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    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - ELITE 8
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    Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyUK
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    73
    32-6
    Final
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    Kentucky
    UK
    334073
    North Carolina
    UNC
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    UNC
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    North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
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    31-7

    North Carolina Tar Heels vs Kentucky Wildcats

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    Memphis, TN

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    Referee:John Higgins

    Referee:Keith Kimble

    Referee:Mike Reed

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    2026-27 Standings

    NCAA Division I
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    Alabama0-0-1-0
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    Florida0-0-1-0
    Georgia0-0-1-0
    Kentucky0-0-1-0
    LSU0-0-1-0
    Ole Miss0-0-1-0
    Mississippi State0-0-1-0
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    South Carolina0-0-1-0
    Tennessee0-0-1-0
    Texas0-0-1-0
    Texas A&M0-0-1-0
    Vanderbilt0-0-1-0
    Auburn0-0-0-0
    Oklahoma0-0-0-1
    Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Boston College0-0-1-0
    California0-0-1-0
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    Georgia Tech0-0-1-0
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    North Carolina0-0-1-0
    Notre Dame0-0-1-0
    Pittsburgh0-0-1-0
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    Stanford0-0-1-0
    Syracuse0-0-1-0
    Virginia0-0-1-0
    Virginia Tech0-0-1-0
    Wake Forest0-0-1-0
    Miami0-0-0-1
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