Online Sports Trivia

March Madness

The college basketball season is coming to an end, and with that March Madness is officially set to begin on March 20th.  In the meantime, here are a few fun facts about the NCAA Tournament…

• UCLA holds the record for most National Titles, with 11
• The winner of the Ivy League regular season conference championship is the only team which receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament without winning the conference’s post season tournament because the Ivy League does not have a post season tournament
• In 2001, the tournament field was increased from 64 to 65 with a play in game the Tuesday before the tournament began to determine the #16 seed of the final bracket
• The play in game has always been played at the University of Dayton Arena
• No #16 seed has ever upset a #1 seed
• The NCAA tournament began in 1939 with only 8 teams making it to the Big Dance
• The winner of the NCAA tournament traditionally gets to keep the court from the final game
• The lowest seed to ever reach the Final Four is the #11 seed