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[QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 4510939, member: 181"]
Easy - UConn was the best team in the best conference, and undefeated in OOC play. By the time it got to the Finals, it had beaten a greater number and wider variety of top teams than Duke.

After the game, Calhoun said, "I didn't come here to prove anything. I came here to coach my team as well as I possibly could."

CONSIDER:
UConn was 11-2 against ranked teams before NCAA Final (Duke was 9-1)
UConn beat 5 ranked teams IN NCAA Tournament (Duke beat 1) 
BOTH were conference regular season & tournament champs
Big East had 5 Tournament teams, seeded 1, 2, 5, 5, 8
ACC had 3 Tournament teams, seeded 1, 2, 3
UConn defeated common opponents Fairfield and Michigan State by larger margins than Duke did
UConn's loss to #16 Syracuse was w/Hamilton I'll and mostly not playing, and was avenged by double digits on the road
UConn's loss to #15 Miami was by 2 points. Miami ended up a 2 seed. 
Duke's loss to #15 Cincinnati was by 2 points in the Great Alaskan Shootout finals
Both teams won their early season Great Eight pairing
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