How many teams invited to the NCAA b-ball tourney?

[Guest Bluesman]

Hear me out. My fiancee and her friend were playing a trivia game, and this came up. The answer I said was 64 (I don't follow college b-ball closely, but still), but evidently the game said it was 65. Which is it, and if 65, how?

[sahyder1]

Hear me out. My fiancee and her friend were playing a trivia game, and this came up. The answer I said was 64 (I don't follow college b-ball closely, but still), but evidently the game said it was 65. Which is it, and if 65, how?

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[Guest Bluesman]

Okay, thanks. I was wondering how it could be an odd number of teams.

[Big Red Fury]

Hear me out. My fiancee and her friend were playing a trivia game, and this came up. The answer I said was 64 (I don't follow college b-ball closely, but still), but evidently the game said it was 65. Which is it, and if 65, how?

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it's 65. The 64th and 65th team play a single elimination game to decide the 64th seed. The reason behind it I never understood.

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[Lowerdeck]

I think the women are only still 64.

[sahyder1]

I think the women are only still 64.

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[Lowerdeck]

Oh well. Just means there's 64 teams that have no chance against UConn.

[Guest kijlhumt]

wait, they let women play basketball now?

[Lowerdeck]

They're not that good at it yet. Don't worry.

Unless it's UConn or Tennessee of course.

[Guest Bluesman]

Actually, I'd be willing to say fundamentally and in a 5 on 5 setting they're at least equal, if not better than the men. Mind you, I don't watch too much college basketball, but from what I've seen that appears to be the case.

Edited November 6, 2004 by Bluesman

[sahyder1]

Actually, I'd be willing to say fundamentally and in a 5 on 5 setting they're at least equal, if not better than the men. Mind you, I don't watch too much college basketball, but from what I've seen that appears to be the case.

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[Lowerdeck]

and that's why we suck at the olympics and world championships. Show-off-manship

[9 to 5]

wait, they let women play basketball now?

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Aye. Never watch Hang Time then?

[lafunky xxvii]

wait, they let women play basketball now?

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Aye. Never watch Hang Time then?

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