Second Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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The Second Round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament is an early knockout stage in March Madness where winning teams advance to the Sweet Sixteen.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf round of a basketball tournament
stage of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
advancementTo Sweet Sixteen
alsoKnownAs Round of 32
bracketStructure games played within each regional bracket
colloquialName Round of 32
commonName Second Round
competitionLevel NCAA Division I
confederation National Collegiate Athletic Association
surface form: NCAA
country United States of America
surface form: United States
determines participants in regional semifinals
eliminates 16 teams
followedBy Sweet Sixteen
genderCategory men's
hasOutcome win-or-go-home
mediaCoverage national television in the United States
numberOfTeams 32
occursDuring NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: March Madness
organizer National Collegiate Athletic Association
partOf NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
precededBy First Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
produces 16 remaining teams
relatedTo NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
significance qualifies teams for Sweet Sixteen
sport basketball
stageInBracket second weekend-qualifying round
tournamentFormat single-elimination
typeOfMatch knockout game
typicalSchedule mid-March
typicalVenueType neutral-site arena

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Sweet Sixteen follows Second Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament