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What's better than advancing deep into the NCAA tournament? Simultaneous March Madness runs! With a pair of big wins in the 2024 tournament, NC State is double-dipping during the Big Dance -- advancing to the Final Four in the men's NCAA tournament and women's NCAA tournament for the first time. Following NC State's big achievement, the UConn women's team also advanced to the 2024 Final Four alongside their men's team, for the fifth time in the school's history. How many times has this happened during the NCAA tournament? 1983: GEORGIA BULLDOGS After advancing to the Final Four, both Georgia teams ultimately lost to the eventual national champions. In the men's tournament, No. 4 seed Georgia was eliminated by 6-seed NC State, which later defeated Houston in the national championship game. In the women's field, the No. 2-seeded Bulldogs were blown out by USC, which then won the title against Louisiana Tech. 1999: DUKE BLUE DEVILS Duke nearly cut down both nets in 1999, advancing to the Final Four as a No. 1 seed in the men's bracket and No. 3 seed in the women's field. While both teams advanced to the national championship game, they each came up short with a title on the line. The men lost to No. 1 seed UConn, 77-74, while the women lost to 1-seed Purdue, 62-45. 2002: OKLAHOMA SOONERS In the women's tournament, No. 1 seed Oklahoma eliminated Duke in the Final Four, 86-71. However, the Sooners lost to 1-seed UConn in the national championship, 82-70. The men's team failed to advance past fifth-seeded Indiana, losing 73-64 in the national semifinals. 2003: TEXAS LONGHORNS Led by T.J. Ford, the No. 1-seeded Longhorns looked like a legitimate contender, but they were ultimately eliminated 95-84 by No. 3 seed Syracuse in the Final Four. The 2-seeded women's team met the same fate, losing to No. 1 seed UConn, 71-69, in the Final Four. Like the 1983 Georgia squads, both Texas teams lost to the eventual national champions. 2004: UCONN HUSKIES (BOTH WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP) The University of Connecticut was a hotbed of basketball talent in 2004. UConn entered both NCAA tournaments as a No. 2 seed, and their squads were loaded with talent. The men's team had six players who went on to play in the NBA: Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor, Charlie Villanueva, Josh Boone, Hilton Armstrong and Marcus Williams. The women's squad featured five future WNBA players: Diana Taurasi, Barbara Turner, Ann Strother, Jessica Moore and Ashley Battle. The men defeated No. 1 seed Duke and third-seeded Georgia Tech to win the national title, while the women took down No. 7 seed Minnesota and 1-seed Tennessee to win the championship. This marked the first time that a school captured both titles in the same year, but it wouldn't be the last. 2005: MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS The Michigan State women's team entered the 2005 NCAA tournament as a top seed and advanced to the national championship, where they ultimately lost to No. 2-seeded Baylor, 84-62. In the men's bracket, No. 5 seed Michigan State eliminated 1-seed Duke and 2-seed Kentucky to advance to the Final Four. However, the Spartans' luck ran out against No. 1 seed North Carolina, which beat them 87-71. UNC ultimately won the national championship against No. 1 seed Illinois. 2006: LSU TIGERS While LSU had a pair of terrific runs, both teams were blown out in the Final Four. In the men's bracket, fourth-seeded LSU lost in the Final Four to second-seeded UCLA, 59-45. In the women's tournament, the 1-seed Tigers were defeated by No. 1 seed Duke, 64-45. 2009: UCONN HUSKIES Led by Maya Moore, Renee Montgomery and Tina Charles, No. 1 seed UConn rolled past No. 2 seed Stanford in the Final Four, 83-64, and then destroyed third-seeded Louisville, 76-54, to win the women's national title. The men's team entered the tournament as a No. 1 seed, but ultimately lost to No. 2 seed Michigan State, 82-73, in the Final Four. 2011: UCONN HUSKIES Two years after the UConn women won the national title and the men's squad finished in third place, roles would reverse in 2011. Kemba Walker and the men's team won the championship as a No. 3 seed, taking down fourth-seeded Kentucky and eighth-seeded Butler in the Final Four. Meanwhile, in the women's field, No. 1 seed UConn lost to No. 2 seed Notre Dame, 72-63 in the national semifinals. 2013: LOUISVILLE CARDINALS Led by Russ Smith, Peyton Siva, Luke Hancock and Gorgui Dieng, Louisville entered the men's NCAA tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. In the Final Four, they defeated ninth-seeded Wichita State and fourth-seeded Michigan to win the national championship. The women's team was a 5-seed that advanced to the national championship after taking down fourth-seeded Purdue, first-seeded Baylor, second-seeded Tennessee and second-seeded California. However, they ultimately lost to No. 1 seed UConn, 93-60. 2014: UCONN HUSKIES (BOTH WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP) Ten years after making history, UConn did the unthinkable again. It's the only school to accomplish this feat, and the Huskies have done it twice. In 2014, the women's team made this national championship look easy, as Breanna Stewart and Co. won every game in blowout fashion to earn their second of four straight national titles. Expectations weren't nearly as high for the men's team, which entered the tournament as a 7-seed. However, behind Shabazz Napier, DeAndre Daniels and Ryan Boatright, they beat No. 8 seed Kentucky to win the national title. 2016: SYRACUSE ORANGE In the women's bracket, No. 4 seed Syracuse advanced to the national championship game, where they lost to No. 1 seed UConn, 82-51. The men's team went on a Cinderella run as a 10-seed, but they didn't get a shot at a title, losing to No. 1 seed North Carolina in the national semifinals, 83-66. 2017: SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS In 2017, South Carolina's top-seeded women's team won the title, defeating No. 2 seed Stanford in the national semifinals and 2-seed Mississippi State in the national championship game. In the men's tournament, the 7-seed Gamecocks lost to No. 1 seed Gonzaga, 77-73, in the national semifinals. Check out ESPN's men's college basketball coverage, including March Madness analysis, in-depth features, recruiting content and more. Check out ESPN's women's college basketball coverage, including March Madness analysis, in-depth features, recruiting content, and more.
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