Good question. Despite my tendency to say that the play-in games aren't part of the tournment, I did include them in these calculations.
MBB teams by state?
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Good question. Despite my tendency to say that the play-in games aren't part of the tournment, I did include them in these calculations.
OK. Here is the big reveal. Voting results were:
#1 Iowa with 158.
#2 Texas with 145.
#3 North Carolina with 129.
#4 Florida with 127.
#5 California with 126.
#6 Tennessee with 111.
#7 Ohio with 84.
#8 New York with 60.
#9 Pennsylvania with 44.
I was glad to see each of the top 9 get a significant amount of votes. This was a much more fun way to play than just picking the state with the most teams.
Many seemed to have shared the assumption that I must have gone six deep to include Iowa, but @Kettes doesn't know me well enough. My kids would have known that I was just trying to through you off.
More of CycloneFanatic Nation picked Iowa than Texas, as well as Tennessee instead of Ohio. For the record, Tennessee is a good guess as they often have the most schools in the tournament.
I still think Iowa deserves recognition for what has to be the top percentage of D-1 programs that made the tournament.
Here are the actual counts (please let me know if you find any discrepancies):
Texas (7) – TCU, TAM, Houston, UT, TTU, SMU, Prairieview A&T.
North Carolina (5) – Duke, UNC, NC State, Queens, High Point.
California (4) – Cal Baptist, UCLA, Santa Clara, St. Mary.
Florida (4) – USF, UCF, Florida, Miami.
Ohio (4) – OSU, Akron, Miami, Wright State.
New York (4) – St. John’s, LIU, Siena, Hofstra.
Iowa (3) – UNI, Iowa, ISU.
Pennsylvania (3) – Penn, Villanova, Lehigh.
Tennessee (3) – Vanderbilt, Tenn, Tenn State.
Alabama (2) – Alabama, Troy.
Georgia (2) – Georgia, Kennesaw State.
Kentucky (2) – Louisiville, Kentucky.
Michigan (2) – MSU, Michigan.
Missouri (2) – Missouri, St. Louis.
South Carolina (2) – Furman, Clemson.
Utah (2) – Utah State, BYU.
Virginia (2) – VCU, UVA.
Arizona (1) – Arizona.
Arkansas (1) – Arkansas.
Connecticut (1) – UConn.
Hawaii (1) – Hawaii.
Idaho (1) – Idaho.
Illinois (1) – Illinois.
Indiana (1) - Purdue.
Kansas (1) - KU.
Louisiana (1) – McNeese State.
Maryland (1) – UMBC.
Nebraska (1) – Nebraska.
North Dakota (1) – NDSU.
Washington (1) - Gonzaga.
Washington DC (1) – Howard.
Wisconsin (1) – Wisconsin.
Thanks for playing.
Edited to include Indiana, Kansas, and Washington.
#1 Iowa with 158.
#2 Texas with 145.
#3 North Carolina with 129.
#4 Florida with 127.
#5 California with 126.
#6 Tennessee with 111.
#7 Ohio with 84.
#8 New York with 60.
#9 Pennsylvania with 44.
I was glad to see each of the top 9 get a significant amount of votes. This was a much more fun way to play than just picking the state with the most teams.
Many seemed to have shared the assumption that I must have gone six deep to include Iowa, but @Kettes doesn't know me well enough. My kids would have known that I was just trying to through you off.
More of CycloneFanatic Nation picked Iowa than Texas, as well as Tennessee instead of Ohio. For the record, Tennessee is a good guess as they often have the most schools in the tournament.
I still think Iowa deserves recognition for what has to be the top percentage of D-1 programs that made the tournament.
Here are the actual counts (please let me know if you find any discrepancies):
Texas (7) – TCU, TAM, Houston, UT, TTU, SMU, Prairieview A&T.
North Carolina (5) – Duke, UNC, NC State, Queens, High Point.
California (4) – Cal Baptist, UCLA, Santa Clara, St. Mary.
Florida (4) – USF, UCF, Florida, Miami.
Ohio (4) – OSU, Akron, Miami, Wright State.
New York (4) – St. John’s, LIU, Siena, Hofstra.
Iowa (3) – UNI, Iowa, ISU.
Pennsylvania (3) – Penn, Villanova, Lehigh.
Tennessee (3) – Vanderbilt, Tenn, Tenn State.
Alabama (2) – Alabama, Troy.
Georgia (2) – Georgia, Kennesaw State.
Kentucky (2) – Louisiville, Kentucky.
Michigan (2) – MSU, Michigan.
Missouri (2) – Missouri, St. Louis.
South Carolina (2) – Furman, Clemson.
Utah (2) – Utah State, BYU.
Virginia (2) – VCU, UVA.
Arizona (1) – Arizona.
Arkansas (1) – Arkansas.
Connecticut (1) – UConn.
Hawaii (1) – Hawaii.
Idaho (1) – Idaho.
Illinois (1) – Illinois.
Indiana (1) - Purdue.
Kansas (1) - KU.
Louisiana (1) – McNeese State.
Maryland (1) – UMBC.
Nebraska (1) – Nebraska.
North Dakota (1) – NDSU.
Washington (1) - Gonzaga.
Washington DC (1) – Howard.
Wisconsin (1) – Wisconsin.
Thanks for playing.
Edited to include Indiana, Kansas, and Washington.
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What does this question mean? What are the top six states? Or are six states supposed to all have a tie for the most?
I did.
Edit/Note: I was iffy for some east/southeast states, so I might have been closer to 5 of 6, but managed to get it.
TX, CA, and NC are almost always in the top 5. FL, NY, OH, PA, and TN are usually up there as well.
Growing up when I did, seeing a tourney without any of these teams is something that takes getting used to: Wake Forest, Seton Hall, Cincy, Xavier, USC, UNLV, Syracuse, Indiana, Marquette, Georgetown, Temple
Growing up when I did, seeing a tourney without any of these teams is something that takes getting used to: Wake Forest, Seton Hall, Cincy, Xavier, USC, UNLV, Syracuse, Indiana, Marquette, Georgetown, Temple
Darn it, I should have "counted the deck" first to make sure that I had the right number of teams.
Thanks for catching this one.
I lived only a few blocks from Queens for a couple of years. Considering its size, I was surprised to find out they have a D-1 program.
OK, it is confirmed. I suck at managing the details of this game. Not only did I fail to list Washington (Gonzaga), but I also failed to list Indiana (Purdue) and Kansas (KU), but I suppose that is understandable because Indiana and Kansas are now known for their football.
