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Kansas Beats UNC to Win National Championship, Completes Biggest Comeback in Title Game History

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In one of the most stunning comebacks in college basketball history, No. 1 Kansas defeated No. 8 UNC, 72–69, to win the 2022 national championship on Monday night.

The Jayhawks secured the fourth title in the program’s history after rallying from a 16-point deficit to stun the Tar Heels inside Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Kansas’s 16-point comeback is the largest comeback in title game history, toppling the previous record of 15 points set by Loyola Chicago against Cincinnati in the 1963 title game.

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