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Kentucky's starting lineup of three freshmen and two sophomores did most everything together en route to the school's eighth national title. Now, they will each go their separate ways in the NBA....

The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 Monday night to win the NCAA men's basketball championship in New Orleans. Despite a late surge that brought the Jayhawks within five points, the Wildcats dominated the game, leading by double digits during much of the second half.

Kentucky has the best players. Kansas has the most heart. From the first practice in October to the final cutting of the nets in April, that's how the two teams remaining in the NCAA tournament have made a name for themselves.

This comprehensive breakdown of the Final Four details the player nobody can matchup against, what’s at stake in Kentucky vs. Louisville, how Kansas will try to guard Ohio State and more.

Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press' Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season. The Wildcats received 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday, while the Orange got the others.

Kentucky starts it second straight week (AP) -- and fourth this season - as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. The Wildcats were again a runaway choice, receiving 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday.

The first jolt came in the early semifinal, when unranked Connecticut knocked off No. 2 Michigan State. Then came the real one - a magnitude-4.7 earthquake off the coast that rattled chairs, tables and the rims for about five seconds in the late game between No. 8 Kentucky and No. 13 Washington.