In a year of upsets, there was only one appropriate way for the Kentucky-North Carolina game. And since the Lunatic was rooting for the Tar Heels, we all know what that means. The Kentucky Wildcats become the final team to punch their ticket to Houston and the Final Four!

Thanks to the Wildcats victory, we have the first tournament where not only do we have no #1 seeds, we also don’t have any 2 seeds either. In 1980, Louisville was a 2 seed – and in 2006, UCLA was a 2 seed.

In 2011, we have Connecticut – a 3 seed, Kentucky – a 4 seed, Butler – a 8 seed, and VCU – a 11 seed. And of course, because it will make sense, the 3 and 4 seeds will play each other, and the 8 and 11 seeds will play each other.

• So, this means that we have a record of a 3 seed being the favorite (based on seeds) going into the Final 4.
• We have a record number when you add up the seeds (26).
• I haven’t looked, but I imagine the 37 losses between the 4 teams is a record (Kentucky has the least with 8 losses).
• VCU ties the record of the highest seed to make the Final 4 (with George Mason -2006 and LSU – 1986).
• And the winner of the Butler – VCU game will go into the record books as the highest seed to make the championship game (Butler would tie the 1985 Villanova team which was an 8 seed – obviously VCU would be the first 11 seed to make it.

Hopefully that will lead to an unpredictable Final Four – how crazy would it be if Butler or VCU was the 2011 champions! One can only hope!!!!