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MARCH MADNESS

MARCH MADNESS. 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

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MARCH MADNESS

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  1. MARCH MADNESS

  2. What is IT? How did it BEGIN? • History • When • Where • Why • How many TEAMS?

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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 12 2 plays 15 4 plays 13 6 plays 11 7 plays 10 8 plays 9

  6. 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.

  7. SWEET SIXTEEN

  8. ELITE EIGHT

  9. FINAL FOUR

  10. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

  11. TOURNAMENT PLAY NCAA Tournament Championship Game 4/5/2010 Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium

  12. Additional Basketball JARGON • Cinderella team • Bottom feeder • Throw down • AND ONE • Baller • Use the glass • Ally oop • Bracketology

  13. 321 teams will be invited to the NCAA basketball tournament. • TRUE • FALSE

  14. The NCAA tournament is also referred to as “The Big Dance” • TRUE • FALSE

  15. March Madness is a term that has been around since 1891 and refers to the NCAA tournament • TRUE • FALSE

  16. Division III schools are those that make up the majority of the teams at the tournament. • TRUE • FALSE

  17. The number/position given to each team in the tournament is called a seat number. • TRUE • FALSE

  18. If your team has a seed number of 14, it is typically a better team than one with a seed number of 4. • TRUE • FALSE

  19. Teams that win their respective conference tournaments are given an automatic invitation to the tournament. • TRUE • FALSE

  20. The term “pods” refers to how teams seeds are grouped together. • TRUE • FALSE

  21. Over the first 2 full days of the tournament, the field of 65 teams is cut to 32 • TRUE • FALSE

  22. The final four games are played in April. • TRUE • FALSE

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