NCAA Basketball Tournament Notes

Two teams that won in the “play in” round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, Michigan and Holy Cross, have each won the title once in their team history.

The Crusaders of Holy Cross took the title led by the great Bob Cousy in 1947. “The Cooz” went on to play on six NBA title teams with the Boston Celtics.

Rumeal Robinson’s incredibly clutch free throws lifted Michigan to the national title in 1989.

The schools whose teams Holy Cross and Michigan won the title against are also in the field of 64.

Oklahoma beaten by Holy Cross in 1947 scored 47 points in the finals game loss.

Seton Hall which lost a heartbreaking game to Michigan in by the score of (80-79) in 1989.

Rumeal Robinson sank two free throws in the waning seconds of overtime lifting Michigan to an NCAA Basketball title in 1989.