The winner (and loser) of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will have played 6 games in the tournament.
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As of now, there are 65 teams in the tournament. Two teams (generally considered to be the worst in the tournament) play an "opening round" game. The winner gets the fourth 16 seed in the first round of the tournament.
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There were 53 teams in the 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship (5 play-in games before the tournament).
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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 maximum number of regular season games is 29. Up to 3 games can count as 1 game, if they are in a tournament. So 31 games if 3 are in a tournament. Additional post season games are also allowed. 1. Conference tournament 2. NCAA, NIT, or CBI post season tournaments. If a team playes all 31 regular season games and the max conference tournament would be 5 games, and the max NCAA games of 6, they will have played 42 games. That hardly ever happens.
As of October 2023, East Carolina University's (ECU) men's basketball team has not won any NCAA tournament games. They have participated in the NCAA tournament multiple times, but they have yet to advance past the first round. The team's appearances include years such as 1985, 1993, and 1999, but they have not secured a victory in the tournament.