Kentucky Will Face Kansas In The NCAA Title Game

Kansas and Kentucky survived the Final Four semifinals Saturday night to advance to Monday's NCAA championship game. Kansas edged Ohio State, while Kentucky eliminated Louisville.

Final Four Set To Go In New Orleans

The national semifinal games in the men's NCAA basketball tournament take place Saturday in New Orleans. The first of the Final Four games has Kentucky playing Louisville with Ohio State facing Kansas in the second contest.

Louisville Cardinals, Ohio State Buckeyes Reach Final Four

Louisville and Ohio State earned Final Four berths with victories in regional finals. The Cardinals beat Florida 72-68, while the Buckeyes topped Syracuse 77-70.

Jim Calhoun To Miss UConn's Next Game

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STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun will miss Saturday's game against No. 2 Syracuse while on an indefinite medical leave of absence because of spinal stenosis, a painful condition in his lower back.

The school announced Wednesday that Calhoun would not be at the game at Syracuse. He missed last Saturday's win over Seton Hall and Monday's loss at Louisville. STORY....

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Rick Pitino: Plans To Quit When Contract Ends In 2017

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rick Pitino said Tuesday that he won't coach past the 2016-2017 season when his current contract ends at Louisville.

"When you're 59, you're realistic that you don't have a whole lot of years left," Pitino said at a news conference before the No. 4 Cardinals play Georgetown on Wednesday. "My contract's going to run out in 2017. I'm not coaching any more after that."

The former Providence and Kentucky coach has guided the Cardinals to a 12-0 record so far this season. STORY....

USA Today / ESPN Men's College Basketball Coaches Poll - December 26, 2011 (CBSSports.com)

Rank	Teams	Schedules/Results	Points	Prev
1	Syracuse Overall: 13-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 Seton Hall 7:00 PM EST	774	1
2	Ohio State Overall: 12-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 Northwestern 5:30 PM EST 12/31 at Indiana 6:00 PM EST	719	2
3	Kentucky Overall: 11-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 Lamar 8:30 PM EST 12/31 Louisville 12:00 PM EST	702	3
4	Louisville Overall: 12-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 Georgetown 7:00 PM EST 12/31 at Kentucky 12:00 PM EST	674	4
5	Duke Overall: 10-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/30 Western Michigan 7:00 PM EST	639	5
6	North Carolina Overall: 11-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 Elon 7:00 PM EST	623	6
7	Baylor Overall: 12-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 vs. Mississippi State 9:00 PM EST	587	7
8	Missouri Overall: 12-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/30 at Old Dominion 7:00 PM EST	574	8
9	Connecticut Overall: 10-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 at South Florida 9:00 PM EST 12/31 St. John's 12:00 PM EST	538	9
10	Florida Overall: 10-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 at Rutgers 7:00 PM EST 12/31 Yale 2:00 PM EST	501	12
11	Wisconsin Overall: 11-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/27 at Nebraska 9:00 PM EST 12/31 Iowa 1:00 PM EST	434	14
12	Georgetown Overall: 10-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 at Louisville 7:00 PM EST 12/31 Providence 2:00 PM EST	400	16
13	Marquette Overall: 11-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 Vanderbilt 9:00 PM EST	359	10
14	Mississippi State Overall: 12-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 vs. Baylor 9:00 PM EST 12/31 Utah State 2:00 PM EST	347	17
15	Indiana Overall: 12-0 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 at Michigan State 7:30 PM EST 12/31 Ohio State 6:00 PM EST	337	18
16	Michigan Overall: 10-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 Penn State 7:30 PM EST	290	19
17	Michigan State Overall: 11-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 Indiana 7:30 PM EST 12/31 at Nebraska 3:00 PM EST	270	20
18	Kansas Overall: 8-3 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 Howard 8:00 PM EST 12/31 North Dakota 4:00 PM EST	250	11
19	Creighton Overall: 10-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 Missouri State 8:00 PM EST 12/31 at Wichita State 6:00 PM EST	193	21
20	UNLV Overall: 13-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/28 Central Arkansas 10:00 PM EST 12/31 at Hawaii 8:00 PM EST	179	23
21	Murray State Overall: 13-0 Conference: 1-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/30 at Eastern Illinois 8:00 PM EST	169	22
22	Pittsburgh Overall: 11-2 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/27 at Notre Dame 7:00 PM EST	159	13
23	Harvard Overall: 10-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/29 at Boston College 7:00 PM EST 12/31 Saint Joseph's 4:00 PM EST	92	25
24	Virginia Overall: 10-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/27 Maryland-Eastern Shore 7:00 PM EST 12/30 Towson 7:00 PM EST	48	29
25	Kansas State Overall: 10-1 Conference: 0-0 Statistics | Schedule | Roster	12/31 Howard 2:00 PM EST	45	31
Others Receiving Votes: San Diego State (11-2) 39; Illinois (11-2) 36; Xavier (9-3) 27; Saint Louis (11-1) 22; Stanford (10-2) 11; Gonzaga (9-2) 10; St. Mary's (11-2) 5; Ohio (11-1) 5; Brigham Young (10-3) 3; Alabama (9-3) 3; Middle Tennessee (11-2) 3; Saint Joseph's (9-3) 3; Cleveland State (11-2) 2; Southern Miss (10-2) 1; West Virginia (9-3) 1; Wichita State (9-2) 1