A complete listing of the future dates and sites for the men’s DI college basketball championship.
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (also known as March Madness) is a single-elimination (if you lose a game, you stop playing) college basketball tournament.It has 68 college teams in it. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) created it in 1939. When it was started in 1939, only eight teams played in the tournament. The tournament is played from mid-March to early ...
The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, also known and branded as NCAA March Madness, is a single elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, both conference champions and at-large selections. The tournament, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), was created in 1939 by the National Association of ...
Early era (1939–1970) The first tournament was held in 1939 and was won by Oregon.It was the idea of Ohio State coach Harold Olsen.The National Association of Basketball Coaches operated the first tournament for the NCAA.. From 1939 to 1950, the NCAA tournament consisted of eight teams, with each selected from a geographical district.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament for men's college basketball teams in the United States. It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA, [1] and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball. [2] [3] The NCAA Tournament has been held ...
The 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2007–08 season.The 70th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2008, and concluded with the championship game on April 7, at the Alamodome in San ...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Division I Basketball Championship, or NCAA Tournament, is a single-elimination tournament for men's college basketball teams in the United States. It determines the champion of Division I, the top level of play in the NCAA,[1] and the media often describes the winner as the national champion of college basketball.[2][3] The NCAA ...
Over the years, the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament has been home to some of the most dominant teams and players in college basketball history. Here are a few of the most notable: Teams. UCLA: Under legendary coach John Wooden, the UCLA Bruins won 11 national championships from 1964 to 1975. UCLA’s success is the greatest in college ...
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Played mostly during March, the tournament consists of 68 teams and was first conducted in 1939. Known for its upsets of ...
The 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2018–19 season.The 81st annual edition of the tournament began on March 19, 2019, and concluded with the championship game on April 8, at U.S. Bank Stadium in ...
Florida secured its first men's basketball national championship since 2007 after defeating Houston in the NCAA Tournament title game.
Houston entered the tournament as the fourth-most-picked team to win it all (7.29%) in the March Madness Men's Bracket Challenge Game. In the national semifinals, the Cougars rallied past Duke in ...
The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination college basketball tournament. There were 68 teams in it. The tournament is for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball. The winner of it was the national champion for the 2024–25 college basketball season.The tournament started on March 18, 2025.
The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2020–21 season.The 82nd edition of the tournament began play on March 18, 2021, in sites around the state of Indiana, [2] and concluded with the championship game at ...
The 2027 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2026-27 season.The 88th annual edition of the tournament will begin on March 16, 2027, and will conclude with the championship game on April 5, at Ford Field ...
