History 1
This year was when the first NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament was held.
A. 1921
B. 1939
C. 1942
D. 1945
What is 1939?
This team won the first NCAA men's basketball tournament.
A. Oregon
B. Texas A&M
C. UCLA
D. Marquette
What is Oregon?
In the current format, a team must win this many games to become national champions.
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
What is 6?
The term for predicting the outcomes of NCAA tournament games.
A. Bracket Theory
B. Defensive efficiency
C. AP Ranking
D. Bracketology
What is Bracketology?
In this year the term “Final Four” become part of NCAA tournament history.
A. 1960s
B. 1970s
C. 1980s
D. 1990s
What is the 1980s?
This many teams competed in the first NCAA tournament.
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
What is 8?
This team won back-to-back national titles in 2006 and 2007.
A. Tennessee
B. Michigan
C. Kentucky
D. Florida
What is florida?
This many teams are currently in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
A. 42
B. 56
C. 68
D. 75
What is 68?
This term refers to the ranking of each team in the NCAA tournament, where a higher ranking indicates a better team and usually results in a more favorable matchup in the early rounds; it's a way to distribute strong teams across the bracket to create more competitive and exciting matchups throughout the tournament. Teams receive a ranking from 1 to 16.
A. KPI Ranking
B. NET - NCAA Evaluation Tool
C. BPI - College Basketball’s Power Index
D. Seeding
What is Seeding?
The year that the NCAA tournament expanded to 68 teams and was the year that the NCAA introduced the "First Four" round.
A. 2001
B. 2005
C. 2011
D. 2013
What is 2011?
Norfolk Scope hosted the first-ever women’s national championship in this year.
A. 1965
B. 1977
C. 1982
D. 1991
What is 1982?
This coach holds the NCAA tournament record for the most national titles (10).
A. Bob Knight
B. John Wooden
C. Jim Calhoun
D. Rick Pitino
Who is John Wooden?
The term four games, played on the Tuesday and Wednesday after Selection Sunday to determine which of eight teams advance to the first round of the tournament.
A. Elite 8
B. First Four
C. Final Four
D. BPI 8
What is the first four?
The term process of determining teams for the NCAA tournament.
A. Selection Sunday
B. Selection Committee
C. Automatic bid
D. At-large bid
What is selection sunday?
Ohio state hosted the first-ever televised NCAA championship game this year.
A. 1948
B. 1950
C. 1957
C. 1960
what is 1960?
The year that the NCAA tournament first introduced seeding for teams.
A. 1957
B. 1964
C. 1978
D. 1988
What is 1978?
This university has appeared in the most Final Fours without winning a title.
A. Marquette
B. Duke
C. Michigan
D. Illinois
What is Illinois?
The term for the fourth round of the tournament, when just eight teams remain, is known as this. This round is the final game for each regional, before the four winners move on to the national semifinal. This round follows the Sweet 16 round.
A. First Four
B. Final Four
C. Elite 8
D. First 4 out
What is Elite 8?
The term used for a team that is much more successful than expected.
A. Sleeping Beauty
B. Red Riding Hood
C. Dark Horse
D. Cinderella
What is Cinderella?
This network coined the term “Shining Moment” for the tournament highlight reel and coined the term "selection sunday". They also introduced seeding in the NCAA tournament telecast.
A. ABC
B. FOX
C. NBC
D. CBS
What is CBS?
He created the NCAA tournament.
A. Adolph Rupp
B. Denny Crum
C. Ralph Miller
D. Harold Olsen
Who is Harold Olsen?
This team has won the most NCAA men's basketball championships with 11 national titles.
A. UCLA
B. Vanderbilt
C. Utah State
D. Houston
What is UCLA?
The term that describes the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.
A. Sweet 16
B. Happy 16
C. Critical 16
D. NBA 16
What is Sweet 16?
A team that is “on the _______” for the NCAA tournament is one whose qualification for the tournament could go either way. They’re on the verge of making the field of 68, but an invitation isn’t guaranteed.
A. Bubble
B. Lam
C. Rise
D. Road
What is bubble?
The year that the “March Madness” logo introduced.
A. 2003
B. 2012
C. 2016
D. 2019
What is 2016?