Sunday, March 24, 2013

Kansas - North Carolina Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Kansas and North Carolina:

Post-Game:
Kansas is in the Sweet Sixteen for the 28th time.  It is their 3rd consecutive trip.

Roy Williams is now 0-3 vs. Kansas (his former team) in the tournament.  He joins Gene Bartow as the only coach to lose 3 times to a former team in the tournament.  Bartow lost twice to UCLA and once to Memphis.  He was 0-3 vs. his former teams also.

The Big Twelve is now 9-16 vs. the ACC.

With the win, the Big Twelve has at least 1 team in the Sweet Sixteen for the 15th consecutive year.  During that streak, they have had only 1 team 5 times:
  • 1999 - Oklahoma
  • 2001 - Kansas
  • 2006 - Texas
  • 2011 - Kansas
  • 2013 - Kansas
The 58 points that North Carolina scored is the fewest that they have scored since 1997.  They also scored 58 vs. Arizona in the 1997 National Semifinals.  It is the 3rd fewest that a Roy Williams coached-team has scored.

Pre-Game:
Kansas and North Carolina have played each other 5 times in the tournament.  Kansas is 3-2 vs. North Carolina

  • North Carolina defeated Kansas 54-53 (3OT) in 1957 National Championship
  • Kansas defeated North Carolina 79-73 in 1991 National Semifinals
  • North Carolina defeated Kansas 78-68 in 1993 National Semifinals
  • Kansas defeated North Carolina 84-66 in 2008 National Semifinals
  • Kansas defeated North Carolina 80-67 in 2012 Elite Eight
Kansas is in the Round of 32 for the 30th time.  They is their 7th consecutive trip which is the longest current streak.  The 30 appearances is 4th all-time.

North Carolina is in the Round of 32 for a record 37th time.  This is their 3rd consecutive trip.

Kansas is 8-9 vs. the Atlantic Coast Conference.  North Carolina is 4-3 vs. the Big Twelve.

Kansas is 49-8 when ranked vs. an unranked opponent.  North Carolina is 4-2 when unranked vs. a ranked opponent.

North Carolina is 9-5 all-time when unranked.

North Carolina is 7-3 vs. #1 seeds.

Kansas is 5-1 vs. #8 seeds.  Their only loss was to Rhode Island in 1998 Round of 32.

North Carolina is 6-1 when playing in the state of Missouri.  Their only loss was to Kansas last year in the Elite Eight.

Kansas is 21-6 when playing in the state of Missouri.  The 21 wins is the most by a team outside of their home state.

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