The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, also known as March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States featuring 68 college basketball teams from Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Here are some key facts about the 2023 March Madness bracket:
Selection Sunday: The bracket for the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will be announced on Selection Sunday, which is scheduled for March 12, 2023.
First Four: The First Four games, which serve as play-in games for the tournament, will be held on March 14 and 15, 2023, at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
First and Second Rounds: The first and second rounds of the tournament will be played on March 16-19, 2023, at various locations across the United States. The 32 games will be played at eight different venues, with four games played at each site.
Regional Semifinals and Finals: The regional semifinals and finals, also known as the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, respectively, will be held on March 23-26, 2023. The games will be played at four different locations, with two regional semifinal games and one regional final game played at each site.
Final Four and Championship Game: The Final Four and championship game will be held on April 1 and 3, 2023, respectively, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Defending Champions: The defending champions of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament are the Baylor Bears, who won their first-ever national title in 2021 by defeating the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70 in the championship game.
Number of Teams: The 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will feature 68 teams, including 32 automatic qualifiers who earn their spot in the tournament by winning their conference championship and 36 at-large selections who are chosen by the selection committee.
Seeding: Each team is seeded based on their regular-season and conference tournament performance, with the top four teams in each region receiving a "protected" seed and being placed in separate regions of the bracket.
Upsets: The NCAA tournament is known for its upsets, with lower-seeded teams often knocking off higher-seeded opponents. In the 2021 tournament, there were several upsets, including 15th-seeded Oral Roberts defeating second-seeded Ohio State and 14th-seeded Abilene Christian knocking off third-seeded Texas.
Betting: March Madness is one of the biggest sports betting events of the year, with millions of dollars wagered on the tournament. In 2021, it was estimated that Americans bet $8.5 billion on the NCAA tournament, both legally and illegally.
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