Every year around the middle of March the Madness officially begins when 68
teams compete for the NCAA College Basketball Championship.
The betting interest is huge, exceeded only by the Super Bowl as casual fans and
professional sports gamblers alike wager on which teams will advance in the
Division 1 Men's basketball bracket.
The NCAA tournament bracket is filled during Selection Sunday, an event in
itself when the bubble teams are eliminated, the final field of 68 March Madness
Teams is determined, and the newest sports "science" of bracketology begins in
earnest.
The five teams that have fared the best historically at the Big Dance and
captured the most NCAA Tournament titles are:
UCLA with a staggering 11 championships, although most of them were in a
cluster in the distant past.
Kentucky, who have won the premier College Basketball tournament 7 times.
Indiana with a very healthy 5 March Madness titles, and one so-so college
hoops movie to their name as well (Hoosiers).
North Carolina with 5 Big Dance titles, and a recent winner with the
2009 title.
Duke, who have now won the tournament 4 times, including a memorable final
win in 2010, but act like it belongs to them.
Special mention also goes to Florida who won back-to-back NCAA Tournament
titles in 2006/07.
Be sure to check out our March Madness betting pages to get the latest market
moves on the teams that the experts feel have a shot of making the Final Four,
and possibly go all the way to be the next Tournament champion.
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