972 North Carolina	102	McAdoo, 21	14	1985 Memphis State	77	Lee, 20

5	1983 NC State	100	Whittenburg, 29	7	1980 Purdue	92	Carroll, 27
12	1987 UNLV	60	Banks, 17	10	1976 Michigan	80	Green, 23

4	1959 Cincinnati	84	Robertson 25	2	1968 Houston	107	Hayes, 34
13	1977 Marquette	78	Ellis, 23	15	1965 Princeton	94	Bradley, 36

Second Round Games Back to top

Team	Score	High Scorer	Team	Score	High Scorer
1967 UCLA	73	Alcindor, 26	1989 Duke	105	Ferry, 27
1979 Michigan State	57	Johnson, 21	1966 Kentucky	79	3 tied with 14

1986 Lousiville	85	Wagner, 23	1974 Maryland	101	Lucas, 32
1957 Kansas	60	King, 14	1989 Michigan	90	Rice, 31

1980 Louisville	72	Griffith, 30	1962 Ohio State	93	Lucas, 39
1972 UCLA	83	Wilkes, 29	1986 Duke	72	Dawkins, 23

1977 North Carolina	87	Ford, 33	1991 UNLV	119	Hunt, 37
1970 St. Bonaventure	97	Lanier, 37	1971 UCLA	101	Patterson, 25

1989 Seton Hall	62	Gaze, 19	1976 Indiana	86	May, 26
1985 St. Johns	83	Mullin, 34	1972 North Carolina	68	Wuycik, 17

1982 North Carolina	69	Perkins, 17	1983 NC State	71	Whittenburg, 16
1987 Indiana	73	Alford, 26	1959 Cincinnati	80	Robertson, 31

1981 Virginia	75	Sampson, 24	1984 Kentucky	51	Bowie, 11
1974 NC State	94	Towe, 26	1985 Memphis State	63	Lee, 24

1981 Indiana	73	Thomas, 23	1980 Purdue	67	Carroll, 22
1978 Arkansas	91	Moncrief, 29	1965 Houston	63	Hayes, 16

Third Round Games Back to top

Team	Score	High Scorer	Team	Score	High Scorer
1967 UCLA	73	Alcindor, 20	1989 Duke	96	Brickey, 24
1986 Louisville	84	Ellison, 24	1974 Maryland	57	McMillen, 21

1972 UCLA	78	Walton, 25	1962 Ohio State	78	Havlicek, 21
1970 St. Bonaventure	81	Lanier, 29	1991 UNLV	100	Johnson, 25

1985 St. Johns	79	Berry, 34	1976 Indiana	75	May, 23
1987 Indiana	68	Alford, 20	1959 Cincinnati	65	Robertson, 22

1974 NC State	108	Thompson, 38	1985 Memphis State	69	Lee, 25
1978 Arkansas	100	Brewer, 28	1980 Purdue	52	Carroll, 19

Semi-Finals Back to top

Team	Score	High Scorer	Team	Score	High Scorer
1970 St. Bonaventure	74	Lanier, 26	1989 Duke	88	Ferry, 22
1986 Louisville	63	Ellison, 17	1991 UNLV	110	Hunt, 28

1974 NC State	76	Thompson, 17	1976 Indiana	68	May, 21
1985 St. Johns	74	Berry, 19	1985 Memphis State	51	Lee, 15

Final Four Back to top

Team	Score	High Scorer	Team	Score	High Scorer
1970 St. Bonaventure	99	Lanier, 39	1970 St. Bonaventure	91	Lanier, 33
1974 NC State	78	Burleson, 25	1991 UNLV	92	Johnson, 30

1991 UNLV	102	Hunt, 30
1976 Indiana	97	Benson, 27

All-Tournament Team Back to top

C: Bob Lanier, 1970 St. Bonaventure, 31.5 ppg

LF: Larry Johnson, 1991 UNLV, 27.5 ppg (MVP)

RF: Scott May, 1976 Indiana, 27.0 ppg

LG: Anderson Hunt, 1991 UNLV, 24.3 ppg

RG: Monty Towe, 1974 NC State, 17.2 ppg