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With 68 teams vying for one championship trophy, there are a total of 67 games in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, also known as the Big Dance.

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4 Play-in games + 32 Round 1 games + 16 Round 2 games + 8 Sweet Sixteen games + 4 Elite Eight games + 2 Final Four games + 1 championship game = 67 games.


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1975 - 32 teams

1979 - 40 teams

1980 - 48 teams

1985 - 64 teams

2001 - 65 teams

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There WERE 65 teams in the NCAA tournament March, 2011 there are 68 teams.

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After the First Four play-in games, 63 games are played total.

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4 which consist of = u of m, Michigan state, u of d, and ferris state

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68 this year. But normally its 64.

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65

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about 30

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68

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