Dave Sez

Rarer Than We Thought

I missed this post from a few days ago, but apparently a reader of Ken Pomeroy's blog pointed out something that everyone else seemed to have missed - 1975 was not the most recent time a pre-tournament #1 played a #2.

Evidently, in 1975 the AP put out polls during the tournament, so when Indiana lost to Kentucky in the regional finals, they fell from the top spot. That Hoosier team was undefeated going into the tourney.

Great catch! All the "real" media folks got this one wrong and I was foolish enough to believe them. According to Ken's subsequent research, it had been 40 years since a #1 played a #2 in the finals!