**2022 NCAA Tourney Thread** (including play-ins)

[CloniesForLife]

Anyone else think Kansas is gonna roll UNC? This had to be emotionally exhausting and it was really their national championship. Add an injury to a key player and KU is in a pretty sweet spot for a NC.

Yeah Bacot looked pretty hobbled at the end of the game and UNC isn't deep. If he's dinged up then advantage KU.

 

[CYCLNST8]

It's almost as bad as LE's last game being a loss against Iowa in the NIT.

Eh- we didn’t know it was his last game. Plus I doubt Coach K drinks Natty Lite with college kids.

 

[HoopsTournament]

#8 seeds are 5-2 in National Semifinal games.

 

[ca4cy]

Anyone else think Kansas is gonna roll UNC? This had to be emotionally exhausting and it was really their national championship. Add an injury to a key player and KU is in a pretty sweet spot for a NC.

I don't think they'll roll them...UNC is too talented and playing too wrll...but i do like KU to win. They're playing the best of anyone in the country right now.

 

[t-noah]

Will Coack K grant an immediate post game interview? Or did I miss it?

 

[CloneGuy8]

Duke shot awful from 3 and awful from the line and still put up 77 on these guys. KU should run all over them.

Dont kid yourself. Talent wise, North Carolina might have more than Kansas. Should be a great game.

 

[Marcelason78]

Caleb Love is a very nice player

Signing McDAAs matters.
Look at how Iowa State did when we finally signed our one.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Kansas - North Carolina Tournament Games

• 1957 National Championship - North Carolina 54 Kansas 53 (3OT)
• 1991 National Semifinals - #3 Kansas 79 #1 North Carolina 73
• 1993 National Semifinals - #1 North Carolina 78 #2 Kansas 68
• 2008 National Semifinals - #1 Kansas 84 #1 North Carolina 66
• 2012 Elite Eight - #2 Kansas 80 #1 North Carolina 67
• 2013 Round of 32 - #1 Kansas 70 #8 North Carolina 58
• 2022 National Championship - #1 Kansas vs. #8 North Carolina

Kansas is 4-2 vs. North Carolina

 

[t-noah]

Signing McDAAs matters.
Look at how Iowa State did when we finally signed our one.

U R Correct. I said it to myself a couple of times during the game. Both of those teams are full of 5 and 4 star players and MCDAA's. Must be nice.

 

[madguy30]

UNC vs. KU backcourt is great as is doen low.

Throw in that Manek has likely faced McCormick and Monday might be real fun.

 

[HoopsTournament]

#8 Seeds in the National Championship Game

• 1980 - #2 Louisville 59 #8 UCLA 54
• 1985 - #8 Villanova 66 #1 Georgetown 64
• 2011 - #3 UConn 53 #8 Butler 41
• 2014 - #7 UConn 60 #8 Kentucky 54

#8 seeds are 1-3 in the National Championship Game

 

[RoseClone]

Dont kid yourself. Talent wise, North Carolina might have more than Kansas. Should be a great game.

I'm taking UNC.

 

[HoopsTournament]

This will be the second Big 12-ACC matchup in the National Championship. The first was Virginia vs. Texas Tech in 2019.

 

[Marcelason78]

U R Correct. I said it to myself a couple of times during the game. Both of those teams are full of 5 and 4 star players and MCDAA's. Must be nice.

Yup. Kansas brings in another three next year.
It's not rocket science why they win the Big12 almost every year.

 

[t-noah]

I wasn't really interested in watching BB today. Three blue bloods and Villanova.

I'm glad I did. That was a special second game.

 

[HoopsTournament]

The last time that a National Champion was not a #1 seed was 2016 when #2 Villanova won it.

The last time that the National Championship game did not have a #1 team was 2014 when #7 UConn played #8 Kentucky.

 

[t-noah]

Will Coack K grant an immediate post game interview? Or did I miss it?

Here we go. On now.

To think we might have been close to getting Coach K at ISU, some say. I doubt he would have stayed as long as he did with Duke, but still.

But again we wouldn't have had Johnny!

Coach K is a class act IMO. No matter what you think about Blue Blood programs. Have a nice retirement. You've earned it.

 

[BigJCy]

Will be interesting to see how UNC bounces back from this game. KU has to like the situation.

 

[farm85]

Yeah I'll be tuning in also. What can I say it the Finals and hopefully ISU gets a couple of good cuts in "one shining moment"

Never forget....

 

[cyclones500]

This will be the second Big 12-ACC matchup in the National Championship. The first was Virginia vs. Texas Tech in 2019.

Kind of wild that UVa-Tech would come before KU vs UNC or Duke.