There were 53 teams in the 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship (5 play-in games before the tournament).
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985.
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A total of 8 teams played in the 1939 NCAA basketball tournament. Oregon won the NCAA national championship that year.
In 2000 there were 64 teams that played in the Division I basketball tournament.
Teams that are on the verge of being in or out of the NCAA tournament.
UCLA with 11.
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The original NCAA Division 1 College Basketball Tournament 1939 field consisted of 8 teams.
The 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament included teams from 31 states and the District of Columbia.
The 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament included teams from 31 states and the District of Columbia.