I'm supposed to be here defending Pac-10 ball. Then again, I find this to be very interesting information.

Seating capacities:

MOUNTAIN WEST- 2005-06
Brigham Young 22,700
UNLV 18,500
New Mexico 18,018
Utah 15,000
Wyoming 15,000
San Diego State 12,414
Colorado State 8,745
Texas Christian 7,200
Air Force 5,939

PAC-10
USC 16,161
Arizona 14,545
Arizona State 14,141
UCLA 12,819
California 11,877
Washington State 11,566
Oregon State 10,400
Washington 10,000
Oregon 9,087
Stanford 7,233

WESTERN ATHLETIC - 2005-06
Fresno State 16,116
New Mexico State 13,071
Boise State 12,380
Nevada 11,200
Hawaii 10,300
Utah State 10,270
Louisiana Tech 8,000
Idaho 7,000 * (a curtained-off part of the Kibbie Dome)
San Jose State 5,000

WEST COAST
Gonzaga 6,000
San Francisco 5,300
San Diego 5,100
Portland 5,000
Santa Clara 4,500
Loyola Marymount 4,156
Saint Mary's 3,500
Pepperdine 3,104

BIG SKY
Weber State 12,000
Montana 7,321
Montana State 7,250
Northern Arizona 7,000 * (part of Walkup Skydome)
Eastern Washington 6,000
Idaho State 3,040
Portland State 1,500
Sacramento State 1,400 (new arena coming soon)

Duke did not participate in the 1987 Final Four...

ACC in the Final Four (1977-present)

ACC (27; 6; 2.25)
Duke (11): 1978, 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004
Georgia Tech (2): 1990, 2004
Maryland (2): 2001, 2002
North Carolina (9): 1977, 1981-1982, 1993, 1995, 1997-1998, 2000, 2005
North Carolina State (1): 1983
Virginia (2): 1981, 1986

ACC-PMA (1980-1991): 1.4
ACC-PMA (1992-2004): 1.4

PMA appears constant since 1980, with longest ACC Final Four "drought" (since 1975) appearing to be two seasons (1979 & 1980)...

A sign of the times.

Yes, it's been a rough 5 years for SEC basketball, but no one would write this same article about the Pac Ten because it wouldn't be considered news.

What if it were the BIG EAST averaging less than one regional final appearance per season?