2017 Elite 8 Entrants Accomplished The Following: National Champion-North Carolina: Regular season ACC champions, Lost in ACC tournament semi-finals
Runner ups-Gonzaga: WCC regular season and WCC tournament champions
Final Four-South Carolina: Tied for 3rd in SEC, Lost in Quarterfinals of SEC tournament
Final Four-Oregon:Tied for 1st in Pac 12 regular season, Lost in finals of Pac 12 tournament
Florida-2nd in SEC regular season, Lost in SEC tournament quarterfinals
Kansas-Big 12 regular season champions, Lost in Big 12 tournament quarterfinals
Kentucky-SEC regular season and SEC Tournament champions
Xavier-7th in Big East, Lost in Big East tournament semifinals
2016 Elite 8 Entrants Accomplished The Following: National Champion-Villanova: 1st in Big East regular season, lost in Big East tournament finals
Runner ups-North Carolina: Won ACC regular season and tournament titles
Final Four-Oklahoma: 3rd in Big 12 regular season, Lost in Big 12 tournament semifinals
Final Four-Syracuse: Tied for 8th in ACC regular season, Went one and done in ACC tournament.
Virginia-2nd in ACC regular season, Lost in finals of ACC tournament
Oregon-Won Pac 12 regular season and tournament title
Kansas-Won Big 12 regular season and tournament title
Notre Dame-tied for 4th ACC in regular season, Lost in ACC tournament semifinals.
2015 Elite Eight Entrants Accomplished The Following: National Champion-Duke: 2nd in ACC regular season, lost in ACC tournament semifinals
runner ups-Wisconsin: Won Big 10 regular season and Big 10 tournament titles
Final Four-Kentucky: Won SEC regular season and tournament titles
Final Four-Michigan St: Tied for 3rd in Big 10 regular season, lost in Big 10 tournament finals.
Arizona-Won Pac 12 regular season and tournament titles
Notre Dame-3rd in ACC regular season, Won ACC tournament
Gonzaga-Won WCC regular season and tournament titles
Louisville-4th in ACC regular season, lost in ACC tournament quarterfinals.
2014 Elite 8 Entrants Accomplished The Following: National Champions-Connecticut: Tied for 4th in AAC regular season, lost in finals of AAC tournament
Runners up-Kentucky:Tied for 2nd in SEC regular season, Lost in finals of SEC tournament
Final Four-Wisconsin: Tied for 2nd in Big 10 regular season, Lost in Big 10 Tournament semifinals
Final Four-Florida: Won SEC regular season and tournament titles
Dayton: Tied for 5th in A10 regular season, Lost in A10 Tournament quarterfinals
Arizona: 1st in Pac 12 regular season, Lost in Pac 12 tournament finals
Michigan: 1st in Big 10 regular season, Lost in Big 10 tournament finals
Michigan St: Tied for 2nd in Big 10 regular season, Won Big 10 tournament title.
2013 Elite 8 Teams Accomplished The Following: National champions (NCAA be damned)-Louisville: Tied for 1st in Big East regular season, Won Big East tournament title
Runner ups-Michigan: Tied for 4th in Big 10 regular season, Lost in quarterfinals of Big 10 tournament
Final Four-Wichita St: 2nd in Missouri Valley regular season, Lost in MVC tournament finals
Final Four-Syracuse: Tied for 5th in Big east regular season, Lost in Big east tournament finals
Marquette-Tied for 1st in Big East regular season, Lost in quarterfinals of Big east tournament.
Florida-1st in SEC regular season, Lost in finals of SEC tournament.
Ohio St-Tied for 2nd in Big 10 regular season, Won Big 10 tournament title.
Duke-2nd in ACC regular season, Lost in quarterfinals of ACC tournament.
THERE IS HOPE LIVING VOL FAN!!!!!!! 20 of the 40 Elite 8 since 2013 didn't win their regular season or conference tournament titles. 11 of the 40 won both, and the other 9 won one or the other.