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basketball program this year will catch up with the all-time leader in most NCAA tournament titles. But for the first time in four seasons, UCLA will not be a participant in March Madness . That means the Bruins’ record number of NCAA Division I tournament titles will remain at 11. It also means several teams have a golden opportunity to make up some ground on UCLA at this year’s tournament, which tips off this week and ends with the championship game April 8 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Kentucky , which ranks No. 2 all time with eight NCAA championships, earned the No. 3 seed in the South Regional. North Carolina , which is No. 3 all time with six titles, is the top seed in the West. Sports A look at the men’s and women’s matchups for the 2024 NCAA tournament, with Long Beach State men set to play
Arizona in the first round on Thursday. March 17, 2024 Connecticut and Duke are among the teams tied for fourth place all time with five titles — the defending champion Huskies are the No. 1 seed in the East, while the Blue Devils got the fourth seed in the South. Here’s a look at the 15 men’s basketball programs with the most championships since the tournament began in 1939: Number of NCAA titles: 11 Years won: 1964 , 1965 , 1967, 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1995 NCAA tournament seed this year: NA Number of NCAA titles: 8 Years won: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996 , 1998 , 2012 Seed this year: No. 4 in South Regional (vs. No. 14 Oakland, Thursday at 4 p.m. PDT) Number of NCAA titles: 6 Years won: 1957, 1982, 1993 , 2005 , 2009 , 2017 Seed this year: No. 1 in West Regional (vs. Howard-Wagner winner, Thursday at 11:45 a.m. PDT) Sports The women’s NCAA basketball tournament is more compelling than the men’s, and all eyes will be on USC and UCLA in their quests for a national title. March 18, 2024 Number of NCAA titles: 5 Years won: 1999 , 2004 , 2011 , 2014 , 2023 Seed this year: No. 1 in East Regional (vs. No. 16 Stetson, Friday at 11:45 a.m. PDT) Number of NCAA titles: 5 Years won: 1991 , 1992 , 2001 , 2010 , 2015 Seed this year: No. 4 in South Regional (vs. No. 13 Vermont, Friday at 4 p.m. PDT) Number of NCAA titles: 5 Years won: 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987 Seed this year: NA Sports Dan Monson was informed last week he would no longer coach Long Beach State after this season, yet the team has advanced to the NCAA tournament. March 17, 2024 Number of NCAA titles: 4 Years won: 1952, 1988 , 2008 , 2022 Seed this year: No. 4 in Midwest Regional (vs. No. 13 Samford, Thursday at 6:45 p.m. PDT) Number of NCAA titles: 3 Years won: 1985 , 2016 , 2018 Seed this year: NA Number of NCAA titles: 2 Years won: 1961, 1962 Seed this year: NA USC Sports USC freshman star JuJu Watkins and the Trojans earned a No. 1 seed and will host
Texas A&M Corpus Christi to open the women’s NCAA tournament. March 17, 2024 Number of NCAA titles: 2 Years won: 2006 , 2007 Seed this year: No. 7 in South Regional (vs. Boise State-Colorado winner, Friday at 1:30 p.m. PDT) Number of NCAA titles: 2 Years won: 1986 , 2013 ( title later vacated by NCAA) Seed this year: NA Number of NCAA titles: 2 Years won: 1979 , 2000 Seed this year: No. 9 in West Regional (vs. No. 8 Mississippi State, Thursday at 9:15 a.m. PDT) UCLA Sports UCLA will host Cal Baptist to open the women’s NCAA tournament at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins’ tough region includes No. 1 Iowa and No. 3 LSU. March 17, 2024 Number of NCAA titles: 2 Years won: 1974, 1983 Seed this year: No. 11 in South Regional (vs. No. 6 Texas Tech, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. PDT) Number of NCAA titles: 2 (then known as Oklahoma A&M) Years won: 1945, 1946 Seed this year: NA Number of NCAA titles: 2 Years won: 1955, 1956 Seed this year: NA