Fill My Bracket starts a full March Madness bracket from five questions.
Which school has the most consecutive Final Four appearances?
UCLA, with ten in a row. UCLA reached every Final Four from 1967 to 1976.
128 days until Selection Sunday, Sunday, March 14, 2027.
Start your bracketThe longest streaks ever
| Streak | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | UCLA | 1967 to 1976 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 1959 to 1963 |
| 5 | Duke | 1988 to 1992 |
| 3 | San Francisco | 1955 to 1957 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1944 to 1946, and again 1960 to 1962 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 1967 to 1969 |
| 3 | Houston | 1982 to 1984 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 1996 to 1998 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 1999 to 2001 |
| 3 | UCLA | 2006 to 2008 |
UCLA won the title in eight of those ten years.
No other school has a streak longer than five.
No streak is alive now
None of the four 2025 Final Four teams came back in 2026.
Every 2026 Final Four team starts a new streak at one.
See the totals on the most Final Four appearances page.
How we counted
Counted from the site’s Final Four record, 1939 to 2026.
There was no tournament in 2020, so no streak crosses it.
Five questions start your bracket. Your picks finish it.
The picker opens on Selection Sunday, March 14, 2027. Name your favorite and your upsets.
Common questions
Which school has the most consecutive Final Four appearances?
UCLA. UCLA reached ten Final Fours in a row, from 1967 to 1976.
What is the longest Final Four streak since 2000?
Three years. UCLA did it from 2006 to 2008. No school has gone longer since 2000.
Has any other school reached ten straight Final Fours?
No. The next best is five in a row, by Cincinnati from 1959 to 1963 and Duke from 1988 to 1992.