The Final Four is an annual event, but this year's edition includes an event like never before. Both the Connecticut and N.C. State men's and women's basketball teams have reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, marking the first time two schools have sent their teams to the Final Four in the same year.
The UConn women's team advanced with an 80-73 victory over USC on Monday in Portland, Oregon, marking the Huskies' 23rd Final Four appearance in program history.
South Carolina was the last school to send both programs to the Final Four in 2017. The men's team lost to Gonzaga, while the women's team beat Stanford in the Final Four and won the national championship against Mississippi State.
It's no surprise that the Wolfpack and Huskies have been here before.
The men's and women's teams are in the Final Four together
| year | a team | Result men | Women's result |
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1983 |
Lost the Final Four to NC State |
Lost the Final Four to USC |
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1999 |
Lost the national title to UConn |
Lost the national title to Purdue |
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2002 |
Lost the Final Four to Indiana |
Lost the national title to UConn |
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2003 |
Lost the Final Four to Syracuse |
Lost the Final Four to UConn |
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2004 |
Won the national title against Georgia Tech |
Won the national title against Tennessee |
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2005 |
Lost the Final Four to UNC |
Lost the national title to Baylor |
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2006 |
Lost the Final Four to UCLA |
Lost the Final Four to Duke |
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2009 |
Lost the Final Four to Michigan State |
Won the national title against Louisville |
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2011 |
He won the national title against Butler |
Lost the Final Four to Notre Dame |
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2013 |
Won the national title against Michigan |
Lost the Final Four to UConn |
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2014 |
Won the national title against Kentucky |
Won the national title against Notre Dame |
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2016 |
Lost the Final Four to UNC |
Lost the national title to UConn |
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2017 |
Lost the Final Four to Gonzaga |
He won the national title for Mississippi State |
In the men's tournament, defending champion UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed and defeated Stetson, Northwestern, San Diego State and Illinois to return to the Final Four. The Huskies will face No. 4 seed Alabama on Saturday in Glendale, Arizona.
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The No. 3-ranked UConn women's program returns to the Final Four for the third time in four years after beating Jackson State, Syracuse, Duke and USC. Geno Auriemma's team will face Iowa State on Friday in Cleveland.
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The NC State women's team also plays Friday in the Final Four against No. 1 seed South Carolina. The Wolfpack passed Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Stanford, Texas, to reach the national semifinals.
Meanwhile, the NC State men's team beat Texas Tech, Oakland, Marquette and Duke to reach the Final Four where they will play Purdue.
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