What is March Madness: A Tradition? The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament (known informally as March Madness or the Big Dance ) is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship. The tournament was created in 1939 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and was the idea of Ohio State University coach Harold Olsen. Played mostly during March, it has become one of the most famous annual sporting events in the United States. March Madness: A Tradition Almost 10 years ago, my bro, Scott approached me in his casual way about basketball. He asked me if I knew about the Big Dance, and I replied no. After a brief discussion, we decided that we would request time off from work fo...
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