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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.
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The lowest seed to make it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament this year was a 15th seed.
No, Kentucky did not play in the NCAA tournament last year. They played in the NIT.
There was no 1933 NCAA Tournament. The first NCAA Tournament was in 1939 with Oregon beating Ohio State in the Finals.
This statement needs to be in the past tense since it is several years since the 07-08 NCAA tournament, although they did not make the tournament. The winner in 2008 was Kansas.
The Hurricanes can reach the 2012 tournament by winning the ACC Tournament. In order to do so, they would need to beat Georgia Tech, FSU, Duke/Clemson/or Virginia Tech, and UNC/UVA/Maryland/Wake Forest/NC State/or Boston College. If they do not win the ACC Tournament, they might be able to make it into the tournament as an at-large selection if they win 3 games in the ACC Tournament. They may still be able to make it with 1 or 2 wins but it is not nearly as likely with 3 or 4 wins (win tournament).
The first NCAA Basketball Tournament was held in 1939.
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.
The winner of theOhio Valley Conference tournament goes to the NCAA tournament
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Over the years the NCAA tournament has expanded to include more and more teams. Today, the total number of teams that make the tournament stands at 68.