NCAA March Madness & Basketbal Regels Quiz

Question 1

Hoeveel wedstrijden worden er in totaal gespeeld in een 64-team toernooi met enkele eliminatie om de kampioen te kronen?

Accepted Answer

63 wedstrijden

Answer

64 wedstrijden

Answer

32 wedstrijden

Answer

128 wedstrijden

Question 2

In the opening Round of 64, what is the sum of the seeds in every first-round matchup (e.g. #1 vs #16, #2 vs #15)?

Accepted Answer

17

Answer

16

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18

Answer

20

Question 3

In the modern 68-team NCAA Tournament, what is the structure of the "First Four" opening games in Dayton, Ohio?

Accepted Answer

The 4 lowest-ranked automatic qualifiers (16-seeds) and the 4 lowest-ranked at-large qualifiers (usually 10/11-seeds) play for final spots.

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The top 4 overall #1 seeds play for region selection priority.

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Four exhibition games that do not count toward bracket standings.

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The 8 teams with the worst academic progress rates.

Question 4

How does the NCAA Selection Committee balance regional strength across the four regions using the "S-Curve"?

Accepted Answer

The overall seeds are snake-drafted: #1 in East, #2 in South, #3 in Midwest, #4 in West, with the next tier inverted (#5 in West, #6 in Midwest, etc.).

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Regions are picked completely by random lottery.

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Teams with higher revenues are grouped together.

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All teams from the same conference are placed into the same region.

Question 5

Under the NCAA NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) ranking system, which game qualifies as a coveted "Quad 1" victory?

Accepted Answer

Home games vs 1–30, Neutral games vs 1–50, Away games vs 1–75 in NET.

Answer

Any home win against an opponent ranked 1 to 75.

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Any victory against a Power 5 conference opponent.

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Wins where the margin of victory is greater than 20 points.

Question 6

What is the NCAA bracketing principle regarding teams playing on their home court during tournament rounds?

Accepted Answer

A team cannot be placed in a region where games are played on their home arena or regular home floor.

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Top seeds are always granted home court advantage.

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Teams may host if they win 30 games in the regular season.

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Only Final Four hosts are exempt.

Question 7

In Men's College Basketball, when does a team enter the "1-and-1" bonus and the "double bonus" for free throws in a half?

Accepted Answer

Bonus (1-and-1) on the 7th team foul, double bonus (2 shots) on the 10th team foul.

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Bonus on 5th foul, double bonus on 8th foul.

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Bonus on 10th foul only; college basketball has no 1-and-1.

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Free throws are only awarded on shooting fouls.

Question 8

When an offensive team secures an offensive rebound in the frontcourt, to what time does the NCAA shot clock reset?

Accepted Answer

20 seconds

Answer

Full 30 seconds

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15 seconds

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24 seconds

Question 9

Which university made history in 2018 as the first #16 seed to defeat a #1 seed in Men's NCAA Tournament history?

Accepted Answer

UMBC (Maryland Baltimore County) over Virginia

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Florida Gulf Coast over Georgetown

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Fairleigh Dickinson over Purdue

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Saint Peter's over Kentucky

Question 10

If an NCAA Tournament game is tied at the end of regulation, how long is each overtime period, and what happens to team fouls?

Accepted Answer

5-minute overtime; all personal fouls and team fouls carry over from the second half.

Answer

4-minute overtime; all team fouls are reset to zero.

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Sudden death first basket wins.

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3-minute overtime with a clean foul slate.

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