NCAA March Madness Trivia

1. What team makes a championship re-appearance?

From Quiz March Madness 2011

Answer: Butler

Butler made it to the championship two years straight, losing both years.

From Quiz 2010 NCAA Conference Champions

Answer: West Virginia

West Virginia beat Georgetown 60-58 in the final at Madison Square Garden. The Mountaineers advanced to the Final Four, where they were defeated by Duke in the semi-finals.

From Quiz 2010 Men's NCAA Tournament

Answer: Arkansas-Pine Bluff

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and the Winthrop Eagles faced off in the play-in game, with the winner going on to face the Duke Blue Devils in the next round. The Golden Eagles of Arkansas-Pine Bluff would go on to win the game with the final score being 61-44. Arkansas-Pine Bluff would lose to Duke in the first round. This was Arkansas-Pine Bluff's first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

From Quiz NCAA Title Game Losers

Answer: Houston

In 1984, Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma lost in the National Championship game for the second straight year, and lost in the Final Four for the third straight year. Kentucky lost in the semi-finals to Georgetown and Virginia, then lost in the semi-finals to Houston.

From Quiz Great NCAA Tournament Games

Answer: Kentucky

Many historians considered this overtime game to be the most suspenseful game ever played in an NCAA Tournament.

From Quiz NCAA Tournament Losers

Answer: East Carolina

East Carolina was defeated by 20 points, 85-65.

From Quiz NCAA Tournament Losers #2

Answer: Oklahoma

Oklahoma came in as a #4 seed in the Southeast Region, and lost in the first round to #13 Manhattan. Manhattan lost in round two to #5 Arizona State, and the Sweet Sixteen saw the Sun Devils fall to #1 Kentucky. The Wildcats fell to the #2 UNC Tar Heels who lost in the Final Four to the previous year's champion Arkansas Razorbacks, another #2 seed. Arkansas' bid for a second consectuive national chamionship was thwarted in the final by #1 UCLA. Had Arkansas won, Villanova would have been declared the loser. If UNC had fallen in the championship, Michigan would have taken the distinction, and Oregon would have been the loser had Oklahoma State fallen in the title game.

From Quiz NCAA Tournament Losers #1

Answer: Marshall

#15 seed Marshall was defeated in the first round by #2 Virginia Commonwealth. VC fell in the second round to #7 Alabama, who was eliminated in the Sweet Sixteen by #3 NC State. NCSU was defeated by #1 St. John's who lost their Final Four matchup to Georgetown, another #1 seed and the runner-up to the national champion Villanova Wildcats, a #8 seed. Had Georgetown won, the loser would have been Iowa State. Wichita State would have been declared the loser had St. John's lost in the final game, and Ohio would have gotten the dubious distinction had Memphis lost in the final.

From Quiz NCAA Upsets

Answer: Texas Western

Texas Western, now known as UTEP, was coached by Don Haskins. It was the first time an all African-American starting lineup had ever won a national championship, upsetting legendary Adolph Rupp's all-white Kentucky squad, 72-65, and forever changing the landscape of college basketball.

From Quiz MOP of the NCAA Tournament

Answer: Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo became the first freshman to win the award since 1944 when Arnie Ferrin won the award for Utah. Syracuse won the game 81-78 over Kansas.

From Quiz NCAA Men's Final Four Sites

Answer: Evanston, Illinois

The Oregon Ducks beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 46-33 to win the very first Final Four, played at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois. Oklahoma and Villanova shared 3rd place.

From Quiz NCAA Basketball in the 20th Century

Answer: Patten Gymnasium, Evanston, Illinois

On March 27, 1939, 15,025 people watched Oregon defeat Ohio State, 46-33, at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, Illinois, to win the first NCAA basketball title.

From Quiz Final Four Fun Facts

Answer: Antonio Lang

From Quiz March Madness Upsets

Answer: Georgia Tech

From Quiz 1994 NCAA Tourney

Answer: Arkansas

Best time in Arkansas sports except for 1964 football championship.

From Quiz 1990s NCAA Basketball Tournaments

Answer: Valparaiso

His 3 pointer at the buzzer beat Ole Miss by a point. Valpo then beat Florida State in overtime before falling to Rhode Island.

From Quiz Men's Final Four

Answer: Louisville

Darrell Griffith starred for the Cardinals as they won their 1st National Championship.

From Quiz NCAA Final Four Facts

Answer: Indiana

Bob Knight and the Hoosiers won two titles in the 80's, in 1981 and 1987.

From Quiz Division I Men's Basketball

Answer: Ohio State

Ohio State lost the title game in 1961-1962 to Cincinnati.

From Quiz MM 2010: Devils and Dogs and Lions OH MY!

Answer: Brigham Young Cougars

The talented guard began playing basketball at the age of four and went on to play in the high school state championships in his home state of New York. He followed up his 2010 tournament appearance by leading the nation in scoring and winning national player of the year honors in 2011.

From Quiz March Madness 2011

Answer: Louisville

Louisville lost in the first round to Morehead State.

From Quiz 2010 NCAA Conference Champions

Answer: Duke

Duke beat Georgia Tech in the final 65-61, at the Greensboro Coliseum. The Blue Devils went on to win defeat Butler in the NCAA championship game to win their fourth national championship.

From Quiz NCAA Title Game Losers

Answer: Kansas

Kansas was led by the tournament's Most Outstanding Player Wilt Chamberlain, and lost in the first multiple overtime game in NCAA Championship game history. San Francisco won the 1955 and 1956 National Championships, and lost in the 1957 semi-finals to Kansas.

From Quiz Great NCAA Tournament Games

Answer: 8th

Villanova beat a Patrick Ewing led Georgetown 66-64 in the championship game.

From Quiz NCAA Tournament Losers #1

Answer: Akron

#15 Akron's six point defeat at the hands of #2 Michigan led to their being declared 1986's loser. Michigan lost in the second round to #7 Iowa State, who lost to #6 NC State, who lost to #1 Kansas, who lost to #1 Duke, who lost to #2 Louisville. Had Duke won the tournament, the loser would have been Fairfield. Had Kansas lost in the championship, it would have been Richmond, and Pepperdine would have been the loser if LSU had lost in the final game.

From Quiz March Madness in the 1990s

Answer: Duke

The Duke Blue Devils did what everyone else had found impossible in the semi-finals and beat UNLV. The Runnin' Rebels entered the tournament as the defending national champion, which returned all of its starters, sported a 30-0 record, and had thrashed the Blue Devils in the previous year's championship game. Despite being the underdog, Duke won late on a pair of Christian Laettner free throws and went on to beat Kansas in the title game. The Jayhawks had knocked off North Carolina 79-73 in the other semi-final, while Seton Hall had fallen 77-65 to UNLV in the West Regional Final.

From Quiz NCAA Upsets

Answer: Richmond

The Dick Tarrant led Richmond Spiders stunned No. 2 Syracuse, 73-69, in the opening round of the 1991 Tourney before falling to No. 10 Temple in the second round. It marked the first time a No. 2 seed had ever lost to a No. 15 seed in the opening round of the tournament.

From Quiz MOP of the NCAA Tournament

Answer: Maryland

Maryland won their first national championship in 2002, winning 64-52 over Indiana.

From Quiz NCAA Men's Final Four Sites

Answer: Lexington

Rupp Arena, home of the Kentucky Wildcats, was the site of one of the biggest upsets in sports. The heavily-favored Hoyas, appearing in their third Final Four in four years, lost 66-64.

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