Tournament Notes
- Largest tournament point differential (+121) by the champion since 1996
- Highest attended National Semifinal Games (72,456) in Final Four history (old record: 64,959)
- Highest attended National Championship Game (72,922) in Final Four history (old record: 64,959)
- Highest total Final Four attendance (145,378) ever (old record: 129,918)
- Roy Williams is one of four active coaches to win multiple titles (Jim Calhoun, Billy Donovan and Mike Krzyzewski are others)
- Nielsen ratings for the Championship Game were down 7% to 11.9/19 versus a 12.8/20 the previous year. The entire tournament averaged a 6.3/13, a 5% increase.
- Blake Griffin of Oklahoma was the winner of the John Wooden Award, presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on Friday, April 10 in Los Angeles.
- 708,296 fans in attendance over the course of 35 sessions.
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