NCAA Tournament

Definition of NCAA Tournament as it relates to Sports, NCAA Basketball, Basketball Rules, Basketball Tournaments, College Basketball

The NCAA Tournament, also known as March Madness, is the culmination of the college basketball season in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. It is a single-elimination tournament featuring 68 teams, which are selected through a combination of automatic bids for conference champions and at-large bids determined by a selection committee. The tournament is divided into four regions, with each region having its own bracket and set of games. Teams compete in a series of rounds, including the First Four, Round of 64, Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, and National Championship game. The NCAA Tournament is known for its excitement, upsets, and unpredictability, as well as its impact on the sport of basketball and college athletics as a whole. It is the ultimate test of skill, strategy, and teamwork, and it showcases the best that college basketball has to offer.

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