NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament

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NCAA championship annual sporting event college basketball tournament single-elimination tournament

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual single-elimination college basketball championship held each March in the United States, widely known as “March Madness” and one of the most popular sporting events in the country.

Aliases (30)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA championship → annual sporting event → college basketball tournament → single-elimination tournament →
alsoKnownAs	March Madness →
competitionLevel	NCAA Division I →
country	United States →
culturalImpact	major American sporting event → widespread office bracket pools →
determines	NCAA Division I men’s basketball national champion →
finalFourVenueType	large indoor stadium →
format	single-elimination →
founder	National Association of Basketball Coaches →
frequency	annual →
gender	men →
governingBody	NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee →
hasNotableEvent	Cinderella team upsets → buzzer-beater finishes →
hasPhase	Elite Eight → Final Four → First Four → First Round → National Championship Game → Second Round → Sweet Sixteen →
hasRelatedCompetition	NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament →
inception	1939 →
numberOfRegions	4 →
numberOfTeams	68 →
organizer	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
originalNumberOfTeams	8 →
popularNickname	The Big Dance →
regionName	East Region → Midwest Region → South Region → West Region →
seedingSystem	regional seeding →
selectionMethod	at-large bids → automatic bids →
sport	basketball →
televisionNetwork	CBS → TBS → TNT → truTV →
televisionPartner	CBS Sports → Turner Sports →
typicalEndMonth	April →
typicalStartMonth	March →
venueType	indoor arena →

Referenced by (82)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East Region → Elite Eight → Final Four → Ivy League Men’s Basketball Tournament ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball postseason") → Midwest Region → National Championship Game ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament") → Second Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament") → South Region → Sweet Sixteen ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament") → West Region →	partOf
Oregon State Beavers men's basketball ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship") → Penn Quakers men's basketball ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament") → Selection Sunday → Selection Sunday ("NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship") →	competition
Final Four ("March Madness") → Michigan Wolverines men's basketball ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship") → Midwest Region ("March Madness") →	associatedWith
CBS Sports ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament") → TBS ("NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament games") → Turner Sports ("NCAA March Madness") →	broadcasts
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball national champion") → National Championship Game ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball national champion") → The Big Dance ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball national champion") →	determines
Elite Eight ("NCAA March Madness") → Second Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament ("March Madness") → Sweet Sixteen ("March Madness") →	occursDuring
Final Four Fan Fest ("NCAA March Madness") → Final Four Fan Fest ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament") → Second Round of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship") →	relatedTo
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ("March Madness") → The Big Dance ("March Madness") →	alsoKnownAs
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee ("NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship") → NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee ("NCAA men’s basketball tournament") →	eventManaged
Moda Center ("NCAA men’s basketball tournament games") → RCA Dome ("NCAA Men’s Final Four") →	hostedEvent
Selection Sunday → Selection Sunday ("March Madness") →	relatedEvent
truTV ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament") → truTV ("NCAA March Madness") →	sportsRights
East Region → South Region →	usedIn
Ivy League men's basketball ("NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament") →	automaticBidTo
Pete Newell ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship") →	awardReceived
Mountain West Conference men's basketball ("NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament") →	awardsAutomaticBidTo
Turner Sports ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament coverage") →	collaboratesOn
Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament") →	competitionLevel
Greg Gumbel ("NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament") →	coveredCompetition
Sports Illustrated ("NCAA basketball tournament") →	coveredEvent
Inside College Basketball ("NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament") →	focusesOnCompetition
Big 12 Conference men’s basketball tournament ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament") →	givesAccessTo
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ("NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament") →	grantsAutomaticBidTo
Great Midwest Conference ("NCAA men's basketball tournament") →	hadAutomaticBid
NCAA Division I →	hasCompetition
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament →	hasParallelCompetition
Steve Pikiell ("NCAA Tournament") →	hasPartIn
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament ("First Four") →	hasPhase
Virginia Cavaliers baseball ("NCAA tournament") →	hasPostseasonFormat
Indianapolis ("NCAA basketball tournaments") →	hostsEvent
Ivy Madness ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball postseason") →	isPartOf
Elite Eight ("NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball postseason") →	isSubsetOf
truTV ("NCAA March Madness coverage") →	knownFor
Mike Krzyzewski ("NCAA Division I men's basketball championship") →	leagueChampionshipWon
NCAA basketball ("March Madness") →	nicknameOfTournament
XL Center ("NCAA men’s basketball tournament games") →	notableEventTypeHosted
CBS ("NCAA March Madness") →	notableSportsProperty
TNT ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament (shared rights)") →	notableSportsRights
NCAA basketball →	notableTournament
National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament") →	organizes
Siyani Chambers ("NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament") →	participantIn
Steve Alford ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament") →	participatedIn
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship") →	participatesIn
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament") →	playsIn
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament") →	playsInPostseasonTournament
UCLA Bruins men’s basketball ("NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament") →	playsInTournament
West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship") →	postseason
UAB Blazers men's basketball team ("NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament") →	postseasonParticipation
The Big Dance →	refersTo
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament ("NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament") →	relatedCompetition
The Big Dance ("NCAA Tournament") →	shortName
Final Four Fan Fest ("NCAA Men’s Final Four weekend") →	takesPlaceDuring
Cornell Big Red men's basketball ("NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament") →	tournament
Ivy Madness ("NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament") →	winnerQualifiesFor