The tournament consists of several rounds. The first round is referred to as the “Round of 64”. The second round is referred to as the “Round of 32”. The third round is referred to as the “Sweet 16”. The fourth round is referred to as the “Elite 8”. The fifth round is referred to as the “Final 4”.

With 11 national titles, UCLA has the record for the most NCAA Men’s Division 1 Basketball Championships; John Wooden coached UCLA to 10 of its 11 titles. The University of Kentucky (UK) is second with 8 national titles. The University of North Carolina is third, with 6 national titles, and Indiana University and Duke University are tied for fourth with 5 national titles. The University of Connecticut (UConn) and the University of Kansas (KU) are tied for sixth with 4 national titles. Villanova University is 7th with 3 national titles. The University of Cincinnati, the University of Florida, the University of Louisville, Michigan State University, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, and the University of San Francisco all have 2 National titles.

Good luck to your team. Stock up on the drinks and munchies, get your friends together, sit back and enjoy the action.