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HoopsTournament.Net</div> </div> <div id="main_sub_container" style="height: 300px;"> <p> This will be the first ever tournament meeting for Illinois and North Carolina.</p> <p> This is the first time since 1965 (and 6<sup>th</sup> overall) that the pre-tournament #1 and #2 teams in the AP Poll will meet for the National Championship.<span>&nbsp; </span>Here are the others:</p> <table bgcolor="white" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background: white"> <thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Year</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">AP #1</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Score</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">AP #2</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Score</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Round</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1949</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kentucky</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">46</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Oklahoma State</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">36</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">National Championship</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1957</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">North Carolina</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">54</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kansas</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">53</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">National Championship</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1961</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Ohio State</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">65</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Cincinnati</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">70</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">National Championship</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1962</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Ohio State</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">59</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Cincinnati</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">71</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">National Championship</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1965</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Michigan</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">80</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">UCLA</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">91</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">National Championship</span><span style="font-size: 10pt"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0in"> <i>Note: In 1974 and 1975, the AP continued to release polls throughout the tournament.<span>&nbsp; </span>In 1975, #1 UCLA and #2 Kentucky actually met in the championship game.<span>&nbsp; </span>However, UCLA was ranked #2 and Kentucky was ranked #5 when the tournament started and moved up in the rankings during the tournament.<span>&nbsp; </span>This will be the first time since 1965 that the teams ranked #1 and #2 entering the tournament will face each other in the championship.</i></p> <p> North Carolina ends a string of 4 losses in National Semifinal games. </p> <p> Illinois wins a National Semifinal game for the first time in 5 all-time tries.</p> <p> <b>Facts before today s games:</b></p> <p> If they both win today, Michigan State and Louisville both would have defeated two #1 seeds in the tournament.<span>&nbsp; </span>That has occurred 8 times in history.</p> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1" cellspacing="0"> <thead> <tr> <th bgcolor="#c0c0c0" bordercolor="#000000"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Year</font></th> <th bgcolor="#c0c0c0" bordercolor="#000000"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Team</font></th> <th bgcolor="#c0c0c0" bordercolor="#000000" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Wins vs. #1 seeds</font></th> </tr> </thead> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">1979</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Michigan State</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">1983</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">North Carolina State</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">1985</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Villanova</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">1991</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Kansas</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">1997</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Arizona</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">3</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">1998</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Utah</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2001</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Arizona</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2003</font></td> <td bordercolor="#c0c0c0"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">Syracuse</font></td> <td align="right" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" style="width: 36px"> <font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">2</font></td> </tr> <tfoot> </tfoot> </table> <p> The record for most victories over #1 seeds is Duke with 8.<span>&nbsp; </span>Illinois has never defeated a #1 seed.</p> <p> Every team in the Final Four has a losing record in the National Semifinals. This is the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament that has happened.</p> <table bgcolor="white" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background: white"> <thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Team</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Record</span></b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">North Carolina</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">7-8</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Michigan State</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2-3</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Louisville</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">2-5</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Illinois</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">0-4</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> Kentucky s loss to Michigan State was their first ever loss to a #5 seed in 7 tries.</p> <p> Louisville is 1-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament vs. the AP#1 team.<span>&nbsp; </span> The win was in the 1986 National Championship game vs. Duke.</p> <table bgcolor="white" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background: white"> <thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Year</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Ranking</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 58.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="78"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Team</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 50.25pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="67"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Opponent</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 30.75pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="41"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Score</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 0.75in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="72"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Opponent Score</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-right: black 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: black 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; background: silver; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: black 0.75pt inset; width: 2in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: black 0.75pt inset" width="192"> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"> <b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Round</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1951</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">unranked</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 58.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="78"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Louisville</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 50.25pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="67"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Kentucky</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 30.75pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="41"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">68</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.75in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="72"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">79</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 2in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="192"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Sweet Sixteen</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">1961</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">unranked</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 58.85pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="78"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Louisville</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 50.25pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="67"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Ohio State</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 30.75pt; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="41"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">55</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 0.75in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="72"> <p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">56</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-right: 0.75pt; border-top: silver 0.75pt inset; padding-left: 0.75pt; padding-bottom: 0.75pt; border-left: silver 0.75pt inset; width: 2in; padding-top: 0.75pt; border-bottom: silver 0.75pt inset" valign="top" width="192"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial">Sweet Sixteen</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-right: silver 0.75pt inset; 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