Kansas Helps Big 12 Win Back-to-Back National Championships

For the first time in over a decade, the Big 12 Conference took home back-to-back national championships in men’s basketball thanks to Kansas’ 71-68 win over North Carolina on Monday night. Kansas defeated Texas Southern, Creighton, Providence, Miami (FL), Villanova and North Carolina to win their fourth title.

Last season, Baylor defeated Gonzaga, 86-70, to capture the conference’s first championship since 2008.

In back-to-back seasons, the Big 12 will bring home a National Championship.

Baylor (2021), Kansas (2022)

— Ethan Bock (@ethanbock_) April 5, 2022

This marks the first time in over a decade that a conference won titles in consecutive years. From 2009-11, North Carolina and Duke won back-to-back national championships for the ACC.

Two straight National Champs have come out of the @Big12Conference 🔥

This is the first time a conference had two different teams win in back-to-back years since 2009 and 2010 pic.twitter.com/BbyIwwWlMk

— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) April 5, 2022

Over the past few seasons, the Big 12 has proven to being one of, if not, the best conference in college basketball. For the third-straight season, the Big 12 played for a national championship with Texas Tech (2019), Baylor (2021) and Kansas (2022).