This year, basketball fans will see some exciting NCAA basketball results. March 15 has been selected as Selection Sunday, with Round 1 playing from March 19 – 20 and Round 2 of the tournament playing from March 21 – 22. NCAA Sweet 16 will be played from March 26 – 27 as part of NCAA March Madness 2009.
March Madness is a phenomenon that grips the national sports psyche from the first week of March through the first week of April. The NCAA Final Four match will be played in the first week of April on 4 and 6 April 2009, at For Field, Detroit, MI. So if you want to follow all the action and stay in touch with all the exciting basketball live scores online visit Oddsandnews.com
March Madness is the moniker that is given to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments. These tournaments determine the national champions of college basketball.
The NCAA tournaments are an American tradition that sends millions of fans into a synchronized frenzy each year. It is this chaos that gives the tournament its March Madness nickname. March Madness is the concentrated hype of 65 teams vying for college basketball's biggest prize.
It's the last-second, buzzer-beating baskets, the euphoria of winning to play another day, and the agony of losing and going home. In this article, we will break down the brackets of the NCAA Basketball Tournament and look at how teams are selected, how they are seeded and how the champions of college basketball are determined.
| Champions - Runners-up - Locations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Venue | |||
| 2005 | North Carolina | 75 | Illinois | 70 | Edward Jones Dome | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2006 | Florida | 73 | UCLA | 57 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2007 | Florida | 84 | Ohio State | 75 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia |
| NCAA Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # |
| 1 | UCLA | 11 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 7 |
| 3 | Indiana | 5 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 4 |
| 5 | Duke | 3 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 2 |
| 6 | Conneticut | 2 |
| 6 | Florida | 2 |
| 6 | Kansas | 2 |
| 6 | Louisville | 2 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 2 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 2 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 2 |
| 6 | San Francisco | 2 |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # |
| 1 | Kentucky | 48 |
| 2 | UCLA | 39 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 39 |
| 4 | Kansas | 36 |
| 5 | Indiana | 35 |
| 6 | Louisiville | 34 |
| NCAA Tournament Victories | ||
| Rank | School | # |
| 1 | Kentucky | 97 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 89 |
| 3 | UCLA | 85 |
| 4 | Duke | 85 |
| 5 | Kansas | 76 |
| 6 | Indiana | 59 |
| 7 | Louisville | 55 |

The Florida Gators repeated as national champions with an 84-75 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. Florida Gators became the first team to repeat since the 91-92 Duke Blue Devils, and this was the first time in March Madness history that the exact same starting five were able to repeat as champions. Florida's Corey Brewer was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament.
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