1939
it started in 1971
The first NCAA Basketball Tournament was held in 1939.
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The "First Four Out" of the March Madness tournament selection this year were Louisville, Colorado State, Saint Louis, and Mississippi.
The first national basketball tournament was the National Invitational Tournament, the NIT. It preceded the start of the NCAA tourney. The first year of the NCAA Basketball Tournament was 1939.
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it started in 1996
The first women's Division I basketball tournament was in 1982. Louisiana Tech defeated Cheyney State in the finals to win the first championship.