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The NCAA Basketball Tournament is the annual college basketball tournament that decides that season's national champion. Annually taking place in March, the tournament is one the most highly publicized and highly analyzed events in sports. Thousands of fans pile into multiple venues across the U.S. following their alma mater or hometown team. The biggest event of the tournament comes in its final weekend, when the Final Four takes place.
The men's NCAA tournament starts with 65 seeded teams (women's starts with 64), with the 64th and 65th seeded teams playing in a "play-in game" to decide who will be matched up with the number one overall seed. The remaining teams are divided into four regions: East, West, South and Midwest. One team from each region qualifies for the Final Four. The winner among the Final Four teams is crowned the National Champion.
Madness begins with NCAA Tournament openers
By the time the weekend is over, brackets will be busted, upsets will be pulled, and the field of 68 will be pared down to just 16.
In the meantime, arenas across the country — from Albuquerque to Pittsburgh — will host the first rounds of another NCAA Tournament, the annual college basketball showcase also known as March Madness. Millions of people will be watching the drama unfold on television and those who want to see it live have been scrambling to make travel and ticket arrangements. Each school in the tournament is given an allotment of 550 tickets.
Conference tournaments: a preview of March Madness
College basketball's conference tournaments this week serve as the appetizer for the main course of March Madness that begins this Sunday when the field of 68 teams for the NCAA Tournament is revealed.
With conference realignment continuing to shake up the college sports landscape, the tournaments also serve as a farewell to some schools that will be leaving their traditional homes (i.e. Syracuse from the Big East to the ACC, Missouri from the Big 12 to the SEC).
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