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The 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament saw the UConn Huskies defeat the San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 in the championship game. This was UConn's fifth national championship in five appearances. UConn's Jordan Hawkins was the highest-ranked player in the composite recruiting rankings of 247Sports. UConn's Adama Sanogo was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, and he capped his tournament performance with a 17-point, 10-rebound game in the championship.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Tournament Name | NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament |
| Year of Tournament | 2024 |
| Location | Glendale |
| Number of Teams | 68 |
| Teams | UConn, Alabama, NC State, Purdue |
| Champion | UConn |
| Runner-up | Purdue |
| MOP | D.J. Burns (NC State) |
| Broadcasters | Ernie Johnson, Adam Lefkoe, Adam Zucker, Jamie Erdahl, Charles Barkley, Seth Davis, Clark Kellogg, Candace Parker, Kenny Smith |
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The 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament that determines the champion of Division I, the highest level of play in the NCAA. The winner is often described by the media as the national champion of college basketball. The tournament has been held annually since 1939, except for 2020 when it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2024 tournament was also notable for being the first since 2019 in which a 15-seed did not defeat a 2-seed. All the 1 and 2-seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, marking the fifth time this has happened and the first since 2019. Additionally, with an 11-seed, NC State advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, making it the 16th consecutive tournament where a double-digit seed reached the regional semifinals.
The Final Four consisted of UConn (making their second consecutive appearance), Alabama (their first Final Four appearance in program history), NC State (their first appearance since 1983), and one other team.
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The 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
The tournament featured 68 teams from 34 states, with 32 conferences earning an automatic bid. The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released on March 17. The First Four games involved eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams.
Big South champion Presbyterian, Southland champion Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, WAC champion California Baptist, and at-large bid Columbia all made their NCAA tournament debuts. Big Sky champion Eastern Washington made its second appearance and first since 1987. Big West champion UC Irvine made its first appearance since 1995, and Sun Belt champion Marshall returned after an absence since 1997.
The Albany regional final between Iowa and LSU drew a large audience, and Iowa's national semifinal match with Connecticut averaged the most viewers for a basketball game at any level on ESPN. The Championship game broke records, becoming the most-watched basketball game since 2019, including the NBA, and the most-watched outside of primetime since 1992.
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The 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination format to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2022-23 season. The First Four games involved eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams. The winners of those games advanced to the main tournament bracket.
The 2023 tournament saw a total of nine upsets, with four in the first round, three in the second round, one in the Sweet Sixteen, and one in the Elite Eight. Notably, for the first time in tournament history, all four No. 1 seeds were eliminated before the Elite Eight. This included a first-round knockout of Purdue by No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (FDU), only the second time a 16-seed has defeated a No. 1 seed.
The Final Four featured No. 4 UConn, No. 5 SDSU, No. 5 Miami (FL), and No. 9 Florida Atlantic (FAU), with zero top three seeds. FAU became the first team since 2006 to make the Final Four in the same season that it earned its first NCAA tournament win. UConn's Jordan Hawkins was the highest-ranked player in the Final Four in the composite recruiting rankings of 247Sports, at #51 in the 2021 class.
The championship game was televised in the United States by CBS, with Jim Nantz providing play-by-play and Bill Raftery and Grant Hill offering colour commentary. UConn's Adama Sanogo was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, capping his performance with a 17-point, 10-rebound game.
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The Final Four consisted of Louisville, Wichita State, Syracuse, and Michigan. Wichita State surprised everyone by becoming the first #9 seed and the first Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) team to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
In the first semifinal, Louisville defeated Wichita State 72-68. In the second semifinal, Michigan defeated Syracuse 61-56. Louisville went on to defeat Michigan in the championship game, with a final score of 82-76, winning their first national title since 1986.
The tournament was considered a ratings success, with tournament games averaging 10.7 million viewers. The championship game garnered an average of 23.4 million viewers and a peak viewership of 27.1 million.
However, on February 20, 2018, the NCAA vacated Louisville's entire tournament run, including its national title, due to a sex scandal. This meant that, effectively, the entire tournament was null and void, and no national champion team was crowned for the 2012-13 season.
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The 1949-50 NCAA Tournament
The 1949–50 NCAA Tournament determined the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The tournament featured eight schools and began on March 18, 1949, with the championship game taking place on March 26 in Seattle, Washington. Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title, defeating Oklahoma A&M 46–36. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
This was the second time Kentucky had won the NCAA Tournament, having previously won in 1948. They would go on to win eight titles in total, the second-most of any team. The 1949 tournament was the eleventh edition of the tournament, which had first been held in 1939.
During this era, the tournament was divided into the East and West Regions, and the National Semifinals were considered the Regional Championships. The National Championship was then held separately a week later. The 1949 tournament featured a total of 10 games, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.
The following year, in 1950, the City College of New York (CCNY) basketball team made history. They won both the NCAA Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), defeating Bradley in both finals. This feat has never been repeated. By the mid-1950s, the NCAA Tournament had overtaken the NIT as the more prestigious event.
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Frequently asked questions
UConn won the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, beating Purdue in the final.
The final four teams were UConn, Alabama, NC State, and Purdue.
As of 2011, 68 teams participate in the tournament.
Oregon won the inaugural tournament, defeating Ohio State 46-33 in the first championship game.
