Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of NCAA Men's Division I Elite Eight appearances by coach


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 17:07, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

List of NCAA Men's Division I Elite Eight appearances by coach

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This article is likely not notable enough for inclusion on Wikipedia. In the latest NCAA record book, no such list exists. In fact, in the entire 279 page book, there are only 8 references to the Elite 8, as opposed to nearly 500 references to the Final Four. The only Elite 8 records that exist are most appearances by school, consecutive appearances by school, and a comprehensive listing of the seeds to make the Elite 8. The records also date to 1951, when the tournament expanded to 16 teams, not 1985. The article in it's present state has no sources, and is mostly made up of the same people as the Final Four list. Such a list could not be found on the first few pages of a Google search, either. A pre-discussion has occurred on the Wikiproject College Basketball talk page SCMatt33 (talk) 14:25, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. SCMatt33 (talk) 14:25, 15 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. This is fancruft and a non-notable characteristic of a college basketball head coach. The head coaches are historically judged by Final Four appearances, not Elite Eight. There aren't sources to satisfy this list per GNG either. Jrcla2 (talk) 15:12, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Unsourced Listcruft. Fails GNG as well. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 15:24, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other. I've done some editing to it recently because it exists and had a lot of inaccuracies or incomplete information that needed fixing. Ncjon (talk) 02:28, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete reliable sources speak in terms of championships or Final Fours, not Elite Eights. Rikster2 (talk) 03:57, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:LISTN. Non-notable. Maduwanwela (talk) 15:07, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator's rationale. SCMatt provides a nice summary above, and his rationale reflects the majority thinking of WikiProject College Basketball, too.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 16:33, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.