who did kentucky beat in 2012 ncaa tournament
Kansas
title: Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball text: NCAA Tournament. Kentucky was both selected as the No. 1 seed in the South Region and also the No. 1 seed overall of the entire NCAA Tournament. The Sweet 16 match-up on March 23, 2012 was a rematch against Indiana, in which this time the Wildcats prevailed over the Hoosiers 102–90. On March 25, 2012, Kentucky won the South Regional, setting up a Final Four semifinal with the Louisville Cardinals. Calipari's Wildcats defeated the Cardinals (coached by former Kentucky coach Rick Pitino) by a score of 69–61. This sent Kentucky to the National Championship game against the Kansas Jayhawks, where title: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament text: Bill Self by defeating Calipari's Memphis team, and Ohio State, making their first appearance since their runner-up finish in 2007 and second under coach Thad Matta. Kentucky defeated Kansas 67-59 to win their first national championship since Tubby Smith led the team there in 1998. This was Calipari's first national championship in four trips to the Final Four, having previously gone there with Kentucky in 2011, Memphis in 2008 and Massachusetts in 1996. Upsets were once again the story of the tournament in 2012, and for the first time ever two #15 seeds won in the same tournament. In the title: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament text: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 68 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2012, and concluded with the championship game on April 2 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The Final Four consisted of Kentucky, making their second appearance in the Final Four under John Calipari, Louisville, making their second appearance under Rick Pitino and first since 2005, Kansas, making their first appearance since winning the 2008 national championship under head coach title: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game text: for a 67-59 victory. 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 2012 National Title Game was played on April 2, 2012 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and featured the 2012 South Regional Champions, #1-seeded Kentucky and the 2012 Midwest Regional Champions, #2-seeded Kansas. The two head coaches for this game, Kentucky's John Calipari and Kansas's Bill Self also coached title: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game text: 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game The 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 2012 National Title Game was played on April 2, 2012 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and featured the 2012 South Regional Champions, #1-seeded Kentucky and the 2012 Midwest Regional Champions, #2-seeded Kansas. The two head coaches for this game, Kentucky's John Calipari and Kansas's Bill Self also coached at the 2008 National