And away we go to the Big Easy for the national championship semifinals on Saturday. In the opener Villanova of the Big East matches up with Kansas of the Big 12. These are storied programs with great postseason histories.
Jay Wright has the Wildcats on a roll. Villanova has won nine in a row and comes into the game at 30-7. The Wildcats tend to thrive in even-numbered years in the tournament so the Jayhawks have to hope that trend doesn’t continue.
Kansas does catch Villanova without Justin Moore, who tore his Achilles near the end of the Elite Eight victory.
Kansas is 32-6 and has won nine in a row. This is the 16th Final Four in program history. Kansas blew out Miami in the Elite Eight, The Jayhawks outscored the Hurricanes 47-15 in the second half.