Kentucky, Kansas Head To Final Four

Kentucky and Kansas round out the Final Four field in New Orleans. Kentucky won the South Regional 82-70 over Baylor and Kansas pulled away from North Carolina 80-67.

NCAA Men's Basketball Field Is Set

Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina and Michigan State lead the way as the top seeds in the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament.

Related articles

• NCAA Bracket 2012: No. 1 Seeds Are Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan State (sbnation.com)
• Selection Sunday: Let the Madness Begin (blogher.com)

USA Today / ESPN Men's College Basketball Coaches Poll - March 5, 2012 (CBSSports.com)

Rankings updated (03/05/2012)
Rank	Teams (first-place votes)	Schedules/Results	Points	Prev
1	Kentucky (31) Overall: 30-1 Conference: 16-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		775	1
2	Syracuse Overall: 30-1 Conference: 17-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		744	2
3	Kansas Overall: 26-5 Conference: 16-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		703	4
4	North Carolina Overall: 27-4 Conference: 14-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		690	6
5	Missouri Overall: 27-4 Conference: 14-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		620	8
6	Duke Overall: 26-5 Conference: 13-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		604	3
7	Ohio State Overall: 25-6 Conference: 13-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		575	11
8	Michigan State Overall: 24-7 Conference: 13-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		540	5
9	Marquette Overall: 25-6 Conference: 14-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		537	7
10	Murray State Overall: 30-1 Conference: 17-1 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		526	9
11	Baylor Overall: 25-6 Conference: 12-6 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	03/08 vs. Kansas State 12:30 PM EST	422	10
12	Wisconsin Overall: 23-8 Conference: 12-6 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		417	15
13	Michigan Overall: 23-8 Conference: 13-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		397	16
14	Georgetown Overall: 22-7 Conference: 12-6 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		369	12
15	Indiana Overall: 24-7 Conference: 11-7 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	03/08 vs. Penn State 1:55 PM EST	287	20
16	Wichita State Overall: 27-5 Conference: 17-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		241	14
17	Florida State Overall: 21-9 Conference: 12-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		199	22
18	St. Mary's Overall: 26-5 Conference: 15-2 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	03/05 vs. Gonzaga 9:00 PM EST	198	21
19	Florida Overall: 22-9 Conference: 10-6 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		187	13
20	UNLV Overall: 25-7 Conference: 9-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	03/08 Wyoming 11:30 PM EST	181	17
21	San Diego State Overall: 24-6 Conference: 10-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	03/08 vs. Boise State 3:00 PM EST	165	23
22	Creighton Overall: 28-5 Conference: 17-4 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		164	24
23	Notre Dame Overall: 21-10 Conference: 13-5 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		134	19
24	Temple Overall: 24-6 Conference: 13-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster		112	25
25	Gonzaga Overall: 25-5 Conference: 14-3 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	03/05 vs. St. Mary's 9:00 PM EST	80	26
Others Receiving Votes: Louisville (22-9) 60; New Mexico (24-6) 26; Iowa State (22-9) 24; Memphis (23-8) 24; Drexel (27-5) 21; Virginia (22-8) 18; Kansas State (21-9) 11; Mississippi State (21-10) 8; Saint Louis (24-6) 6; Nevada (25-5) 3; Virginia Commonwealth (27-6) 3; Harvard (26-4) 2; Middle Tennessee (25-6) 1; Montana (23-6) 1