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Will this be the combined lowest seeded teams to play for the NCAA Championship?

No.

The stars are aligning; Kentucky vs Florida...championship game!

I think anything is possible at this point.
Here are some interesting facts. Its the farthest each seed has traveled in the tourney...

No. 1 Champion Arkansas (1994), Connecticut (1999), Duke (1992, 2001, 2010), Florida (2007), Georgetown (1984), Indiana (1987), Kansas (2008), Kentucky (1996, 2012), Maryland (2002), Michigan St. (2000), North Carolina (1982, 1993, 2005, 2009), UCLA (1995), UNLV (1990)
No. 2 Champion Connecticut (2004), Duke (1991), Kentucky (1998), Louisville (1980, 1986), Michigan St. (1979)
No. 3 Champion Connecticut (2011), Florida (2006), Indiana (1981), Michigan (1989), Syracuse (2003)
No. 4 Champion Arizona (1997)
No. 5 Title Game Butler (2010), Florida (2000), Indiana (2002)
No. 6 Champion Kansas (1988), North Carolina St. (1983)
No. 7 Final Four Virginia (1984)
No. 8 Champion Villanova (1985)
No. 9 Final Four Pennsylvania (1979)
No. 10 Regional Finals Davidson (2008), Dayton (1984), Gonzaga (1999), Kent St. (2002), LSU (1987), Providence (1997), St. John's (1979), Temple (1991), Texas (1990)
No. 11 Final Four George Mason (2006), LSU (1986), VCU (2011)
No. 12 Regional Finals Missouri (2002)
No. 13 Regional Semifinals Bradley (2006), Ohio (2012), Oklahoma (1999), Richmond (1988), Valparaiso (1998)
No. 14 Regional Semifinals Chattanooga (1997), Cleveland St. (1986)
No. 15 Round of 32 Coppin St. (1997), Hampton (2001), Lehigh (2012), Norfolk St. (2012), Richmond (1991), Santa Clara (1993)
No. 16 Round of 64 A No. 16 seed has never beaten a No. 1 seed.

And what the final four seed were each year.....

2013 1, 4, 4, 9 Louisville, Syracuse, Michigan, Wichita State
2012 1, 2, 2, 4 Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio State, Louisville
2011 3, 4, 8, 11 UConn, Kentucky, Butler, VCU
2010 1, 2, 5, 5 Duke, West Virginia, Butler, Michigan State
2009 1, 1, 2, 3 North Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan State, Villanova
2008 1, 1, 1, 1 Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, UCLA
2007 1, 1, 2, 2 Florida, Ohio State, Georgetown, UCLA
2006 2, 3, 4, 11 UCLA, Florida, LSU, George Mason
2005 1, 1, 4, 5 North Carolina, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State
2004 1, 2, 2, 3 Duke, Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech
2003 1, 2, 3, 3 Texas, Kansas, Marquette, Syracuse
2002 1, 1, 2, 5 Maryland, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana
2001 1, 1, 2, 3 Duke, Michigan State, Arizona, Maryland
2000 1, 5, 8, 8 Michigan State, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin
1999 1, 1, 1, 4 Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State, Ohio State
1998 1, 2, 3, 3 North Carolina, Kentucky, Stanford, Utah
1997 1, 1, 1, 4 Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Arizona
1996 1, 1, 4, 5 Kentucky, Massachusetts, Syracuse, Mississippi State
1995 1, 2, 2, 4 UCLA, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma State
1994 1, 2, 2, 3 Arkansas, Arizona, Duke, Florida
1993 1, 1, 1, 2 North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas
1992 1, 2, 4, 6 Duke, Indiana, Cincinnati, Michigan
1991 1, 1, 2, 3 UNLV, North Carolin, Duke, Kansas
1990 1, 3, 4, 4 UNLV, Duke, Georgia Tech, Arkansas
1989 1, 2, 3, 3 Illinois, Duke, Seton Hall, Michigan
1988 1, 1, 2, 6 Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, Kansas
1987 1, 1, 2, 6 UNLV, Indiana, Syracuse, Providence
1986 1, 1, 2, 11 Duke, Kansas, Louisville, LSU
1985 1, 1, 2, 8 St. John's, Georgetown, Memphis, Villanova
1984 1, 1, 2, 7 Kentucky, Georgetown, Houston, Virginia
1983 1, 1, 4, 6 Houston, Louisville, Georgia, N.C. State
1982 1, 1, 3, 6 North Carolina, Georgetown, Louisville, Houston
1981 1, 1, 2, 3 Virginia, LSU, North Carolina, Indiana
1980 2, 5, 6, 8 Louisville, Iowa, Purdue, UCLA
1979 1, 2, 2, 9 Indiana State, Michigan State, DePaul, Pennsylvania

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...lfourseeds

Um no uconn,, I want Florida and Florida only..

