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March Madness gathers 68 men's and women's teams for single-elimination stakes, with only six games separating each team from eternal glory. The breakout stars, the Cinderella stories, the ...
The First Four of the NCAA Tournament is here. Here's what to know of the games, including history and all-time scores from March Madness' play-in round.
Beginning in 1946, a national third-place game was held before the championship game. Regional third-place games were played in the West from 1939 and the East from 1941. Despite expansion in 1951, there were still only two regions, each with a third-place game. The 1952 tournament had four regions each with a third-place game.
But for those who are joining the madness for the first time, filling out a bracket can be pretty daunting. After all, there's 68 teams vying for glory and so many combinations to consider.
[9] [10] As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS televised the 2024 Final Four and the National Championship Game. This was the first tournament with Ian Eagle as the lead play-by-play announcer. For the first time since 1997, longtime studio host Greg Gumbel was not part of this year's March Madness coverage due to family health issues. [11]
This joint tournament coverage is distinct from CBS and TNT Sports' regular-season coverage, which are produced independently through their sports divisions. March Madness games broadcast on all four networks use a variation of the longtime CBS College Basketball theme (which has been used since 1993) music composed by Bob Christianson.
The 2017 NCAA tournament tips off on Tuesday, March 14, and will culminate with the National Championship Game on Monday, April 3 at 9 p.m. Best men's March Madness photos from 2016
Bob Toole and Steve Thompson designed March Madness which was accepted by Avalon Hill, and the company noted that only 10 percent of the company's games originated with outside creators. [2] It was the first board game based on the NCAA tournament. [3]