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Here are some facts about the history of the games.

NCAA Final Four History
The first NCAA Championship Basketball Tournament was played in 1939 and was won by the University of Oregon Ducks. Back then, only eight teams were part of the tournament. The NCAA Basketball Tournament expanded to include 64 teams in 1985.

NCAA Basketball Tournament Highs and Lows
-The most points scored by one team during the NCAA Basketball Tournament is 149, scored by Loyola Marymount against Michigan during the second round of the 1990 tournament.
-The fewest points scored by one team is 20, scored by North Carolina in their 26-20 loss against Pittsburgh in 1941.

NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament Stars
-Shaquille O'Neal - set an NCAA record by blocking 11 shots in one game for LSU in 1989.
-Carmelo Anthony - became just the third freshman to be named the Outstanding Player of NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament, after leading the Syracuse Orangemen to an 81-78 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks in 2003.
-Austin Carr - scored a record 61 points for Notre Dame in the first round of the 1970 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Most Successful NCAA Final Four Teams
-The UCLA Bruins have won more NCAA Division 1 Championships than any other team. The -Bruins have won the NCAA tournament 11 times, including seven straight titles from 1967 to 1973.
-The North Carolina Tar Heels have made it to the Final Four more times than any other team. The Tar Heels have made the Final Four 15 times and have won the title three times.


Go Buckeyes! Oh yeah and go UNC (my #1 pick)