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Printable NCAA Bracket 2012: Kentucky Is The Last Team Standing

2012-04-03T12:56:52Z

The favorite to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament did so Monday, as the Kentucky Wildcats downed the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 in the National Championship Game in New Orleans, LA. And though most fans were out of the running after March Madness' first weekend of action, at least, many college hoops enthusiasts were correct on their championship game selections.

Now, if you're one of the few people that earned the crown in their office's bracket contests and you'd like a nice, clean updated printable bracket, click on the link and SB Nation will priovided you with one.

Meanwhile, here's SBNation.com's reaction to UK winning it all:

Kentucky Wildcats are National Champions (via sbnation)

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NCAA Championship Game 2012, Kentucky Vs. Kansas Final Score: Wildcats Beat Jayhawks, 67-59

2012-04-03T03:41:57Z

Anthony Davis, recipient of the Wooden Award, AP Player of the Year and the Naismith Award, was held scoreless through halftime, but the No. 1 seeded Kentucky Wildcats still took a huge lead into the break and ultimately prevailed over the No. 2 seeded Kansas Jayhawks, 67-59, in the 2012 National Championship Game on Monday in New Orleans.

Davis would finish with six points on 1-of-10 shooting, 16 rebounds and six blocks for Kentucky, which made 23-of-56 field goals (41.1 percent). Doron Lamb led all scorers with 22 points, Marquis Teague had 14 points and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 11 points.

Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson led the Jayhawks, scoring 19 and 18 respectively. Elijah Johnson was the only other Jayhawk to reach double digits in points with 13. Kansas shot 35.5 percent from the field (22-for-62) in the loss.

Final - 4.2.2012	1	2	Total
Kansas Jayhawks	27	32	59
Kentucky Wildcats	41	26	67

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2012 NCAA Championship, Kansas Vs. Kentucky Halftime Score: Wildcats Up Big At Intermission, 41-27

2012-04-03T02:25:24Z

The Kentucky Wildcats are all over the Kansas Jayhawks, 41-27, at halftime of the 2012 NCAA Championship Game. Anthony Davis has more than lived up to his player of the year billing so far, even though he has yet to score a single point. He already has nine rebounds, four assists and three bocked shots through 20 minutes.

While Kentucky was the near consensus favorite heading into the game, many thought that Kansas might matcchup well inside. So far that hasn't been the case, with the Wildcats leading the rebounding battle 24 to 14. Thomas Robinson leads the Jayhawks with eight points and six rebounds so far.

Doron Lamb leads all scorer with 12 points. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist chipped in another 11 points and five rebounds for the Wildcats. Tyshawn Taylor also has eight points for the Jayhawks.

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Printable NCAA Bracket 2012: Kentucky, Kansas To Meet In National Championship Game

2012-04-01T13:15:12Z

The 2012 NCAA Tournament's National Championship Game match-up was finalized Saturday, as the Kentucky Wildcats and Kansas Jayhawks both earned victories in their respective semifinal contests in New Orleans, LA. The top-seeded Wildcats outlasted the Louisville Cardinals, 69-61, while the No. 2 Jayhawks used a come-from-behind effort to edge the Ohio. St. Buckeyes, 64-62, in the night cap.

The results officially trimmed the March Madness field from 68 teams to two, and only one will be standing after Monday's National Title Game (9:23 p.m. ET on CBS). If you'd like to see how everything has played out, SB Nation has an updated printable bracket at its NCAA Tournament homepage.

Currently, Kentucky is a 6-point favorite to win the crown, while Kansas will be looking for its first national title since 2008.

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NCAA Final Four 2012, Ohio State Vs. Kansas Final Score: Jayhawks Advance With 64-62 Victory

2012-04-01T03:39:33Z

Junior forward Thomas Robinson scored a game-high 19 points Saturday to help the Kansas Jayhawks come-from-behind to defeat the Ohio St. Buckeyes, 64-62, in a thrilling NCAA Tournament Semifinal contest in New Orleans, LA. The Jayhawks (32-6) overcame a nine-point, halftime deficit to advance to the National Championship Game, where they will face the Kentucky Wildcats on Monday (9:23 p.m. ET on CBS).

Trailing 59-56 with 2:22 remaining in regulation, Kansas used a small 6-0 run to take a 62-59 lead with 1:08 to go. From there, Kansas relied on its defense and two free throws from Tyshawn Tyalor (10 points) to cement a trip to the title game for the first time since 2008, when they defeated the John Calipari-led Memphis Tigers.

Ohio State was paced by senior guard guard William Buford's 19 points, while sophomore center Jared Sullinger tallied scored 13 points and collected 11 rebounds in probably his final game in a Buckeye uniform.

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NCAA Final Four 2012, Kentucky Vs. Louisville Final Score: Wildcats Outlast Cardinals, 69-61

2012-04-01T00:35:25Z

Led by Anthony Davis' 18-point, 14-rebound, five-block performance Saturday, the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats outlasted the Louisville Cardinals, 69-61, in a NCAA Tournament Semifinal contest in New Orleans, La. The victory helps the Wildcats move onto the National Championship Game, where they will take on either the Ohio St. Buckeyes or Kansas Jayhawks on Monday.

Louisville gave it their best shot, however, the high-powered offense of blue-grass rival Kentucky was too much to overcome. The Wildcats made 55-percent of its shots to overcome a 37-31 rebound margin that favored the Cardinals. Sophomore guard Doron Lamb scored 10 points and senior guard Darius Miller added 13 off the bench for the Wildcats, who move onto the title game for the first time since 1998.

Junior guard Peyton Siva paced the Cardinals with 11 points, while freshman forward Chane Behanan added 10.

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2012 NCAA Tournament: Kentucky Vs. Louisville Halftime Score, Wildcats Lead Cardinals, 35-28

2012-03-31T23:18:26Z

The Kentucky Wildcats lead the Louisville Cardinals, 35-28, after the first 20 minutes of the two teams' Final Four match-up.

Anthony Davis has led the way for the Wildcats with eight points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots. Marquis Teague and Doron Lamb also have eight points for the Wildcats.

The Cardinals have had a balanced scoring attack, with six of their seven players scoring at least four points. Chane Behanan leads them with six.

Offensive rebounds have allowed the Cardinals to stay in the game, despite shooting 38 percent from the floor and allowed Kentucky to shoot 60 percent.

The remainder of the game can be seen on CBS. The winner will go on to face the winner of Saturday night's match-up between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Kansas Jayhawks, which will immediately follow the Kentucky game.

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NCAA Bracket 2012 Printable: Final Four Saturday

2012-03-31T21:11:06Z

The 2012 NCAA Tournament is down to four teams.

The fourth seeded Louisville Cardinals won the West Region by defeating the Florida Gators. The tournament's first overall seed, the Kentucky Wildcats, reached the Final Four by defeating the Baylor Bears in the South Region. Now both teams are set to battle in what is sure to be an epic in-state rivalry game, with a spot in the NCAA Championship game on the line.

Following the Kentucky-Louisville game will be a match-up between Ohio State and Kansas – both two seeds who won their region.

Check out an updated printable 2012 NCAA bracket or the Final Four schedule follows.

Saturday, March 31

Louisville vs. Kentucky, 6:09 p.m. ET, CBS

Ohio St. vs. Kansas, 8:49 p.m. ET, CBS

Championship Game

Monday, April 2

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