Kentucky captured the program's eighth national championship at the 2012 NCAA tournament, beating Kansas 67-59 in the title game.

The Wildcats made their second straight Final Four appearance after coming up short in 2011. This time, the postseason's top overall seed won its six games by an average of 11.8 points as Anthony Davis was named Most Outstanding Player.

No. 2 seed Kansas opposed Kentucky for the national title. It was the Jayhawks' first appearance in the Final Four since winning the 2008 championship. No. 2 seed Ohio State and No. 4 seed Louisville* rounded out the national semifinals.

* — Louisville's participation in the 2012 NCAA tournament was later vacated.

Upsets were also a factor in the 2012 NCAA tournament. For the first time ever, two 15-seeds won in the same tournament as Norfolk State upset Missouri and Lehigh eliminated Duke. Additionally, No. 13 seed Ohio reached the Sweet 16 and took top-seeded North Carolina to overtime.

2012 NCAA tournament: Bracket

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2012 NCAA tournament: Scores

First Four South: No. 16 Western Kentucky 59, No. 16 Mississippi Valley State 58 West: No. 14 BYU 78, No. 14 Iona 72 Midwest: No. 16 Vermont 71, No. 16 Lamar 59 Midwest: No. 12 South Florida 65, No. 12 California 54

First Round (Round of 64) East Regional No. 1 Syracuse 72, No. 16 UNC Asheville 65 No. 2 Ohio State 78, No. 15 Loyola (Md.) 59 No. 3 Florida State 66, No. 14 St. Bonaventure 63 No. 4 Wisconsin 73, No. 13 Montana 49 No. 5 Vanderbilt 79, No. 12 Harvard 70 No. 6 Cincinnati 65, No. 11 Texas 59 No. 7 Gonzaga 77, No. 10 West Virginia 54 No. 8 Kansas State 70, No. 9 Southern Miss 64 West Regional No. 1 Michigan State 89, No. 16 Long Island 67 No. 15 Norfolk State 86, No. 2 Missouri 84 | Watch full game No. 3 Marquette 88, No. 14 BYU 68 No. 4 Louisville 69, No. 13 Davidson 62 No. 5 New Mexico 75, No. 12 Long Beach State 68 No. 6 Murray State 58, No. 11 Colorado State 41 No. 7 Florida 71, No. 10 Virginia 45 No. 9 Saint Louis 61, No. 8 Memphis 54 South Regional No. 1 Kentucky 81, No. 16 Western Kentucky 66 No. 15 Lehigh 75, No. 2 Duke 70 | Watch full game No. 3 Baylor 68, No. 14 South Dakota State 60 No. 4 Indiana 79, No. 13 New Mexico State 66 No. 12 VCU 62, No. 5 Wichita State 59 No. 11 Colorado 68, No. 6 UNLV 64 No. 10 Xavier 67, No. 7 Notre Dame 63 No. 8 Iowa State 77, No. 9 UConn 64 Midwest Regional No. 1 North Carolina 77, No. 16 Vermont 58 No. 2 Kansas 65, No. 15 Detroit 50 No. 3 Georgetown 74, No. 14 Belmont 59 No. 13 Ohio 65, No. 4 Michigan 60 No. 12 South Florida 58, No. 5 Temple 44 No. 11 NC State 79, No. 6 San Diego State 65 No. 10 Purdue 72, No. 7 Saint Mary's 69 No. 8 Creighton 58, No. 7 Alabama 57

Second Round (Round of 32) East Regional No. 1 Syracuse 75, No. 8 Kansas State 59 No. 2 Ohio State 73, No. 7 Gonzaga 66 No. 6 Cincinnati 62, No. 3 Florida State 56 No. 4 Wisconsin 60, No. 5 Vanderbilt 57 West Regional No. 1 Michigan State 65, No. 9 Saint Louis 61 No. 7 Florida 84, No. 15 Norfolk State 50 No. 3 Marquette 62, No. 6 Murray State 53 No. 4 Louisville 59, No. 5 New Mexico 56 South Regional No. 1 Kentucky 87, No. 8 Iowa State 71 No. 7 Xavier 70, No. 15 Lehigh 58 No. 3 Baylor 80, No. 11 Colorado 63 No. 4 Indiana 63, No. 12 VCU 61 Midwest Regional No. 1 North Carolina 87, No. 8 Creighton 73 No. 2 Kansas 63, No. 10 Purdue 60 No. 11 NC State 66, No. 3 Georgetown 63 No. 13 Ohio 62, No. 12 South Florida 56

Sweet 16 East Regional No. 1 Syracuse 64, No. 4 Wisconsin 63 No. 2 Ohio State 81, No. 6 Cincinnati 66 West Regional No. 4 Louisville 57, No. 1 Michigan State 44 No. 7 Florida 68, No. 3 Marquette 58 South Regional No. 1 Kentucky 102, No. 4 Indiana 90 No. 3 Baylor 75, No. 7 Xavier 70 Midwest Regional No. 1 North Carolina 73, No. 13 Ohio 65 (OT) No. 2 Kansas 60, No. 11 NC State 57

Elite Eight East Regional No. 2 Ohio State 77, No. 1 Syracuse 70 West Regional No. 4 Louisville 72, No. 7 Florida 68 South Regional No. 1 Kentucky 82, No. 3 Baylor 70 Midwest Regional No. 2 Kansas 80, No. 1 North Carolina 67

Final Four (New Orleans, Louisiana) National semifinals No. 1 Kentucky 69, No. 4 Louisville 61 No. 2 Kansas 64, No. 2 Ohio State 62 National championship No. 1 Kentucky 67, No. 2 Kansas 59 | Watch full game



2012 NCAA tournament: Upsets

The following double-digit seeds won games (not counting the First Four):

TEAM SCORE OPPONENT FIRST ROUND (Round of 64) No. 15 Lehigh 75-70 No. 2 Duke No. 15 Norfolk State 86-84 No. 2 Missouri No. 13 Ohio 65-60 No. 4 Michigan No. 12 South Florida 58-44 No. 5 Temple No. 12 VCU 62-59 No. 5 Wichita State No. 11 Colorado 68-64 No. 6 UNLV No. 11 NC State 79-65 No 6 San Diego State No. 10 Purdue 72-69 No. 7 Saint Mary's No. 10 Xavier 67-63 No. 7 Notre Dame SECOND ROUND (Round of 32) No. 13 Ohio 62-56 No. 12 South Florida No. 11 NC State 66-63 No. 3 Georgetown No. 10 Xavier 70-58 No. 15 Lehigh

2012 NCAA tournament: Stats, records

Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses:

Scoring offense

Missouri (1) — 84.0 Kentucky (6) — 81.3 Indiana (3) — 77.3 North Carolina (4) — 76.0 Ohio State (5) — 74.2

Scoring defense

Murray State (2) — 51.5 South Florida (3) — 53.3 Florida (4) — 56.3 Wisconsin (3) —56.7 Colorado State, Alabama, and Temple (1 each) — 58.0

Rebounding margin