1939
The winner (and loser) of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will have played 6 games in the tournament.
Kentucky
UCLA
In 2000 there were 64 teams that played in the Division I basketball tournament.
There were 53 teams in the 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship (5 play-in games before the tournament).
Duke
49 out of the 50 states are represented in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball (Alaska is not). Of those 49 states, 18 were not represented in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They are listed below.ArizonaArkansasDelawareGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisLouisianaMaineMinnesotaNew HampshireNew JerseyNorth DakotaOklahomaOregonRhode IslandSouth CarolinaWyoming
No. The "March Madness" NCAA tournament that is broadcast on national television is for the Division 1 championship. Equivalent tournaments and championships are held for each of the NCAA's divisions. So therefore, Division II teams would play in the Division II Tournament.
The original NCAA Division 1 College Basketball Tournament 1939 field consisted of 8 teams.
UCLA with 11.
All ranks. Teams that win their conference get into the tournament. Example: Vermont got into the tournament by winning their division.