NOW YOU KNOW

Of the top three NCAA men’s basketball teams ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll, only Kansas made it to this year’s Final Four. A look at the past champions since 1995 and where each was ranked in the AP preseason poll:

Source: World Features Syndicate

*--* Year Champion Rank Year Champion Rank 2002 Maryland No. 2 1998 Kentucky No. 8 2001 Duke No. 2 1997 Arizona No. 19 2000 Michigan State No. 3 1996 Kentucky No. 1 1999 Connecticut No. 2 1995 UCLA No. 6

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