Daniel Wilco

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Daniel Wilco

When did the First Four start as part of March Madness? In 1999, the Mountain West Conference was added to Division I. In its second season, the 2000-01 campaign, the conference received an automatic bid for the first time, bumping the total number of automatic qualifiers in the NCAA tournament to 31 and the total number of teams to 65. From 2001 to 2010, this was addressed by an opening-round game, where the two worst-seeded teams played on the Tuesday after Selection Sunday.

1 week ago | ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco

UCLA vs. Michigan: Extended highlights from 2021 NCAA tournament The First Four is the official start to March Madness, with four games played earlier in the week before the Round of 64 in the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments. Here’s a quick guide to the the First Four:When did the First Four start as part of March Madness? In 1999, the Mountain West Conference was added to Division I.

1 week ago | ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Zach Pekale

UMBC's historic 16-over-1 upset vs. Virginia in 2018 It seems like a safe pick — riding with the top-ranked team before the start of the NCAA tournament, straight to the top of your Bracket Challenge Game leaderboard. In theory, picking the No. 1 team from the final AP Top 25 Poll should mean that team has a great chance to win the NCAA tournament, right? Well, not exactly. It’s happened just twice since 2001 and only five times since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

2 weeks ago | ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco

UCLA's astonishing dynasty under John Wooden There are more than 350 schools in Division I men's basketball. Yet only 15 teams have won multiple national championships. UCLA comes in first with 11. But which schools are close behind? That would be Kentucky (8), North Carolina (6) and UConn (6).

2 weeks ago | ncaa.com | Daniel Wilco |Wayne Staats

The deepest game-winning buzzer beaters in March Madness history Conference tournaments are everything for many schools. Those few games in March make all the difference between a team having a chance to live out its NCAA tournament dreams and watching it on TV like everyone else. For other powerhouse teams, conference tournaments mean little besides staying fresh for the Big Dance, improving tournament seeding and maybe taking some pride points by hoisting the conference trophy. Or do they?