You might be referring to "tournament" (a competition or exhibition).
Yes
The woman's tourney was 8 days long,
I believe it was the 2008 tourney
I've always used Tourney though I'm not sure if its proper.
Through 2013, Kentucky has qualified for the NCAA men's basketball tournament known as "March Madness" a record 52 times. The next closest team is North Carolina with 44. And 2013 marks the tourney's 75th year, meaning that Kentucky-- en route to its eight titles (second most)-- has been in more than two thirds of the tournaments thus far.
For 2007 there were 2 Illinois located in Champaign IL Southern Illinois located in Carbondale IL See link to right for a state by state breakdown
Some sources have told me that the 2010 tourney will be in Duluth, Ga (site of the 2007 tourney), but I can not get a reliable confirmation from anyone. Why is it such a secret, I wonder....
Other words with a similar meaning (synonyms) to tournament are contest, competition, event, tourney, game, play-offs, match
Ohio. Ohio has 5 teams in the tourney
north Carolina they destroyed Oklahoma in the tourney
Must win conference tourney, or receive an at large bid. Some conferences, like the I vy league, don't have a tourney, so you have to win the regular season