Well here we are one year later! Welcome back to the NCAA.com Men's Final Four Blog.
It's Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. and I am still in Indianapolis, but my head is in Detroit already. I am all packed and ready to drive up to Detroit with two coworkers in the morning and I am really excited! The 2009 NCAA Men's Final Four is guaranteed to be a great one and I'll make sure all of the readers at home feel like they are there with the in-depth coverage I'll provide.
Ok, so I will get it out of the way now and then you will not hear it from me again. J Yes, I am a UConn grad, but this blog will be neutral and I will definitely be giving all of the readers an inside glimpse to all four teams at the NCAA Final Four, as well as the many many activities planned in Detroit over the next few days.
Not much to report now other than I am ready to go!
Let's take a look at some quick facts on each team.
Michigan State
Final Four History: 7th appearance (1957, 1979*, 1999, 2000*,
2001, 2005, 2009)
Distance Traveled: 90 miles
Who they beat to get here: Robert Morris, USC, Kansas, Louisville
North Carolina
Final Four History: 18th appearance (1946, 1957*, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981,
1982*, 1991, 1993*, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005*, 2008, 2009)
Distance Traveled: 696 miles
Who they beat to get here: Radford, LSU, Gonzaga, Oklahoma
UConn
Final Four History: 3rd appearance (1999*, 2004*, 2009)
Distance Traveled: 745 miles
Who they beat to get here: Chattanooga, Texas A&M, Purdue, Missouri
Villanova
Final Four History: 3rd appearance (1939,1985*, 2009)
Distance Traveled: 573 miles
Who they beat to get here: American, UCLA, Duke, Pittsburgh
*= National Champions
