Final Four Famines: Pittsburgh Schools in Pits About Tourney Performances

The city of Pittsburgh has been pitiful in regard to participating in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four. Following are the six longest droughts of more than 80 years for major universities failing to reach the NCAA playoff national semifinals:

Years	School	Final Four Appearances	NCAA Tourney Record Since Last F4
85	Duquesne	1940	4-5 (1952-69-71-77 and 2024 under four of 14 different coaches during span)
84	Pittsburgh	1941	25-27 (1957-58-63-74-81-82-85-87-88-89-91-93 and 2002-03-04-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-13-14-16-23 under eight of 11 coaches)
84	Washington State	1941	5-6 (1980-83-94 and 2007-08-24 under four of 14 coaches)
82	Wyoming	1943	6-19 (1947-48-49-52-53-58-67-81-82-87-88 and 2002-15-22 under seven of 13 coaches)
81	Dartmouth	1942 and 1944	4-3 (1956-58-59 under one of 13 coaches)
81	Iowa State	1944	23-23 (1985-86-88-89-92-93-95-96-97 and 2000-01-05-12-13-14-15-16-17-19-22-23-24-25 under seven of 16 coaches)