Michigan vs. UConn: How do national title contenders stack up?
Michigan will play Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament national-championship game Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It's the seventh final appearance for UConn, all since 1999, and the eighth for Michigan, first since 2018. How has Michigan fared in NCAA Tournament championship games?
Michigan is 1-6 in NCAA Tournament championship games: 1965: Lost to UCLA, 91-80 (Dave Strack) 1976: Lost to Indiana, 86-68 (Johnny Orr) 1989: Beat Seton Hall, 80-79 (OT) (Steve Fisher) 1992: Lost to Duke, 71-51 (Fisher) 1993: Lost to North Carolina, 77-71 (Fisher) 2013: Lost to Louisville, 82-76 (John Beilein) 2018: Lost to Villanova, 79-62 (Beilein) How has UConn fared in NCAA Tournament championship games? UConn is 6-0 in NCAA Tournament championship games: 1999: Def. Duke, 77-74 (Jim Calhoun) 2004: Def.
Georgia Tech, 82-73 (Calhoun) 2011: Def. Butler, 60-54 (Calhoun) 2014: Def. Kentucky, 60-54 (Kevin Ollie) 2023: Def.
San Diego State, 76-59 (Dan Hurley) 2024: Def. Purdue, 75-60 (Hurley) How has Michigan done all-time against UConn? The teams have played four times, but never in the postseason: Dec.
18, 1939: Michigan, 62-45 Feb. 7, 2009: UConn, 69-61 Jan. 17, 2010: Michigan, 68-63 Nov.