Washington State University

The Bruins win their 12th national championship by imposing a slow half-court tempo, throttling Kansas's perimeter threats and riding the coattails of superlative freshman Kevin Love to victory

A pair of Australians, A.J. Ogilvy of Vanderbilt and Patty Mills of St. Mary's (which suits up four Aussies), lifted conference also-rans into contenders

Serving Notice With humility, experience and grit, once-lowly Washington State is winning ugly and sitting pretty at 13--0

With an infusion of homegrown talent and a new emphasis on smothering defense, the Pac-10 has become the nation's top conference

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