Men's and women's teams in Final Four: NC State, UConn becomes latest schools to pull the March Madness double

Edward Sutelan

Men's and women's teams in Final Four: NC State, UConn becomes latest schools to pull the March Madness double image

It's not often college basketball fanbases get treated to two Final Four basketball games in the same year. After all, the postseason is called, "March Madness" for a reason.

But in the long history of postseason basketball, there have been a few, rare instances in which the same school has had a men's and women's team reach the Final Four in each of their respective brackets. 

In 2024, NC State became the 14th team to accomplish the feat, and they did so the hard way. The Wolfpack men's team came in as the No. 11 seed in the tournament while the women's team took down No. 1 Texas in the Elite Eight to punch its ticket to the Final Four.

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The list grew just one day later when No. 3 UConn defeated No. 1 USC to seal the final spot in the Final Four, the program's 23rd appearance.

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Which programs have sent their men's and women's teams to the Final Four in the same year? Here's what you need to know.

Men's and women's Final Four teams in same year

Year School Men's seed Women's seed Men's outcome Women's outcome
1983 Georgia 4 2 Lost Final Four Lost Final Four
1999 Duke 1 3 Lost national championship Lost national championship
2002 Oklahoma 2 1 Lost Final Four Lost national championship
2003 Texas 1 2 Lost Final Four Lost Final Four
2004 UConn 2 2 Won national championship Won national championship
2005 Michigan State 5 1 Lost Final Four Lost national championship
2006 LSU 4 1 Lost Final Four Lost Final Four
2009 UConn 1 1 Lost Final Four Won national championship
2011 UConn 3 1 Won national championship Lost Final Four
2013 Louisville 1 5 Won national championship Lost national championship
2014 UConn 7 1 Won national championship Won national championship
2016 Syracuse 10 4 Lost Final Four Lost national championship
2017 South Carolina 7 1 Lost Final Four Won national championship
2024 NC State 11 3 TBD TBD
2024 UConn 1 3 TBD TBD

It's not surprising in the profound history of both the UConn men's and women's teams' histories to see them appear multiple times on this list, the only program that shows up more than once.

The Huskies have pulled off the feat five times. Twice among those four did both teams win the national championship and the other two times, at least one of the two programs won the title. The 2024 outcomes are still to be determined.

Of the other programs, only Duke in 1999 had both the men's and women's team reach the national championship. Three times both teams lost in the Final Four.

This year's NC State teams tied 2016 Syracuse for the highest combined seed number between the two squads, with both adding up to 14. No other years saw the combined seeds equal any number higher than eight. The Orange men were ranked No. 10 in their region while the women came in at No. 4. The Wolfpack men are the No. 11 team in their region while the women came in at No. 3.

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The 2024 season marked the first time a year featured multiple schools placing both their men's and women's teams in the Final Four. It also leaves open the possibility of both national championships coming down to NC State vs. UConn.

Have a men's and women's team won the national championship in same year?

UConn has pulled off the dual national championships twice in program history. In 2004, the Huskies won both the men's and women's titles after both teams entered the tournament as No. 2 seeds.

The teams accomplished the feat again in 2014, this time with the men as a No. 7 seed and the women as a No. 1 seed.

Edward Sutelan

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Edward Sutelan joined The Sporting News in 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. Edward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Edward also spent time working for The Columbus Dispatch and Cape Cod Times.