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    North Carolina Tar Heels vs Kentucky Wildcats

    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - ELITE 8 AT NEWARK NJ
    UK
    4
    Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyUK
    29-8
    76
    29-8
    Final
    12T
    Kentucky
    UK
    383876
    North Carolina
    UNC
    303969
    UNC
    2
    North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
    29-8
    69
    29-8
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    Game Information

    Newark, NJ

    Prudential Center

    Referee:Pat Driscoll

    Referee:Randy McCall

    Referee:Verne Harris

    Prudential Center

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Florida16-2-27-8
    Arkansas13-5328-9
    Alabama13-5325-10
    Vanderbilt11-7527-9
    Tennessee11-7525-12
    Texas A&M11-7522-12
    Georgia10-8622-11
    Kentucky10-8622-14
    Missouri10-8620-13
    Texas9-9721-15
    Auburn7-11922-16
    Oklahoma7-11921-16
    Mississippi State5-131113-19
    Ole Miss4-141215-20
    South Carolina4-141213-19
    LSU3-151315-17
    Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Duke17-1-35-3
    Virginia15-3230-6
    Miami13-5426-9
    North Carolina12-6524-9
    Clemson12-6524-11
    Louisville11-7624-11
    NC State10-8720-14
    Florida State10-8718-15
    California9-9822-12
    Stanford9-9820-13
    Virginia Tech8-10919-13
    SMU8-10920-14
    Wake Forest7-111018-17
    Syracuse6-121115-17
    Pittsburgh5-131213-20
    Notre Dame4-141313-18
    Boston College4-141311-20
    Georgia Tech2-161511-20
    Full Standings

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