‘No one listens’ to John Calipari’s March Madness idea. Too bad. They should

MIRAMAR BEACH, FL – He’s been David, and he’s been Goliath.

He knows fans remember David more.

They remember Goliath best when he loses to David in March Madness — like when Saint Peter’s toppled John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats.

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“No one remembers the wins (Goliath gets),” Calipari said during an interview with USA TODAY Sports and a few other media outlets at SEC spring meetings. “If you said, ‘Who did we beat in the national championship?’ They would not know. You know what they know? Saint Peter’s beat us. That’s what they know.

“That’s what makes this tournament. Don’t take that away.”

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2026: Michigan Wolverines

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2026: Michigan Wolverines

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2025: Florida Gators

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2024: Connecticut Huskies

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2023: Connecticut Huskies

(Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports)

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2022: Kansas Jayhawks

(Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports)

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2021: Baylor Bears

(Grace Hollars, IndyStar)

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2019: Virginia Cavaliers

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March Madness: Men’s college basketball national champions since 1960

2018: Villanova Wildcats

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