Top 5 margin of victory averages for NCAA Tournament champs
1. 1996 Kentucky
The most dominant team in terms of average margin of victory is the 1996 Kentucky Wildcats squad. That season, the Wildcats defeated San Jose State, Virginia Tech, Utah, Wake Forest, UMass and Syracuse by a whopping average of 21.5 points per game.
In their most lopsided win, the Wildcats defeated San Jose State by 37 points in their 110-72 opening-round victory. Even as the team with the highest margin of victory per game in tournament history, that didn鈥檛 keep Kentucky from a close game as the team won its Final Four matchup against Massachusetts by just seven points, 81-74.
1996 National Champions. We can't wait to welcome them home tomorrow 馃樇
— Kentucky Men鈥檚 Basketball (@KentuckyMBB)
