Index of 96 All-Time Great Teams and Top Performances

To make it easier to find the results for your favorite team, the bottom of this blog features an index of all 96 great teams in alphabetical order, with a line for each game they played, and their team's leader in points, rebounds, steals and blocked shots during that game. First, we list the best performances to date in each of those categories.  (Click here for the free game and all player cards)

Most Points

The shootout between Purdue 1969 and Oklahoma 1985 produced the two biggest scoring performances through 75 tournament games. Mount scored 33 for Purdue, but Tisdale topped him with 35 for Oklahoma. Arizona 1997's Bibby put up 32 against the weakest defense in the tournament, Maravich's 1970 LSU squad. Here are the top 15 scorers.

Rnk	Points	Year	School	Pts	Opponent
1	Tisdale	1985	Oklahoma	35	Purdue 1969
2	Mount	1969	Purdue	33	Oklahoma
3	Bibby	1997	Arizona	32	LSU
3	Wilkins	1982	Georgia	32	Oklahoma St
5	Williams-Goss	2017	Gonzaga	31	Cincinnati
5	Duncan	1996	Wake Forest	31	Duke
7	Bird	1979	Indiana St.	30	UCLA
7	Hayes	1968	Houston	30	Kansas
9	Recker	2001	Iowa	29	Arizona
9	Robertson	1960	Cincinnati	29	Gonzaga
11	Maravich	1970	LSU	28	Arizona
11	Thompson	1974	North Carolina St.	28	Seton Hall
11	Hayes	1968	Houston	28	Texas Tech
14	Ellis	1977	Marquette	27	Utah
14	Rice	1989	Michigan	27	Ohio St.

Most Rebounds

Two of the biggest upsets in the tournament were the result of ridiculous rebounding performances, and Patrick Ewing scored 22 to lead Georgetown 1984 past Maryland 2002, and Tim Duncan grabbed 20 to lead Wake Forest 1996 to the biggest upset in the first 75 games over the Kentucky team they actually feel to in the tournament that year.

Rnk	Rebounds	Year	School	Reb	Opponent
1	Ewing	1984	Georgetown	22	Maryland 2002
2	Duncan	1996	Wake Forest	20	Duke
3	Berry	1985	St. John's	17	Seton Hall
3	Imhoff	1959	California	17	Missouri
5	Dekker	2015	Wisconsin	16	Illinois
6	Wilkins	1982	Georgia	15	Oklahoma St
6	Jones	1970	Notre Dame	15	St. Joe's
8	Beasley	2008	Kansas St.	14	Georgetown
8	Duncan	1996	Wake Forest	14	Kentucky
8	Davison	1997	Arizona	14	Syracuse
11	Whitehead	1977	Marquette	13	Utah
11	Duncan	1996	Wake Forest	13	Pittsburgh
11	Hayes	1968	Houston	13	Texas Tech
11	Spellman	2018	Villanova	13	West Virginia
11	Kelser	1979	Michigan St.	13	Notre Dame
11	Tisdale	1985	Oklahoma	13	Purdue 1969
11	Walton	1972	UCLA	13	Oregon
11	Flournoy	1966	Texas Southern	13	Marquette
11	Davis	2012	Kentucky	13	North Carolina

Steals

Jack of Georgia Tech 2004 and Coverdale of Indiana 2002 both plucked 8 steals from opponents.

Rnk	Steals	Year	School	Stl	Opponent
1	Jack	2004	Georgia Tech	8	Virginia
1	Coverdale	2002	Indiana	8	Oklahoma
3	Allen	2004	Oklahoma St.	6	Davidson
3	Mount	1969	Purdue	6	Oklahoma
3	Jack	2004	Georgia Tech	6	Wake Forest 2005
3	Magic	1979	Michigan St.	6	Notre Dame
3	Harkness	1963	Loyola-Chicago	6	Missouri
3	Nelson	2004	St. Joe's	6	Notre Dame
9	Lee	1977	Marquette	5	Texas Southern
9	Skinn	2006	George Mason	5	Auburn
9	Jordan	1982	North Carolina	5	LSU
9	Williams-Goss	2017	Gonzaga	5	Cincinnati

Blocked Shots

Wilt Chamberlain blocked 8 shots in a losing effort against Elvin Hayes and Houston, while Gola for La Salle 1954 is the only other player with at least 6.

Rnk	Blocks	Year	School	Blk	Opponent
1	Chamberlain	1957	Kansas	8	Houston
2	Gola	1954	La Salle	6	Michigan St.
3	Bell	2017	Oregon	5	UCLA
3	Thompson	1974	North Carolina St.	5	North Carolina 2005
3	Duncan	1996	Wake Forest	5	Duke
6	Jackson	2003	Marquette	4	West Virginia
6	Hummer	1965	Princeton	4	Syracuse
6	Butler	2011	West Virginia	4	Marquette
6	Mikan	1945	DePaul	4	Gonzaga
6	Beasley	2008	Kansas St.	4	Georgetown
6	Stipanovich	1982	Missouri	4	California
6	Chaney	1968	Houston	4	Texas Tech
6	Stipanovich	1982	Missouri	4	Loyola-Chicago
6	Ewing	1984	Georgetown	4	Maryland 2002
6	Duncan	1996	Wake Forest	4	Kentucky
6	Benson	1976	Indiana	4	Indiana 2002
6	Okafor	2004	Connecticut	4	Kansas St.
6	Newton	2002	Indiana	4	Indiana 2002
6	Owens	2019	Texas Tech	4	Houston
6	Davis	2012	Kentucky	4	North Carolina
6	Noah	2006	Florida	4	Auburn 2019

Biggest Upset

As mentioned, Tim Duncan's upset of Kentucky 67-64 is the biggest upset of the tournament so far, with Wake Forest given only a 27% chance of winning. Two SEC teams were the next big upset winners, with Dominique Wilkins leading Georgia past the first dynasty in Oklahoma A&M (later Oklahoma State) from 1946 and Auburn's 2019 at full strength with Chuma Okeke upsetting Florida 2006. Through 75 tournament games, here are the other upsets.

