Final Pomeroy Rankings For NCAA Title Game Winner/Loser 2002-21

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I understand there MAY have been some adjustments post tournament, but the years I have followed Pomeroy I have not seen it. Anyway, the final Pomeroy ranking for each title game winner/loser:

2002 #3 Maryland over #6 Indiana

2003 #8 Syracuse over #2 Kansas

2004 #2 UConn over #8 Georgia Tech

2005 #1 UNC over #2 Illinois

2006 #1 Florida over #7 UCLA

2007 #2 Florida over #3 Ohio State

2008 #1 Kansas over #2 Memphis

2009 #1 UNC over #9 Michigan State

2010 #1 Duke over #12 Butler

2011 #10 UConn over #36 Butler

2012 #1 Kentucky over #4 Kansas

2013 #1 UL** over #4 Michigan

2014 #15 UConn over #13 Kentucky

2015 #3 Duke over #2 Wisconsin

2016 #1 Villanova over #2 UNC

2017 #3 UNC over #1 Gonzaga

2018 #1 Villanova over #7 Michigan

2019 #1 Virginia over #5 Texas Tech

2020 ***

2021 #2 Baylor over #1 Gonzaga

 

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Interesting that since 2016, #1 won it all unless that #1 was Gonzaga. And in those two years that #1 Gonzaga went to the final game, a #3 or #2 won it all. That bodes well for the Wildcats, whether it is Arizona or UK.