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2003 Men's NCAA Bracket Trivia Quiz

Were you watching when Syracuse took the championship?

A multiple-choice quiz by illiniman14. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
illiniman14

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,188

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
855

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Question 1 of 15

1. How many games involved one team scoring exactly 60 points? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which conference had the most wins throughout the tournament? Hint

Big East

SEC

Big 10

Big 12

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Question 3 of 15

3. Was there an intraconference game played in the tournament?

Yes

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Question 4 of 15

4. How many games were decided by 5 points or less? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. How many games, involved one or both teams to score 100 or more points separately? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. Of the teams which made it to the Sweet 16, which averaged the greatest points per game? Hint

Arizona

Kansas

Texas

Syracuse

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which team to reach the Sweet 16, averaged the greatest margin of victory in the tournament (including losses)? Hint

Kentucky

Pittsburgh

Syracuse

Kansas

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Question 8 of 15

8. How many upsets occurred in the tournament (seed-wise)? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. Did the #1 seeds have the outright most wins in the tournament?

Yes

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Question 10 of 15

10. Every year it seems that a #12 seed upsets a #5 seed. Which #12 seed won in their first round game? Hint

Weber State

Butler

Brigham Young

Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which seed produced the most upsets throughout the tournament? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. How many regions had a Sweet 16 of the 1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which conference had the most teams in the Sweet 16? Hint

Big 12

Big East

ACC

SEC

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Question 14 of 15

14. How many points did Kansas score in the National Championship? Hint

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who won the 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament? Hint

Kentucky

Kansas

Syracuse

Texas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many games involved one team scoring exactly 60 points?

Answer: 6

In the first round, Utah and Western Kentucky had 60, in the second round Tulsa, Illinois, and Central Michigan had 60, and in the Sweet 16 Michigan State scored 60.

2. Which conference had the most wins throughout the tournament?

Answer: Big 12

The Big 12 conference had 14 wins, with Kansas (5), Oklahoma (3), Missouri (1), Texas (4), and Oklahoma State (1).

3. Was there an intraconference game played in the tournament?

Answer: No

Unlike the 2002 tournament, no intraconference game was played throughtout the bracket.

4. How many games were decided by 5 points or less?

Answer: 22

14 were in the first round, 2 in the second, 5 in the Sweet 16, and the last in the Elite 8.

5. How many games, involved one or both teams to score 100 or more points separately?

Answer: 2

The two games were Kansas 108 - Arizona St. 76, and Marquette 101- Missouri 92.

6. Of the teams which made it to the Sweet 16, which averaged the greatest points per game?

Answer: Arizona

Arizona averaged 84.75 points per game, while Texas averaged 82, Kansas 81 5/6, and Syracuse 77.

7. Which team to reach the Sweet 16, averaged the greatest margin of victory in the tournament (including losses)?

Answer: Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh averaged a 15 point margin of victory, Kansas-12, Kentucky-10.75, and Syracuse-9.

8. How many upsets occurred in the tournament (seed-wise)?

Answer: 21

There were 8 upsets in the first round, 6 in the second, 2 in the Sweet 16, 3 in the Elite 8, and one each in the Final Four and the National Championship.

9. Did the #1 seeds have the outright most wins in the tournament?

Answer: No

The 1 seeds tied the 3 seeds for the most wins (13) in the tournament.

10. Every year it seems that a #12 seed upsets a #5 seed. Which #12 seed won in their first round game?

Answer: Butler

Butler on their Sweet 16 tear, beat #5 Mississippi State and #4 Louisville, but eventually lost to #1 Oklahoma.

11. Which seed produced the most upsets throughout the tournament?

Answer: 3

Thanks to Marquette's wins over Pittsburgh and Kentucky, and Syracuse's wins over Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, the #3 seed had 5 upsets. The 10 and 9 seed had 3 each, and the 7 (along with 5) had 2 upsets.

12. How many regions had a Sweet 16 of the 1, 2, 3, and 4 seeds?

Answer: 0

Since #13 Tulsa beat #4 Dayton, #5 Notre Dame beat #4 Illinois, #5 UConn beat #4 Stanford, #6 Maryland beat #3 Xavier, #7 Michigan St. beat #2 Florida, #12 Butler beat #4 Louisville, and #10 Auburn beat #2 Wake Forest, no perfect Sweet 16 region could be established.

13. Which conference had the most teams in the Sweet 16?

Answer: Big East

The Big East had Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Connecticut, and Syracuse in the Sweet 16, while the Big 12 had 3 teams, and the ACC and SEC had 2 teams each.

14. How many points did Kansas score in the National Championship?

Answer: 78

Syracuse beat Kansas 81-78 for the National Championship.

15. Who won the 2003 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament?

Answer: Syracuse

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Source: Author illiniman14

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