1939 1939
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.
Minnesota won the NIT tournament in the year 2014.
1934
The first NCAA Basketball Tournament was held in 1939.
1939
64 teams in the NCAA tournament in 2000
In 1990
yes. they have it every year
8 groups of 4 at the start of the World Cup.
There is no winning streak in the tournament as Ky the 2012 champion did not make the tournament this year.
1993