Duke March Madness history: Men's NCAA tournament stats - ESPN

The Duke men's basketball program became synonymous with March Madness in the mid-1980s. The Blue Devils had success in the NCAA tournament before then, but it wasn't until Duke hired Mike Krzyzewski as head coach on March 18, 1980, that the school became a mainstay in the tournament and hung its first national championship banner.

Krzyzewski won 1,129 games over 42 seasons at Duke, including 101 victories in the NCAA tournament. Those tournament wins amounted to 13 Final Four appearances — including five straight from 1988 to 1992 — and five national championships.

Krzyzewski coached the Blue Devils until 2022, when he led them to the Final Four in his last tournament appearance. Krzyzewski's former player and longtime assistant, Jon Scheyer, has since taken over the program.

Here's a closer look at Duke's success in the NCAA tournament over the years:

NCAA tournament appearances

1955, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

NCAA tournament No. 1 seeds

1986, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019

NCAA tournament Sweet 16 appearances

1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024

NCAA tournament Elite Eight appearances

1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024

NCAA tournament Final Four appearances

1963,