NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 02: Leaky Black #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels puts up a shot against the Duke Blue Devils during the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Caesars Superdome on April 2, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
Two blue bloods will meet Monday night for a shot at the men’s college basketball title, as the 1-seeded Kansas Jayhawks and 8-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels will square up at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
The Jayhawks last wore the crown in 2008 and have celebrated two other times: 1952 and 1988. KU beat Villanova on Saturday to find itself here; it’s the program’s first title game since its 2012 loss to Kentucky.
UNC is aiming for its seventh banner and fifth consecutive decade with a title (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, and 2017) but first under head coach Hubert Davis. The Tar Heels overcame a challenging Duke squad in an iconic Final Four matchup Saturday to get to this game.
If the Tar Heels do pull off a victory, they would tie the 1985 Villanova team as the lowest seed to cut down the nets.
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uSports prediction: Kansas 79, UNC 72. You can argue about who the better team is, but you can’t deny that that Duke game took a lot out of the Tar Heels players. Sure, they had a day to rest, but the physical and emotional toll has been taken.
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