April 2
There was no 1933 NCAA Tournament. The first NCAA Tournament was in 1939 with Oregon beating Ohio State in the Finals.
2010 NCAA Basketball Championship Duke over Butler
Michigan State did not make the NCAA tournament in 1980 after winning the championship in 1979. Florida did not make the NCAA tournament in 2008 after winning the 2007 championship. North Carolina won the NCAA tournament in 2009 and will not make the tournament in 2010.
The first NCAA Basketball Tournament was held in 1939.
Michigan State led by Earvin "Magic" Johnson won the 1979 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament over Indiana State and Larry Bird.
The winner of theOhio Valley Conference tournament goes to the NCAA tournament
Northern Iowa's victory over Kansas
Richmond has been in the NCAA Tournament 9 Times
They have made it to the tournament 43 times. And they have won 11 of the NCAA tournament championships.
The winner (and loser) of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will have played 6 games in the tournament.
The most recent team to win a championship and not return to the tournament was last year's champions, the UNC Tar Heels. UNC won the national championship over MSU last year. This year UNC did not make the NCAA March Madness tournament everyone knows and loves but did make it into the NIT tournament.
An at large bid is awarded to a team that makes the NCAA Tournament, but did not win their Conference Tournament.