2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
American collegiate basketball competition
The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination college basketball tournament. There were 68 teams in it. The tournament was for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball. The winner of it was the national champion for the 2021–22 college basketball season. The tournament started on March 15, 2022. It ended on April 4.[1] The championship game was between the Kansas Jayhawks and North Carolina Tar Heels. The Jayhawks won against the Tar Heels by three points (72–69).[2][3] This was the fourth time the Jayhawks won the national championship.[4]
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Teams | 68 | ||||
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Finals site | Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||
Champions | Kansas Jayhawks (4th title, 10th title game, 16th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | North Carolina Tar Heels (12th title game, 21st Final Four) | ||||
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Winning coach | Bill Self (2nd title) | ||||
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References
change- ↑ "2022 March Madness: Men's NCAA tournament complete schedule, dates, TV times". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ↑ Pells, Eddie (April 4, 2022). "Kansas tops North Carolina 72–69 to win national title". AP News. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ↑ Grathoff, Pete (April 5, 2022). "Historic Hawks! Kansas sets two NCAA Tournament comeback records in winning title". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Kansas seeks its elusive fourth NCAA tournament title vs. UNC". KMBC News 9. Associated Press. April 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.