The Big Dance

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The Big Dance is the widely used nickname for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, the annual single-elimination championship that determines the top team in U.S. college basketball.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf colloquial term
sports tournament nickname
alsoKnownAs NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: "March Madness"
associatedWith U.S. college basketball
competitionLevel NCAA Division I
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
culturalSignificance major American sporting event
determines NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: "NCAA Division I men’s basketball national champion"
frequency annual
gender men
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
hasRegion East Region
Midwest Region
South Region
West Region
includesRound Elite Eight
Final Four
First Four
First Round
National Championship Game
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
language English
mediaCoverage national television in the United States
notableFeature bracket predictions
single-elimination upsets
numberOfTeams 68
originOfNickname popularized in late 20th century
refersTo NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
relatedCompetition NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
relatedConcept Cinderella team
Selection Sunday
bracketology
seedingMethod committee seeding by region
selectionProcess NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee
surface form: "NCAA Selection Committee"
shortName NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: "NCAA Tournament"
sport basketball
structure bracket
theme national championship chase
timeOfYear college basketball postseason
tournamentFormat single-elimination
typicalEndMonth April
typicalStartMonth March
usedBy broadcasters
college basketball fans
sports media

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