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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    105 points need to be scored on Monday for this to be the first ever tournament with 10,000 total points.
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    The most points by a team in their first 5 games of the tournament is 473 by Oklahoma in 1988. Michigan has scored 472 so far in this tournament. The most points in a single tournament was UNLV with 571 in 1999. Michigan needs 100 to break that. By contrast, UConn has 366 in first 5 games.
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    Michigan is in the National Championship Game for the first time since 2018 and the 8th time overall. They are 1-6 in the National Championship Game. The only National Championship win was in 1989 vs Seton Hall. They have lost in their last four championship games.
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    No more musical guests in between game.
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    #1 seeds are 7-3 vs #2 in the Championship 1979 - #2 Michigan State 75 #1 Indiana State 64 1984 - #1 Georgetown 84 #2 Houston 75 1986 - #2 Louisville 72 #1 Duke 69 1987 - #1 Indiana 74 #2 Syracuse 73 1994 - #1 Arkansas 76 #2 Duke 72 1995 - #1 UCLA 89 #2 Arkansas 78 2001 - #1 Duke 82 #2 Arizona...
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    Hopefully, it's a NO-Big Ten final
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    UConn has six straight tournament wins over the Big Ten (3 in 2024, 3 in 2026) UConn is 7-1 in the National Semifinals with five straight victories. UConn has won eight straight games vs #3 seeds (also defeated #3 Michigan State this year)
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    UConn is in the National Championship Game for the 3rd Time in 4 years and the 7th Time overall. They are 6-0 in the National Championship Game. They are the 7th school to play in three championship games over a 4-year period. They won the National Championship as a #2 seed in 2004.
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    Every year that UConn won the NCAA Tournament, they played at least one Saturday game before the Final Four. They did not play on Saturday this year.
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    Big East vs Big Ten in the National Semifinals 1999 - UConn 64 Ohio State 58 2007 - Ohio State 67 Georgetown 60 2009 - Michigan State 82 UConn 73 2013 - Syracuse 61 Michigan 56
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    If UConn wins tonight and beats Michigan in the Championship, they will become the 2nd team to have 4 wins against a single conference (UCLA, Michigan State, Illinios, Michigan) Who is the only team to ever accomplish that feat?
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    Schools to play in 3 Championship Games over a 4 year period Cincinnati - Played in 3 straight from 1961 to 1963 Duke - Played in 3 straight from 1990 to 1992 and again in 1994 Georgetown - Played in 3 of 4 from 1982 to 1985 Kentucky- Played in 3 of 4 from 1948 to 1951, Played in 3 straight...
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    ***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

    I went to a Greenfield-Central basketball game in January. Mullins’ younger brothers were on the team and his mom and dad were wearing UConn gear.