On Monday, the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks will face the eighth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels for the men’s national championship in the NCAA Tournament.
The Jayhawks beat No. 2 seed Villanova on Saturday to advance to their 10th national title game, and third under head coach Bill Self. The program will be looking for its first championship since 2008, and fourth overall (1952, 1988).
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Meanwhile, the Tar Heels defeated two-seed Duke on Saturday. North Carolina will be playing in its 12th title game, and first under Hubert Davis. He can become the first coach ever to win in his first full season as coach. The Tar Heels last won the title in 2017, their seventh in history.