How Many March Madness Appearances Has Each WNY School Made?

As we watched the University at Buffalo s win the MAC title over the weekend against Tolendo, it granted the Bull its third appearance ever to the NCAA tournament.

St. Bonaventure, although it lost over the weekend, had a chance to make it into the tournament and snuck in! Although Bonnies got robbed last year, they'll play in the first four this year which means WNY will have 2 teams in some March Madness action!

How many appearances does each WNY school have in NCAA tournament?

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1
St. Bonaventure
7 Appearances
Bonnies had a chance, but came up short in 2019.
2
Canisius
4 Appearances
Canisius was the first WNY school to debut an appearance in the Big Dance back in the 50's but have not returned since 1996.
3
Buffalo
4 Appearances
The Bulls won the MAC tournament for the 4th time in 5 years to send them again to the D1 NCAA bracket!
4
Niagara
3 Appearances
The last time the Purple Eagles went to the tournament was 2012.

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