Moving up either way

DETROIT — Whether it's North Carolina or Michigan State on the winners platform later tonight in Ford Field, there will be movement on the all-time NCAA titles ladder.

Entering the game, the Tar Heels need one more crown to tie Indiana at five for third place on the all-time list. Michigan State, with titles in 1979 and 2000, is one of eight schools (including N.C. State) with two trophies. A win by the Spartans would move them into a three-way tie with Duke and Kansas with three titles each.

No one reading this information may be alive when a school wins enough championships to match UCLA’s 11. -- Caulton Tudor

MULTIPLE CHAMPS

11: UCLA (latest 1995)

7: Kentucky (1998)

5: Indiana (1987)

4: North Carolina (2005)

3: Duke (2001)

3: Kansas (2008)

2: Cincinnati (1962)

2: Connecticut (2004)

2: Florida (2007)

2: Louisville (1986)

2: Michigan State (2000)

2: N.C. State (1983)

2: Oklahoma State (1946)

2: San Francisco (1956)