South Region

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NCAA basketball tournament region sports competition bracket

The South Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA basketball tournament region → sports competition bracket →
alsoKnownAs	South Regional →
bracketShape	single-elimination bracket →
broadcastOn	national television in the United States →
competitionScope	national championship tournament →
country	United States →
eligibility	NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams →
genderCategory	men’s →
governingBody	NCAA →
hasCompetitionLevel	NCAA Division I →
hasSiblingRegion	East Region → Midwest Region → West Region →
hasVenueType	neutral-site arenas →
levelOfPlay	college basketball →
numberOfTeamsVariesByYear	true →
oneOfNumberOfRegions	4 →
organizer	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
partOf	NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament →
roleInTournament	geographic bracket →
seedingOrder	1 through 16 per region (in standard 64-team format) →
seedingSystem	numeric seeding of teams →
selectionMethod	NCAA Selection Committee →
shortName	NCAA South Region →
sport	basketball →
stageIncludes	first weekend games → regional final → regional semifinals →
timeframe	held annually during March and April →
tournamentType	single-elimination tournament region →
usedFor	organizing games → organizing teams →
usedIn	NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament →
winnerAdvancesTo	Final Four →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament →	regionName