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It’s a nice little opening matchup in the Final Four on Saturday from the Alamodome in San Antonio as Cinderella story and No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago takes on No. 3 seed Michigan. Frankly, that’s just the appetizer.

What many are calling the de facto national championship game is the nightcap as No. 1 Villanova faces No. 1 Kansas, with the Wildcats as 5-point favorites. The Nova/KU winner will be favored Monday (barring injury) in the national title game regardless of the first game’s result.

Since 1985 when the NCAA Tournament first expanded to 64 teams, Villanova and Kansas are the Nos. 55 and 56 top seeds to reach the Final Four. Then 32 of those have reached the championship game and 20 have won it all.