Since 2000, Minnesota 1 of 30 programs to play in 4 NCAA tourneys

Since the calendar turned to 2000, Minnesota is one of 30 D-I basketball programs to appear in 4 NCAA tournaments (25% of the tournaments). Let's take a look at the company the Gophers most directly keep:

Gophers' Immediate NCAA Tourney Peers (Power 6 programs in bold)
Alabama State (4) – 01, 04, 09, 11
Albany (4) – 06, 07, 13, 14, 15
Bucknell (4) – 05, 06, 11, 13
Charlotte (4) – 01, 02, 04, 05
Clemson (4) – 08, 09, 10, 11
Colorado (4) – 03, 12, 13, 14
East Tennessee State (4) – 03, 04, 09, 10
Florida State (4) – 09, 10, 11, 12
George Mason (4) – 01, 06, 08, 11
George Washington (4) – 05, 06, 07, 14
Harvard (4) – 12, 13, 14, 15
Holy Cross (4) – 01, 02, 03, 07
Kent State (4) – 01, 02, 06, 08
Louisiana (4) – 00, 04, 05, 14
Manhattan (4) – 03, 04, 14, 15
Miami-Florida (4) – 00, 02, 08, 13
Milwaukee (4) – 03, 05, 06, 14
Minnesota (4) – 05, 09, 10, 13
Nevada (4) – 04, 05, 06, 07
NC-Wilmington (4) – 00, 02, 03, 06
Old Dominion (4) – 05, 07, 10, 11
Ole Miss (4) – 01, 02, 13, 15
Pacific (4) – 04, 05, 06, 13
Providence (4) – 01, 04, 14, 15
Saint John’s (4) – 00, 02, 11, 15
Saint Louis (4) – 00, 12, 13, 14
Siena (4) – 02, 08, 09, 10
Texas Tech (4) – 02, 04, 05, 07
Tulsa (4) – 00, 02, 03, 14
Wofford (4) – 10, 11, 14, 15

Now let's look at those with 1 more appearance than the Gophers:

Step Ahead of Minnesota (5 appearances)
Baylor (5) – 08, 10, 12, 14, 15
Georgia (5) – 01, 02, 08, 11, 15
Georgia Tech (5) – 01, 04, 05, 07, 10
Hampton (5) – 01, 02, 06, 11, 15
Iona (5) – 00, 01, 06, 12, 13
Iowa (5) – 01, 05, 06, 14, 15
Michigan (5) – 09, 11, 12, 13, 14
Murray State (5) – 02, 04, 06, 10, 12
New Mexico (5) – 05, 10, 12, 13, 14
Saint Joseph’s (5) – 01, 03, 04, 08, 14
Saint Mary’s (5) – 05, 08, 10, 12, 13
UAB (5) – 04, 05, 06, 11, 15
Valparaiso (5) – 00, 02, 04, 13, 15
Vermont (5) – 03, 04, 05, 10, 12
Virginia (5) – 01, 07, 12, 14, 15
Wichita State (5) – 06, 12, 13, 14, 15

And finally those programs 1 appearance behind the Gophers:

Step Behind Minnesota (3 appearances)
Akron (3) – 09, 11, 13
American (3) – 08, 09, 14
Arizona State (3) – 03, 09, 14
Boise State (3) – 08, 13, 15
Central Connecticut (3) – 00, 02, 07
Cornell (3) – 08, 09, 10
Colorado State (3) – 03, 12, 13
Eastern Kentucky (3) – 05, 07, 14
Indiana State (3) – 00, 01, 11
Lehigh (3) – 04, 10, 12
LIU (3) – 11, 12, 13
Monmouth (3) – 01, 04, 06
NC-Asheville (3) – 03, 11, 12
North Dakota State (3) – 09, 14, 15
Northwestern State (3) – 01, 06, 13
Oakland (3) – 05, 10, 11
Ohio U (3) – 05, 10, 12
Oral Roberts (3) – 06, 07, 08
Princeton (3) – 01, 04, 11
Richmond (3) – 04, 10, 11
Robert Morris (3) – 09, 10, 15
Seton Hall (3) – 00, 04, 06
Stephen F. Austin (3) – 09, 14, 15
Texas Southern (3) – 03, 14, 15
UCSB (3) – 02, 10, 11
UTEP (3) – 04, 05, 10
Weber State (3) – 03, 07, 14

Certainly more than enough of-similar-ilk Power 6 programs to choose from for potential home-and-home series. ... Arizona State, Baylor, Clemson, Colorado, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami-Florida, Ole Miss, Providence, Saint John's, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, or Virginia, or even expand that even further vs. non-Power 6ers like George Washington, New Mexico, Tulsa, or UAB. Ideally not ACC opponents (because of the Challenge) but a lot of possibilities not named Arizona, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Syracuse, UCLA, etc.

SelectionSunday said:

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Do you have a couple spreadsheets with this stuff?

No spreadsheets.

SelectionSunday said:

No spreadsheets.

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I hope you manually didn't look all that up for us!?!?

SelectionSunday said:

No spreadsheets.

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But you can still spread the sheets, so all is good.