The NCAA 2011 Basketball tourney starts on March 15th with the play in games and the regular games start on March 17th.
Louisville
Yes
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.
Bill Self
68, with 4 play-in games
They have 38 NCAA Tourney appearances at this time
Temple has made it to the NCAA Tournament 28 times.
no
March 14, 1996
north Carolina they destroyed Oklahoma in the tourney
They were knocked out just a little while ago. (NCAA Tourney 2012)