Saturday, April 1, 2017

Losing title game and returning next year

North Carolina is the first team since Butler in 2011 to return to the championship game after losing the previous year.  Here are the results for teams that lost one year and returned:

2011 - Butler - lost to Connecticut 53-41
1998 - Kentucky - defeated Utah 78-69
1993 - Michigan - lost to North Carolina 77-71
1991 - Duke - defeated Kansas 72-65
1984 - Houston - lost to Georgetown 84-75
1982 - North Carolina - defeated Georgetown 63-62
1962 - Ohio State - lost to Cincinnati 71-59


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