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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 annually since 1939, except for 2020, when it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. [4] Its field grew from eight ...
Additionally, good teams were often excluded from the NCAA tournament because each conference could only have one bid and conference champions were even excluded because of the 8-district system before 1950. Teams often competed in both tournaments during the first decade, with City College of New York winning both the NIT and NCAA tournament ...
Triple-doubles (see Final Four records section for other tournament triple-doubles) The NCAA officially recorded assists for two seasons in the early 1950s, but discontinued the practice after the 1951–52 season, not resuming until the 1984–85 season. Steals and blocks were not officially added as NCAA statistics until the 1986–87 season.
In 1982, the NCAA eliminated the game and the two losing teams of the semifinal games are considered tied for third place in the official record book. At the conclusion of the championship game, one player is awarded the Most Outstanding Player award. Eleven times a player was awarded the MOP without being on the championship team.
Rank College First Season Seasons Wins Losses Ties Win% 1 Kentucky: 1903 121 2,398 758 1 .760 2 Kansas: 1898 126 2,393 896 0 .728 3 North Carolina
List of NCAA basketball champions may refer to: List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions; List of NCAA Division I women's basketball champions; List of NCAA Philippines basketball champions; See also. NCAA basketball tournament (disambiguation)
The winner of the tournament each year is guaranteed a place in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for that season. Through 2008, the tournament was played on a rotating basis at the home courts of member teams. The 2009 edition was the first played at a neutral site, namely Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas.
2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; Season: 2018–19: Teams: 68: Finals site: U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota: Champions: Virginia Cavaliers (1st title, 1st title game, 3rd Final Four) Runner-up: Texas Tech Red Raiders (1st title game, 1st Final Four) Semifinalists