There were a lot of punch drunk people to actually think Florida had a chance against UConn!

Only #7 seed to ever make the finals. They ARE that good!

^
Florida was flat out mismatched against a much quicker UConn team.
That's what happens when you don't have a bench.

I think UK struggles more with Wisconsin than I do UConn, assuming they win both. Of course, it could all end tonight.

I do not like a matchup with Uconn,, at all..

We will own UConn :popcorn:

yes dusty, yes it will

Stardust Wrote:Will this be the combined lowest seeded teams to play for the NCAA Championship?

yes

I have said all tournament long, UConn is the ONLY team I feared. As much as I have said "UK has proven themselves and the Finals is their destiny", well it's impossible to not say the exact same thing about UConn!

I know many UK fans will not give UConn the credit they deserve, but if there is any team that is made for UConn to have their way, it is UK. When they go small, there has not been a single team in this tournament that has been able to match-up to them. They have the ability to take UK's size and turn it against them.

Kentucky 78
UConn 68

Set back and enjoy. :Cheerlead

These 2 teams have a lot in common

Both were ranked in the top 10 at some point during the season
Both lost in their conference tournament championship game
Both lost 3 times to their conference champion (Kentucky - Florida) (UConn - Louisville)
Both beat the other's conference roadblock in the regular season and tournament
Both went 12-6 in conference play
Both average 6 blocks a game
Both programs are constantly accused of wrong doing

^ Only one will win.....

If Poythress is affected by the knee injury he sustained in the celebration, the Cats have NO CHANCE!

Stardust Wrote:If Poythress is affected by the knee injury he sustained in the celebration, the Cats have NO CHANCE!

any word on who he is and if willy will play?

He said in a interview he is fine according to ESPN!

rickbozich @rickbozich
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Alex Poythress downplayed the idea he was hurt in post-game celebration, but he did have left knee wrapped in ice.

Tyler Thompson @MrsTylerKSR
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According to @tracywolfson, Willie Cauley-Stein is out the entire Final Four. #WinItForWillie

I seen where Alex is playing so good on that end,just hope it don't stop him from doing what he has been doing,UCONN guards are the best as a group they seen so are guards will they to stay out of foul trouble.should be gr8 game,just hope it don't come down like the last 3 games because there killing me,lol

UConn's guards do worry me a little bit, but if you look at what Florida's Young did to them on the inside, it looks very good for UK's big men on the inside. Young is the only reason UF stayed as close in the game as they did, he was dominate! As long as we can keep their guards from having a monster night, UK's advantage in the paint scoring and rebounding should give them the advantage to pull off the unbelievable title run.

sstack Wrote:As long as we can keep their guards from having a monster night, UK's advantage in the paint scoring and rebounding should give them the advantage to pull off the unbelievable title run.

the key is stopping Daniels from having a big night. Napier will either get his points or get his assists, it's hard shutting Napier down.

it's been awhile since UK has seen a defense like UConn, they've got some long guys. Randle, Johnson, and Lee have to dominate the paint.

I like UK in this one

guys I just posted this on the other thread...it will be a lot worse tonight

Guys State Street was awful, 21 arrest, 80+ fires, and 34 emergency room visits. About 5 different people taken out on stretchers. If you are coming just for state street, it's not worth it. If you do come then please stay on the sides of the street. People are getting hurt in the middle of the street.

I witnessed many guys purposely throwing half empty beer bottles and cans right down the middle of the street, trying to hit someone. I saw several people holding there head because of the blood, to the point it was dripping on the ground.

anyone doing that and get caught needs to pay the cost of what they tore up and sit in the county for a min of 11 months 29 days ( that's county time,lol) and if its bad enough some big boy time and then they will quit that mess and having the state of city have to pay to fix it..

I posted my response on the other thread. Should be a felon charge for them. As I posted in the other,, reason I don't go is to keep from killing an idiot. It's a shame we've won this 8 other times and act like a bunch of inbred assholes.

Kentucky 31
UConn 35

HALFTIME.....Checking blood pressure I think everything going to be OK cats fan. :Cheerlead

Kentucky 45
UConn 48

Timeout with 9.00 I'm ready. :Cheerlead

:Cheerlead :Cheerlead :Cheerlead

Kentucky 52
UConn 56

3.47. TV TIMEOUT

TIME TO STAND UP :Cheerlead

Kentucky 52
UConn 58

TIMEOUT UCONN. 1.49