1. MARCH MADNESS

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

3. DIVISIONS Division I Division II Division III Offers 7 different
Men’s and women’s sports
Most prominent
Division II
Offers 4 different
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 Breakdown Big East (8), Big XII (7), ACC (6), Big Ten (5), SEC (5), A-10 (4), MWC (3), C-USA (2), WCC (2)
1 plays plays plays 12
2 plays plays plays 11
7 plays 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. NCAA Tournament Championship Game
NCAA Tournament Round 1
3/18/2010
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Arena
Providence, Rhode Island
Dunkin Donuts Center
San Jose, California
HP Pavilion
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ford Center
3/19/2010
Buffalo, New York
HSBC Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bradley Center
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Memorial Arena
NCAA Tournament Round 2
3/20/2010
3/21/2010
NCAA Tournament Regionals
3/25/2010
Salt Lake City, Utah
Energy Solutions Arena
Syracuse, New York
Carrier Dome
3/26/2010
St Louis, Missouri
Edward Jones Dome
Houston, Texas
Reliant Stadium
NCAA Tournament Final Four
4/3/2010
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lucas Oil Stadium
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.
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14. The NCAA tournament is also referred to as “The Big Dance”
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15. March Madness is a term that has been around since 1891 and refers to the NCAA tournament
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16. Division III schools are those that make up the majority of the teams at the tournament.
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17. The number/position given to each team in the tournament is called a seat number.
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18. If your team has a seed number of 14, it is typically a better team than one with a seed number of 4.
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19. Teams that win their respective conference tournaments are given an automatic invitation to the tournament.
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20. The term “pods” refers to how teams seeds are grouped together.
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21. Over the first 2 full days of the tournament, the field of 65 teams is cut to 32
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22. The final four games are played in April.
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