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1953
Kansas City, Mo./Municipal Auditorium
Coach: Harry Rabenhorst
Regional seed: Not applicable
National semifinals: Indiana 80, LSU 67
Third-place game: Washington 88, LSU 69
Final record: 22-3
Behind star big man Bob Pettit, LSU buzzed through the Southeastern Conference with a 13-0 record and won its regional to reach the Final Four, where it defeated Lebanon Valley and Holy Cross. But a nice season came to an end with a 13-point semifinal loss to Indiana, which battered Kansas to win the title.
1981
Philadelphia, Pa./The Spectrum
Coach: Dale Brown
Regional seed: 1
National semifinals: Indiana 67, LSU 49
Third-place game: Virginia 78, LSU 74
Final record: 31-5
The Tigers put together a 26-game winning streak in the regular season, then won the Midwest regional to reach the Final Four for the first time in 28 years. But Indiana ruined the party by overpowering LSU 40-19 in the second half as Rudy Macklin nursed a finger injury, then won it all over North Carolina.
1986
Dallas, Texas/Reunion Arena
Coach: Dale Brown
Regional seed: 11
National semifinals: Louisville 88, LSU 77
Final record: 26-12
LSU had to overcame long odds just to make the tournament, but the Tigers got in and shocked the basketball world with upsets of the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 seeds to barge into the Final Four before being eliminated by a red-hot Louisville team that won the title two nights later.
2006
Indianapolis, Ind./RCA Dome
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