Sunday, March 25, 2012

Final Four Quick Facts

Louisville vs. Kentucky is only the second time two teams from the same state are meeting in the National Semifinals. The other time was in 1954 when LaSalle defeated Penn St 69-54.

The last time two teams from the same state were in the final four was 1991 when Duke and North Carolina were both in the final four.

#2 seeds have only played against each other once before in NCAA Tournament history when Arkansas defeated North Carolina in the 1995 National Semifinals.

#1 seed has played #4 seed 5 times in the National Semifinals. The #1 seed is 4-1 in that round. The only loss was by North Carolina against Arizona in 1997 by the score of 66-58.

The only time a Big Twelve team has faced a Big Ten team in the National Semifinals was in 2002 when Indiana defeated Oklahoma 73-64.

The Big East is 3-0 vs. the SEC in the National Semifinals
- Connecticut defeated Kentucky 56-55 in 2011
- Syracuse defeated Mississippi State 77-69 in 1996
- Georgetown defeated Kentucky 53-40 in 1984

Rematches - Team
Kentucky is 2-2 vs. Louisville
- Kentucky 79-68 in the 1951 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 76-61 in the 1959 Sweet Sixteen
- Louisville 80-68 in the 1983 Elite Eight
- Kentucky 72-67 in the 1984 Sweet Sixteen

Rematches – Coaches
Rick Pitino is 2-0 vs. John Calipari
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 87-77 in the 1992 Sweet Sixteen
- Kentucky (Pitino) defeated Massachusetts (Calipari) 81-74 in the 1996 National Semifinals

Records in the National Semifinals
Kentucky 10-4
Louisville 2-6
Ohio State 5-5
Kansas 8-5

Record in games played in Louisiana
Kentucky 5-2
Louisville 0-1
Ohio State 0-0
Kansas 2-4

Record vs. Opponent’s Conference
Kentucky (Big East) 3-8
Louisville (Southeastern) 8-2
Ohio State (Big Twelve) 0-1
Kansas (Big Ten) 7-5

Record vs. Opponent’s Seed
#1 Kentucky (#4) 5-3
#4 Louisville (#1) 4-10
#2 Ohio State (#2) 2-1
#2 Kansas (#2) 4-3

Record vs. Opponent’s AP Ranking
#1 Kentucky (#17) 1-0
#17 Louisville (#1) 1-8
#7 Ohio State (#6) 0-0
#6 Kansas (#7) 2-4

Record vs. Opponent’s State
Kentucky (Kentucky) 6-3
Louisville (Kentucky) 6-3
Ohio State (Kansas) 0-0
Kansas (Ohio) 3-1

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