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Connecticut beat Louisville, 76-54, in the Women's 2009 NCAA Basketball Championship game.
They did not! Duke beat Butler 61-59.
Gonzaga
Including the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the University of Kentucky has 17 consecutive appearances. Their current streak began with the 1992 tournament, and is currently the third longest active streak behind Arizona (24) and Kansas (18). Duke University is fourth on the list with 13 consecutive appearances.
Texas beat USC with Cheryl Miller playing in her final year, 97-81 to win the 1986 NCAA c;hampionship's.
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Larry Owings of the University of Washinton
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Georgetown Hoyas in the 1982 NCAA Championship on Michael Jordan's buzzer-beating 3-pointer
2 seed Maryland in round of 32
Lousiana State University beat Ohio St. University for the National Championship.
UCLA vs. University of Arkansas UCLA beat U of A 89 - 78
In 1998 the Kansas University (KU) Jayhawks were the national NCAA Men's Basketball champions. In that game they beat Oklahoma 83-79.