For all of the tradition between Kentucky and North Carolina, are you surprised to know that Saturday’s game at Rupp Arena will mark the first time since 1995 that the two programs will square off when both are ranked in the top five in the nation? That matchup came in 1995, in the South Regional final in Birmingham. Another came in the 1977 East Regional final and the only number one-versus-number two showdown occurred in December, 1981 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
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