Rnk	Biggest Upset	Year	W%	Seed	Score	Opponent	Score	Leader
1	Wake Forest	1996	27%	#16E	67	Kentucky	64	Duncan
2	Georgia	1982	30%	#23S	82	Oklahoma St	80	Wilkins
2	Auburn	2019	30%	#11S	87	Florida	81	Okeke
4	Michigan St.	2009	33%	#14M	79	Ohio St.	78	Lucas
5	Oklahoma	1985	36%	#13M	87	Purdue 1969	86	Tisdale
6	Georgetown	1984	40%	#11E	79	Maryland 2002	71	Ewing
6	Kansas St.	2008	40%	#21M	85	Georgetown	79	Beasley
6	Ohio St.	2007	40%	#11M	70	Michigan	60	Conley
6	West Virginia	2011	40%	#20E	77	Marquette	74	Butler
10	Duke	2010	44%	#9E	64	Connecticut	60	Smith
10	Auburn	1984	44%	#19S	67	West Virginia	66	Person
10	Auburn	2019	44%	#11S	79	Arkansas 1994	78	Brown
10	San Diego St.	2011	44%	#19W	70	Michigan	68	Leonard
14	Arizona	2015	47%	#10W	74	San Francisco	67	Hollis-Jefferson
14	Notre Dame	1970	47%	#18M	74	St. Joe's	73	Carr
14	Seton Hall	1989	47%	#18E	76	St. John's	75	Gaze

Biggest Blowouts

Memphis 2008 blowout of Louisville by 30 was the most lopsided win of the great teams. Elvin Hayes demolished Kansas' despite Wilt Chamberlain, and Bobby Knight's 1976 Indiana team put it to the Indiana Final Four team from right after Knight was let go.

Rnk	School	Year	Score	Opponent	Score	Margin	Leader	Pts
1	Memphis	2008	82	Louisville	52	30	Douglas-Roberts	17
2	Houston	1968	80	Kansas	57	23	Hayes	30
2	Indiana	1976	72	Indiana 2002	49	23	Abernathy	20
4	Illinois	2005	77	Wichita St.	55	22	Williams	18
5	Kansas	2008	87	Tennessee	68	19	Collins	16
6	Kentucky	2012	76	Georgia	58	18	Davis	20
7	Syracuse	1987	79	Princeton	62	17	Monroe	15
7	Villanova	2018	83	Syracuse	66	17	DiVincenzo	19
9	Cincinnati	2002	79	Loyola-Chicago	63	16	Logan	17
9	Duke	1992	77	Navy	61	16	Laettner	17

Best Team Defense

That Indiana blowout was the best defensive performance with only 49 points allowed, but no surprise the 2019 Virginia was right behind them as well as Gonzaga shutting down the second oldest team in the tourney in George Mikan's 1945 DePaul team in a close defensive struggle. New: Magic Johnson's 1979 Michigan State just defeated Wisconsin 2015 by a 68-54 to tie for the 6th best defensive performance.

Rnk	Defense	Year	Score	Opponent	Score	Steals	Tot	Blocks	Tot
1	Indiana	1976	72	Indiana 2002	49	Wilkerson	2	Benson	4
2	Virginia	2019	58	Georgetown 1984	51	Hunter	3	Diakite	3
2	Gonzaga	2017	55	DePaul	51	Williams-Goss	3	Williams	2
4	Memphis	2008	82	Louisville	52	Rose	4	Rose	1
4	Auburn	2019	64	George Mason	52	Brown	2	Wiley	2
5	Texas Southern	1966	54	Marquette	53	Artis	3	Flournoy	1
6	Marquette	1977	53	Texas Southern	54	Lee	5	Whitehead	1
7	Illinois	2005	77	Wichita St.	55	Head	3	Brown	1
7	DePaul	1945	51	Gonzaga	55	Furman	2	Mikan	4
9	Houston	1968	80	Kansas	57	Reynolds	3	Hayes	3
9	Duke	2010	69	Butler	57	Scheyer	4	Scheyer	3
9	Indiana	1976	69	Purdue 2018	57	Benson	4	Abernathy	2

Highest Scoring Team

On the flip side, King helped lead Tennessee to a 90-79 shootout over Texas, the highest scoring offensive performance. In overtime games, we do list the score after regulation and add one point for the winner in overtime to give a more realistic picture of the game being close.

Rnk	School	Year	Score	Opponent	Score	Leader	Tot
1	Tennessee	1977	90	Texas	79	King	24
2	Arizona	2015	89	Iowa	88	Tarczewski	18
3	Iowa	2001	88	Arizona	89	Recker	29
4	Auburn	2019	87	Florida	81	Okeke	20
4	Oklahoma	1985	87	Purdue 1969	86	Tisdale	35
4	Kansas	2008	87	Tennessee	68	Collins	16
7	Purdue	1969	86	Oklahoma	87	Mount	33
7	Florida	2006	86	Auburn 1984	74	Green	19
9	Kansas St.	2008	85	Georgetown	79	Beasley	24
9	Arizona	1997	85	LSU	77	Bibby	32

Index of All 96 Teams - With Game-High Points, Rebounds, Blocks and Steals

The following is an index of the game played by each of the 96 great teams in the tournament so you can find your favorite team without looking through all the brackets.