The History Of The

NCAA

Tournament

By: Kyle Williams

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Tournament Timeline

1908

Oregon beat Ohio State in the first ever NCAA tournament game. The tournament only featured eight teams at this time and would remain that way until 1951.

1939

Coach Everett Case is credited for the tradition of cutting down the nets. He sat on his players’ shoulders after they won the Southern Conference Championship.The term ‘March Madness’

derives from the Illinois boys state basketball championship in 1908. 1947

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Tournament Timeline

1985

1985 marks the first year the tournament fulling expanded to 64 teams. All teams were seeded one to 16. The inna-gural year featured a stun-ning upset as Villanova beat Georgetown.

2001

Due to the addition of the Mountain West conference, the play-in game was implimented in 2001. This happened in order to keep 34 at-large bids. This game is played first and used to determine who gets into the tournament. Northwestern State beat Illinois in the first ever play-in game.

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NationalChampionship

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First Four

First Round

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16

12

12

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16

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Second RoundMARCH 17-18

Second RoundMARCH 17-18

Third RoundMARCH 19-20

Third RoundMARCH 19-20

RegionalSemifinals

MARCH 24-25

RegionalFinals

MARCH 26-27

NationalSemifinals

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RegionalSemifinalsMARCH 24-25

RegionalFinalsMARCH 26-27

NationalSemifinalsAPRIL 2

March 15-16

ALL TIMES EASTERN

SAN ANTONIO

NEW ORLEANSANAHEIM

NEWARK

UTSA

Alabama St.

UAB

Clemson

Ohio St. (32-2)

Villanova (21-11)

George Mason (26-6)

West Virginia (20-11)

Princeton (25-6)

Kentucky (25-8)

Marquette (20-14)

Xavier (24-7)

Indiana St. (20-13)

Syracuse (26-7)

Georgia (21-11)

Washington (23-10)

Long Island (27-5)

North Carolina (26-7)

Duke (30-4)

Hampton (24-8)

Tennessee (19-14)

Michigan (20-13)

Memphis (25-9)

Arizona (27-7)

Oakland (25-9)

Texas (27-7)

Missouri (23-10)

Cincinnati (25-8)

Bucknell (25-8)

Connecticut (26-9)

Penn St. (19-14)

Temple (25-7)

Northern Colo. (21-10)

San Diego St. (32-2)

Kansas (32-2)

Illinois (19-13)

UNLV (24-8)

Boston U. (21-13)

Vanderbilt (23-10)

Richmond (27-7)

Morehead St. (24-9)

Louisville (25-9)

Georgetown (21-10)

St. Peter’s (20-13)

Purdue (25-7)

Florida St. (21-10)

Texas A&M (24-8)

Akron (23-12)

Notre Dame (26-6)

Pittsburgh (27-5)

Old Dominion (27-6)

Butler (23-9)

Kansas St. (22-10)

Utah St. (30-3)

Wisconsin (23-8)

Belmont (30-4)

Gonzaga (24-9)

Wofford (21-12)

BYU (30-4)

Michigan St. (19-14)

UCLA (22-10)

Florida (26-7)

USC

VCU

UNC Asheville

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2011 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship

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Final Four®

HOUSTON

SOUTHEAST

SOUTHWEST

WEST

EAST

E E SW SE

St. John’s (NY) (21-11)

UC Santa Barbara (18-13)

UConn53 418 Butler3 UConn

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56

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70

Apr 2 Apr 2

11 VCU

8 Butler

4 Kentucky

3 UConn

61

71

74

71

76

69

63

65

Mar 27

Mar 26Mar 26

Mar 27

4 Kentucky

2 N. Carolina

1 Kansas

11 VCU

5 Arizona

3 UConn

8 Butler

2 Florida

77

57

72

71

60

62

63

81

61

54

74

83

77

93

74

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San AntonioMar 25

San AntonioMar 25

New OrleansMar 24

New OrleansMar 24

NewarkMar 25

NewarkMar 25

AnaheimMar 24

AnaheimMar 24

1 Kansas

12 Richmond

11 VCU

10 Florida St.

8 Butler

4 Wisconsin

3 BYU

2 Florida

1 Ohio St.

4 Kentucky

11 Marquette

2 N. Carolina

1 Duke

5 Arizona

3 UConn

2 SDSU

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65

48

94

76

71

57

70

71

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70

67

89

65

73

98

66

63

71

66

62

83

86

73

71

70

69

58

69

64

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Washington D.C.Mar 19

TucsonMar 19

DenverMar 19

TampaMar 19

TulsaMar 20

DenverMar 19

ChicagoMar 20

ChicagoMar 20

CharlotteMar 20

TulsaMar 20

Washington D.C.Mar 19

TucsonMar 19

TampaMar 19

ClevelandMar 20

CharlotteMar 20

ClevelandMar 20

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53

62

73

66

69

61

62

56

74

65

43

50

57

69

56

74

51

60

58

73

68

72

58

71

86

74

66

78

76

79

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75

46

61

57

84

76

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66

77

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68

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87

87

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75

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1 Kansas

12 Richmond

13 Morehead St.

9 Illinois

11 VCU

10 Florida St.

2 Notre Dame

3 Purdue

1 Pittsburgh

5 Kansas St.

4 Wisconsin

8 Butler

11 Gonzaga

7 UCLA

2 Florida

3 BYU

1 Ohio St.

5 West Virginia

4 Kentucky

8 George Mason

11 Marquette

7 Washington

2 N. Carolina

3 Syracuse

1 Duke

5 Arizona

4 Texas

8 Michigan

6 Cincinnati

7 Temple

2 San Diego St.

3 Connecticut

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Mar 18

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 18

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

Mar 17

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70

70

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UTSA (19-13)

Clemson (21-11)

VCU (23-11)

UNC Asheville (19-13)

Mar 16 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 15

How It Is

Today

Today, the tournament features 68 teams. In order for this to happen smoothly, four play-in games were implemented. Two of the teams are the final at-large qualifiers while the others are the four lowest seeds in the tournament. 4