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