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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament


NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Played mostly during March, the tournament currently consists of 68 teams and was first conducted in 1939. Known for its upsets of favored teams, it has become one of the biggest annual sporting events in the US.

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