Day 12 of March: Jayhawks Win The Title

So far in my articles, I've focused more on underdogs and cinderellas, but the Jayhawks' performance in 2008 deserves it's spot. Down seven with two minutes left, Kansas rallied to tie the game on a Mario Chalmers three as time ran down. Of course, this doesn't happen if Memphis could just make their free throws. The Tigers missed plenty of opportunities to put the game away down the stretch. Derrick Rose split a pair of free throws right before Chalmers' shot that could have made it a four point game. This has always left fans wondering if it was a better comeback by Kansas or a choke job by Memphis. In the end, it was a little bit of both. The Jayhawks made big plays when they needed to, but the Tigers just couldn't put the nail in the coffin. In overtime, Kansas took the momentum they built up and coasted with an early lead. It was their first title in 20 years, and will also go down as one of the greatest championship games ever.