You might be referring to "tournament" (a competition or exhibition).
Yes
The woman's tourney was 8 days long,
I've always used Tourney though I'm not sure if its proper.
I believe it was the 2008 tourney
Through 2013, Kentucky has qualified for the NCAA men's basketball tournament known as "March Madness" a record 52 times. The next closest team is North Carolina with 44. And 2013 marks the tourney's 75th year, meaning that Kentucky-- en route to its eight titles (second most)-- has been in more than two thirds of the tournaments thus far.
For 2007 there were 2 Illinois located in Champaign IL Southern Illinois located in Carbondale IL See link to right for a state by state breakdown
Some sources have told me that the 2010 tourney will be in Duluth, Ga (site of the 2007 tourney), but I can not get a reliable confirmation from anyone. Why is it such a secret, I wonder....
Other words with a similar meaning (synonyms) to tournament are contest, competition, event, tourney, game, play-offs, match
Ohio. Ohio has 5 teams in the tourney
north Carolina they destroyed Oklahoma in the tourney
Must win conference tourney, or receive an at large bid. Some conferences, like the I vy league, don't have a tourney, so you have to win the regular season