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No. 1 Kansas Beats No. 2 Villanova in Final Four to Advance to 2022 NCAA Championship

The Kansas Jayhawks will play for the 10th national championship in school history after their 81-65 victory over the Villanova Wildcats in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament Saturday night.

Kansas has been arguably the most dominant team in the tournament thus far. It blew out Miami 76-50 in the Elite Eight to secure the program's 16th appearance in the Final Four. The Jayhawks have now won 10 straight games overall dating back to March 3.

Villanova cruised into the Final Four by winning its first four tournament games by an average of 11 points. Head coach Jay Wright's crew had won nine straight games and 14 of their last 15 overall dating back to Feb.