2011 NCAA Basketball March Madness Cool Facts
March 2011 is a month of top college basketball teams displaying their skills, determination and performances. The National Championship will be determined by the final four games played on April 2, at Houston , Texas . · Henry V. Porter first used the term " March Madness" in 1939 at an Illinois high school basketball tournament. It became an official NCAA term in 1982 after an intense legal battle. · The number of basketball teams playing in the 2011 NCAA tournaments jumped from 64 to 68. Because there are 68 teams this year, the final four-at-large teams and final four automatic qualifiers will play in the "First Four" round in order to move into the standard 64-team bracket. · Also, the round after the "First Four" will be called the "second round" which consists of 32 games. These will be followed by the "third round" of 16 games or the "Sweet Sixt...