Kansas vs North Carolina: What to know about men's basketball national championship

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The NCAA men’s basketball national championship game will feature two of the top schools in the history of the game in Kansas and North Carolina.

The Jayhawks are bringing their three national championships to the table looking for a fourth one and their first since 2008. The Tar Heels are searching for a seventh national title while having previously won in 2017.

Kansas came into the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed and are the last No. 1 seed left. The Jayhawks defeated Texas Southern, Creighton, Providence, Miami (FL) and Villanova to get to the national final. Kansas met Villanova in the Final Four on Saturday night and won the game easily 81-65.

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R.J. Davis #4 of the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrates defeating the Duke Blue Devils in the semifinal game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Caesars Superdome on April 02, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

North Carolina came into the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed but were riding a wave of momentum winning their final eight of 10 games and managed to secure a place in the tournament despite failing to make an appearance in the ACC Championship. The Tar Heels defeated Marquette, Baylor, UCLA, Saint Peter’s and handed Mike Krzyzewski and Duke their final loss.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis is in an interesting spot coming into the national championship. Davis has a chance to follow Steve Fisher in winning a national title in his first-ever season as a head coach. Fisher did it for Michigan in 1989.

Davis was also on the 1991 team that lost in the Final Four to