The first NCAA Division Basketball tournament was played in 1939. There were two regions (East and West) and four teams in each region:
East: Brown, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Villanova
West: Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah State
Oregon defeated Ohio State in the finals 46-33.
The first NCAA men's basketball tournament was held in 1939 with the first NCAA tournament championship game held at Northwestern on March 27, 1939. Only eight teams competed in two regions. Oregon defeated Ohio State in the championship game, and the West region held a third-place game.
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The first NCAA championship was 1939, won by University of Oregon
I'm pretty sure that Charlie Brown invented basketball by playing with a ball and basket. 10 A.D.
1939 (Oregon was the winner of an 8-team tournament)
Oregon was the first winner. They defeated Ohio State 46-33. The championship game was played in Evanston, Ill. The tournament consisted of 8 teams.
I believe it was 1939.
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the first womens basketball tournament was in 1905
The first NCAA Basketball Tournament was held in 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.
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Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985.
UNC was a number 1 seed in the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament.
No, Illinois has never won the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.