History 1
Teams/Coaches
The Game
Terms
History
100

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?

100

This team won the first NCAA men's basketball tournament.

A. Oregon
B. Texas A&M
C. UCLA
D. Marquette 

What is Oregon?

100

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?

100

The term for predicting the outcomes of NCAA tournament games.

A. Bracket Theory
B. Defensive efficiency
C. AP Ranking  
D. Bracketology

What is Bracketology?

100

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?

200

This many teams competed in the first NCAA tournament.

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10

What is 8?

200

This team won back-to-back national titles in 2006 and 2007.

A. Tennessee
B. Michigan
C. Kentucky
D. Florida

What is florida?

200

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?

200

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?

200

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?

300

Norfolk Scope hosted the first-ever women’s national championship in this year.

A. 1965
B. 1977
C. 1982
D. 1991

What is 1982?

300

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?

300

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?

300

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?

300

Ohio state hosted the first-ever televised NCAA championship game this year.

A. 1948
B. 1950
C. 1957
C. 1960

what is 1960?

400

The year that the NCAA tournament first introduced seeding for teams. 

A. 1957
B. 1964
C. 1978
D. 1988

What is 1978?

400

This university has appeared in the most Final Fours without winning a title.

A. Marquette
B. Duke
C. Michigan 
D. Illinois 

What is Illinois? 

400

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?

400

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?

400

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?

500

He created the NCAA tournament.

A. Adolph Rupp
B. Denny Crum
C. Ralph Miller
D. Harold Olsen 

Who is Harold Olsen?

500

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?

500

 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?

500

 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?

500

The year that the “March Madness” logo introduced.

A. 2003
B. 2012
C. 2016
D. 2019

What is 2016?