Butler had a 24-game winning streak coming into the 2010 Final Four. This was the longest winning streak entering a Final Four since Duke's 31-game streak coming into the 1999 Final Four.

Butler was the first team to play a Final Four in its own city since UCLA played in (and won) the 1972 Final Four in Los Angeles.

Michigan State's total margin of victory of 13 points in the four games coming into the Final Four is the smallest in NCAA tournament history.

Butler shot 30.6% in defeating Michigan State. That's the worst shooting % in a win in a national semifinal since 1958.

From Gregg Doyel of cbssports.com: "Yes, Duke won the title. Butler won the season."