Q 01/05

From 2011 through 2026, how many teams made up the men's tournament field?

A) 32

B) 64

C) 68

D) 72

Answer · why

C) 68

The 2011 expansion from 65 added three more play-in games; the field grows again to 76 teams starting in 2027.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the day, typically in mid-March, when the tournament bracket is revealed?

A) Bracket Sunday

B) Selection Sunday

C) Madness Sunday

D) Championship Sunday

Answer · why

B) Selection Sunday

Selection Sunday is when the committee reveals the full bracket and seedings; in 2015 the NCAA began handing the NIT's top seeds to the last teams cut...

Q 03/05

Since 1973, the NCAA semifinals have been played on a Saturday and the championship game on which day?

A) Sunday

B) Monday

C) Tuesday

D) Wednesday

Answer · why

B) Monday

Monday night has hosted the title game since 1973; until then the championship itself was played on a Saturday, with the semifinals on Thursday or Fri...

Q 04/05

Besides March Madness, by what nickname is the NCAA basketball tournament best known?

A) The Big Dance

B) The Big Show

C) The Grand Ball

D) The Long Road

Answer · why

A) The Big Dance

The Big Dance gets bigger in 2027, when the field expands from 68 teams to 76.

Q 05/05

What are teams on the edge of making the NCAA tournament field said to be on?

A) The fence

B) The brink

C) The bubble

D) The ledge

Answer · why

C) The bubble

The bubble is such a fixture that the selection committee now weighs a metric called Wins Above Bubble, which measures a team against an average bubbl...