NCAA COLLEGE BASKETBALL - COLLEGE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The NCAA took over the NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT in 1940 from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

One team was chosen from each of the eight NCAA districts. Four of them competed in a western tournament and four in an eastern tournament, the western and eastern champions then played off. This system continued until 1950.

The championship was expanded to 16 teams in 1951, with 10 conference champions automatically qualifying and 6 at-large teams selected. The move to the "Final Four" came the following year, when the number of regional tournaments was increased from two to four.

In 1954, the number of teams increased to 24, with 15 NCAA conference champions and 9 at-large teams. The number varied a little until 1975, when a 32-team bracket was adopted.

It has increased twice since 1975 to 48 in 1980 and to 64 in 1985. The number of conference champions automatically qualifying is subject to change from year to year, but under NCAA rules they can make up no more than half the teams in the tournament.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

During the 1981-82 school year the NCAA began to conduct championships for women. The first NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was staged in 1982.

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women conducted the first national women's college basketball tournament in 1972

After the NCAA takeover, many larger colleges began taking women's sports much more seriously and, as a result, the number of women's basketball scholarships increased dramatically.

The NCAA women's championship consists of 64 teams, of which 30 are conference champions and 34 are at-large. The tournament has the same system of regional tournaments as men's basketball, leading up to a Final Four.

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We can help you get recruited and play NCAA basketball. Our website is full of information and resources to help guide you through the recruiting process.

A good place to start is the BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP STATISTICS AND INFORMATION page.

You might be the best basketball player at your school but if your not in the top 3% then don't expect the NCAA basketball coaches to offer you a basketball scholarship; you have to make it happen and apply to as many colleges as possible. This is where we come into the picture; we will prepare a professional resume on your behalf and send it to every NCAA basketball coach in division 1 and 2. We can also send your athletic profile to NAIA colleges as well.

Remember, you wont make your dream come true if you don't do everything you possibly can to get recruited. You must have a detailed, professional athletic resume prepared and you must get it into the hands of the NCAA basketball coaches.

We do this for you, it's fast, efficient and above all it allows you to compare offers from many different colleges.

604 NCAA men's basketball coaches will have your resume and will be reading about you. For NCAA women's basketball it's 600 coaches.

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