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Q: Who was the first team to win the March Madness basketball tournament?
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The first-ever March Madness tournament ended in this day in 1939 The tourney is for what college sport?

Basketball.


How long does the NCAA basketball tournament last?

The NCAA basketball tournament, commonly referred to as "March Madness," started on March 17 this year and will end on April 8. The NCAA basketball tournament typically goes from about the second week of March until the first week of April. The exact dates vary from year to year.


Which team won the first womens March Madness tournament?

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Who won the first March Madness?

The first march madness has held in 1939 which is won by the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team.


What are the names of important basketball tournaments?

The first and most well known major basketball tournament is the NBA Playoffs. In college, it is a 64 team tournament known as March Madness. There is also a tournament every four years in the Olympic Games. There is also the NIT tournament in college, and FIBA Tournament in international play.


When does 2012 March Madness end?

Ironically, "March Madness" (as the NCAA men's basketball tournament has come to be known) is designed such that the Championship Game is always played on the first Monday in April. (I guess the madness is considered to have quieted itself by the time only two teams remain.)


When was the first Women's NCAA basketball tournament?

the first womens basketball tournament was in 1905


How long is march madness?

Under the format in use for the 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament, "March Madness" consists of the following games: 4 First-round "play-in" games 32 Second-round games 16 Third-round games 8 Sweet 16 games 4 Regional championship games 2 Final Four semi-final games 1 Championship/title game 67 TOTAL GAMES PLAYED Thus, it is the 67th game that determines the winner.


What was the score of the liberty university and university of North Carolina basketball game when university of North Carolina was a 1 seed and liberty university was a 16 seed in NCAA march madness?

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What year did march madness start?

March Madness, which refers to a basketball fever phenomenon, originated in Illinois in the late 1930's. The expression first appeared in the Illinois Interscholastic, the IHSA's magazine, in 1939.


Where was the first NCAA men's basketball tournament held?

The first national basketball tournament was the National Invitational Tournament, the NIT. It preceded the start of the NCAA tourney. The first year of the NCAA Basketball Tournament was 1939.


What was the first year of the first basketball tournament?

it started in 1971