[FreakNasty]

Let's see how the winners of the Maui Tournament fare come NCAA time.

1984

Winner-Providence
NCAA Tournament Result-No Tournament

Runner Up-Chaminade
NCAA Tournament Results-Not Eligible

1985

Winner-Michigan
NCAA Tournament Result-2nd round

Runner Up-Kansas State
Result-No Tournament

1986

Winner-Vanderbilt
Result-No Tournament

Runner Up-New Mexico
Result-No Tournament

1987

Winner-Iowa
Result-Sweet 16

Runner Up-Villanova
Result-Elite Eight

1988

Winner-Michigan
Result-National Champion

Runner Up-Oklahoma
Result-No Tournament

1989

Winner-Missouri
Result-1st round

Runner Up-North Carolina
Result-Sweet 16

1990

Winner-Syracuse
Result-1st round

Runner Up-Indiana
Result-Sweet 16

1991

Winner-Michigan St.
Result-2nd round

Runner Up-Arkansas
Result-2nd round


1992

Winner-Duke
Result-Sweet 16

Runner Up-BYU
Result-2nd round

1993

Winner-Kentucky
Result-2nd Round

Runner Up-Arizona
Result-Final Four

1994

Winner-Arizona St.
Result-Sweet 16

Runner Up-Maryland
Result-Sweet 16

1995

Winner-Villanova
Result-2nd round

Runner Up-North Carolina
Result-2nd round

1996

Winner-Kansas
Result-Sweet 16

Runner Up-Virginia
Result-1st round

1997

Winner-Duke
Result-Elite Eight

Runner Up-Arizona
Result-Elite Eight

1998

Winner-Syracuse
Result-1st round

Runner Up-Indiana
Result-2nd round

1999

Winner-North Carolina
Result-Final Four

Runner Up-Purdue
Result-Elite Eight

2000

Winner-Arizona
Result-National Runner Up

Runner Up-Illinois
Result-Elite Eight

2001

Winner-Duke
Result-Sweet 16

Runner Up-Ball St.
Result-No Tournament

2002

Winner-Indiana
Result-2nd round

Runner Up-Virginia
Result-No Tournament

2003 (The weakest year for this tournament in recent memory)

Winner-Dayton
Result-1st round

Runner Up-Hawaii
Result-No Tournament

2004

Winner-North Carolina
Result-National Champions

Runner Up-Iowa
Result-1st round

Analysis

Only 2 national champions have won the tournament (88-89 Michigan and 04-05 UNC.

No team has lost the championship game and Maui and ended up winning the Title in March-April (bad news for Gonzaga.)

Only 5 teams in the span have made the Final Four.

78% of teams that played in Maui's championship game went on to make the NCAA tournament.

Since 1990, 90% of teams that played in Maui's championship have made the tournament.

Total NCAA Teams that played in championship game (Maui Champions in parenthis) and when they lost in the NCAA tournament

Didn't make NCAA Tournament-9 (2) 21%
1st round exit-6 (4) 14%
2nd round exit-9 (5) 21%
Sweet 16-8 (5) 19%
Elite Eight-5 (1) 12%
Final Four-2 (1) 5%
National Runners Up-1 (1) 2%
NCAA Champions-2 (2) 5%

[Batpuff]

nice post

[AshlandTcat06]

Nice research!