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The NCAA basketball season, which starts in March, culminates into one of the most watched matches in the nation - the NCAA Mens Final Four. The 2008 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournaments will begin on March 20, 2008 and will end with the 2008 Mens Final Four.
The NCAA Men’s Final Four has developed into an enormous media and fan event befitting its championship status. Final Four events have drawn thousands of NCAA basketball fans which has made Final Four one of the most important college basketball sports.
The term Final Four refers to the last four teams remaining in the playoff tournament. These are the champions of the tournament’s four regional brackets and the only teams remaining on the tournament’s final weekend.
Origin of the Final Four
Although there are discrepancies about the beginning of the Mens Final Four, the NCAA says Final Four was originated by a Cleveland Plain Dealer sportswriter, Ed Chay, in a 1975 article that appeared in the Official Collegiate Basketball Guide. The article stated that Marquette University “was one of the final four” in the 1974 tournament. The NCAA started capitalizing the term in 1978 and turning it into a trademark several years later.
A controversial first match
The first Final Four tournament, in which the Oregon Ducks defeated Olsen’s Ohio State team, nearly led to a dangerous act of civil disobedience. The town of Dalles, Oregon wanted to honor its hometown hero, John Dick who was most responsible for Oregon’s championship. When the rail line refused to stop at Dalles for the celebration, the citizens of the town threatened to barricade the path of the train.
Bowing to public pressure, the president of the line allowed the town 10 minutes to present Dick with a gold watch. Nearly 3,000 people came to the station at 5 A.M. for the ceremony.
The NCAA Mens Basketball tournament
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship is a single elimination tournament held every March featuring 65 college basketball teams. Colloquially known as March Madness or the Big Dance, the tournament takes place over 3 weeks at sites across the Nation and the the Final Four have become one of the most prominent sporting events.
2008 NCAA Mens Basketball tournament schedule
The first and second round games will be played on:
- March 20 and March 22
- March 21 and March 23
The 2008 four regionals will be played on:
- March 27 and March 29
- March 28 and March 30
2008 NCAA Basketball Mens Final Four
Each regional winner will advance to the Mens Final Four which will be played on April 5 and April 7, 2008 at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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