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2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT

NCAA Tourney 101: What You Need To Know

All You Need To Know About College Basketball's Big Tourney

UPDATED: 2:10 pm PDT March 17, 2008

Is the No. 1 overall seed most likely to win the crown? Who's gone to the most Final Fours? What's a Cinderella team? Find out all you need to know about the NCAA tournament.

Tournament Fun Facts


  • Sportscaster Brent Musburger is typically credited as the one who first used the term "March Madness" in relation to the NCAA tournament.
  • Last year Florida became the first team to repeat as national champions since Duke won back-to-back titles in 1991 and 1992.
  • Since 1978, only six teams ranked No. 1 in at least one of the polls entering the tournament have won the championship.
  • UCLA has made the most Final Four trips with 17. Next best is North Carolina (16), Duke (14), Kentucky (13) and Kansas (12).
  • UCLA has won the most NCAA championships (11), followed by Kentucky (7), Indiana (5), North Carolina (4) and Duke (3).
  • Terms To Know


  • Cinderella: A lower-seeded team that upsets a higher-ranked team.
  • Dark Horse: A team that emerges as an unexpected contender without getting previous consideration.
  • Bracket Buster: When a team favored to advance far into the tournament suffers an upset.
  • At-Large Bid: A team that gets into the tournament by nomination of the selection committee, based on their regular-season performance.
  • Automatic Bid: A team that qualifies for the NCAA tournament by winning its conference's automatic berth.


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