The University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies are on top of the college basketball world yet again, as both the men’s and women’s teams won the national championship in the same year. The only other time this happened was in 2004, ironically, by the same UConn Huskies.

Both teams had their own unique storylines going into the championship game. The women were 39-0 and faced the 37-0 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the first time in Division I college basketball history that two undefeated teams played for the national championship. However, the Huskies were dominant, winning their second consecutive championship by a score of 79-58.

The men were not as highly touted, fighting against the odds since their opening round match up against Saint Joseph’s. Until last week, no team had ever won the NCAA Tournament as a 7-seed and additionally, the Huskies did not even participate in last year’s tournament due to NCAA sanctions.

Despite losses to non-tournament teams Southern Methodist and Houston earlier in the season, the Huskies got hot when it mattered most, March. UConn would knock off No. 2 seed Villanova, No. 3 Iowa State and No. 4 Michigan State en route to the Final Four, where they took down top overall seed Florida to secure a date with No. 8 Kentucky in the championship game.

With a seven and eight-seed playing each other for the title, it was the highest combined seeded championship in history. However, Kentucky’s seeding was hardly indicative of their talent. The Wildcats boasted seven McDonald’s All-Americans on their team, the most since Michigan’s Fab Five in the 1990s. Kentucky’s road to the Final Four also proved to be the most impressive, with wins over No. 1 seed Wichita State, No. 4 Louisville and No. 2 Michigan, all Final Four teams from last season.

The stage was set on April 7, as senior guard Shabazz Napier and UConn battled freshmen Julius Randle and the Harrison twins of Kentucky in front of 79,238 fans at Cowboy Stadium for the national championship.

The Huskies got off to a quick start and took control of the game early on, leading by as many as 15 points in the first half. However, Kentucky switched to a zone to slow down UConn, allowing the Wildcats to climb back into the game.

Despite their defensive tempo and cutting the deficit to one point on several occasions, Kentucky could never take the lead, as UConn held on to win their fourth national championship by a score of 60-54.

The young Wildcats could not overcome their big game jitters, shooting a poor 13 of 24 from the free throw line and allowing Napier to find his rhythm. Napier would finish with 22 points on 50 percent shooting with six rebounds and three assists, earning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors.