With just one week left in the regular season (for the major conferences anyway) Kentucky and Virginia have clearly secured a pair of one-seeds while Gonzaga’s loss to BYU puts their top-seed prospects in doubt.
The Kentucky Wildcats jumped out to an 18-point first half lead and held off a furious Kansas rally to win the 2012 National Championship 67–59 for the storied school’s eighth title.
The Kentucky Wildcats jumped out to an 18-point first half lead and held off a furious Kansas rally to win the 2012 National Championship 67–59 for the storied school’s eighth title.
Kentucky and Kansas—the two winningest programs of all-time—prevailed in a memorable Saturday double-header at the Final Four and now meet with the championship on the line.
The Kentucky Wildcats (6-0) are the new number one team, at least for this week. Calipari’s Wildcats moved up from their second-place ranking following North Carolina’s (5-1) 90-80 loss to UNLV Saturday.