MARCH MADNESS
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What is IT? How did it BEGIN?
•History•When•Where•Why•How many TEAMS?
DIVISIONS
• Division I– Offers 7 different– Men’s and women’s sports– Most prominent
• Division II– Offers 4 different– Men’s and women’s sports– Can play Division I and II teams
• Division III– Offers 5 different– Men’s and Women’s sports– Do NOT offer athletic scholarships
Tickets to the DANCE
• Automatic Bid (winning conference championship)
• Rating Percentage Index (RPI)• Ranking in national polls• Conference record• Road record• Wins versus ranked opponents• How a team finishes the regular season
MATCHING UP SEEDS
Conference BreakdownBig East (8), Big XII (7), ACC (6), Big Ten (5), SEC (5), A-10 (4), MWC (3), C-USA (2), WCC (2)
1 plays 16 3 plays 14 5 plays 122 plays 15 4 plays 13 6 plays 11
7 plays 10 8 plays 9
PODS and SEEDS
Interesting Facts• A No. 16 seed has NEVER won a tournament
game. • A No. 8 seed is the highest seed to win a
national championship (Villanova, 1985). • A No. 11 seed is the highest seed to advance to
the Final Four (LSU, 1986). • No. 1 seeds represent 13 of the 26 national
champions between 1979 and 2004. • The only year that at least one No. 1 seed didn't
advance to the Final Four was 1980.
SWEET SIXTEEN
ELITE EIGHT
FINAL FOUR
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
TOURNAMENT PLAY
NCAA Tournament Round 1
3/18/2010 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena
3/18/2010 Providence, Rhode Island Dunkin Donuts Center
3/18/2010 San Jose, California HP Pavilion
3/18/2010 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ford Center
3/19/2010 Buffalo, New York HSBC Arena
3/19/2010 Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
3/19/2010 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center
3/19/2010 Spokane, Washington Spokane Memorial Arena
NCAA Tournament Round 2
3/20/2010 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena
3/20/2010 Providence, Rhode Island Dunkin Donuts Center
3/20/2010 San Jose, California HP Pavilion
3/20/2010 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ford Center
3/21/2010 Buffalo, New York HSBC Arena
3/21/2010 Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
3/21/2010 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center
3/21/2010 Spokane, Washington Spokane Memorial Arena
NCAA Tournament Regionals
3/25/2010 Salt Lake City, Utah Energy Solutions Arena
3/25/2010 Syracuse, New York Carrier Dome
3/26/2010 St Louis, Missouri Edward Jones Dome
3/26/2010 Houston, Texas Reliant Stadium
NCAA Tournament Final Four
4/3/2010 Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium
NCAA Tournament Championship
Game4/5/2010
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lucas Oil Stadium
Additional Basketball JARGON
• Cinderella team• Bottom feeder• Throw down• AND ONE• Baller• Use the glass• Ally oop• Bracketology
321 teams will be invited to the NCAA basketball tournament.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
The NCAA tournament is also referred to as “The Big Dance”
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
March Madness is a term that has been around since 1891 and refers
to the NCAA tournament
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Division III schools are those that make up the majority of the teams
at the tournament.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
The number/position given to each team in the tournament is called a
seat number.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
If your team has a seed number of 14, it is typically a better team than
one with a seed number of 4.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Teams that win their respective conference tournaments are given
an automatic invitation to the tournament.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
The term “pods” refers to how teams seeds are grouped together.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Over the first 2 full days of the tournament, the field of 65 teams is
cut to 32
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
The final four games are played in April.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE