Question: who won the ncaa basketball championship in 2012
Answer: 2012 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament 2012 Final Four logo Season 2011 -- 12 Teams 68 Finals site Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans , Louisiana Champions Kentucky Wildcats ( 8th title , 11th title game , 15th Final Four ) Runner - up Kansas Jayhawks ( 9th title game , 14th Final Four ) Semifinalists Louisville Cardinals ( vacated ) ( 9th Final Four ) Ohio State Buckeyes ( 11th Final Four ) Winning coach John Calipari ( 1st title ) MOP Anthony Davis ( Kentucky ) NCAA Division I Men 's Tournaments `` 2011 2013 ''