College sporting events have made it huge in the United States. Be it NCAA football, baseball or basketball, all the sports have a huge fan following even at the varsity level. These competitions are organized by the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) each year. Participating teams are members of colleges and universities affiliated to the NCAA.

NCAA - The championship is born

The NCAA basketball championship started in 1939, and since then it has built a legacy around itself by dishing out some awesome performances and thus creating legendary teams. The popularity of the sporting event can be judged by the fact that all games are covered live nationwide by ESPN, a major sports broadcaster. It has become an unofficial national pastime over the past few years, attracting expert fans and critics.

Format of the NCAA Basketball tournament

The tournament is held across both the men and women categories. Each category is further sub divided into three divisions, referred to as the West Regional's, East Regional's and the South Regional's thus bringing the total to 6 simultaneous competitions. The one that has the highest regard is The NCAA Men's (and Women's) Division I Basketball Championship. It is held in March each year, thus giving it the name 'March Madness' due to the hype and fan frenzy that surrounds the competition each year. The tournament takes place over three weeks and the semi final games, called the Final Four (get tickets to Men's Final Four and Women's Final Four tickets now!), are widely watched throughout the nation.

Currently, the record for the most number of championships won is held by UCLA Bruins with 11 to their name. The last winners were the Florida Gators. The tournament currently involves 65 teams representing varsities from all over the country. Due to the recent commercialization, huge sponsorships and television rights deals have led to an increased viewer ship for the tournament. With each passing year, an increasing number of teams have continued to generate a lot of excitement. This has been in terms of their power packed performances and highly skilled players. Some such teams are the Michigan State Spartans, Indiana Hoosiers, Kentucky Wildcats, Kansas Jayhawks, Duke Blue Devils and the Stanford Cardinals.

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