March Madness Quiz
UMBC, Laettner, Villanova 1985 and One Shining Moment: 15 questions on the greatest bracket in sport.
What name is given to the semifinal round of the NCAA basketball tournament?
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Final Four
The Final Four is the national semifinal weekend where the four regional champions meet, and since 1997 it has been staged only in domed stadiums that hold crowds of 70,000 or more.
The semifinals and final are played on the Saturday and Monday of the same weekend, with Sunday left open for practice and media sessions.
On which day of the week is the men's tournament bracket traditionally announced?
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Sunday
Selection Sunday falls in mid March, when the committee reveals the full bracket on a live television show and teams on the bubble learn whether they have made the field.
In 2016 the selection show stretched to two hours and drew so much criticism that it was shortened the following year.
Which program has won the most NCAA men's basketball championships?
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UCLA
UCLA has won 11 national titles, 10 of them under John Wooden between 1964 and 1975, including seven in a row from 1967 to 1973, a record no other program has approached.
The Bruins' most recent championship came in 1995 under Jim Harrick, two decades after Wooden retired.
Which coach won five national championships at Duke before retiring in 2022?
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Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski won titles in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015 and reached 13 Final Fours, the most of any coach, before his final game in the 2022 Final Four against North Carolina.
Coach K also led the United States to three straight Olympic gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016.
Which song traditionally closes the CBS broadcast of the national championship game?
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One Shining Moment
One Shining Moment, written by David Barrett, has played over a tournament highlight montage after the title game since 1987, and the Luther Vandross recording is the version most fans know.
Barrett wrote the song on a napkin in a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, after watching Larry Bird on television.
How many teams has the men's tournament field included since the First Four was added in 2011?
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68
The field grew from 65 to 68 teams in 2011, with four opening round games in Dayton, Ohio, feeding into the traditional 64 team bracket that was first used in 1985.
In May 2026 the NCAA approved expanding the field to 76 teams starting with the 2027 tournament.
Which school became the first 16 seed to beat a 1 seed in the men's tournament, in 2018?
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UMBC
UMBC thrashed top overall seed Virginia 74 to 54 on March 16, 2018, ending a streak of 135 straight wins for 1 seeds against 16 seeds since the bracket expanded in 1985.
Virginia responded by winning the national championship the very next season, beating Texas Tech in overtime in the 2019 final.
Which team did Christian Laettner beat with his famous turnaround buzzer beater in the 1992 East Regional final?
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Kentucky
Laettner caught Grant Hill's full court pass, turned and hit the shot to beat Kentucky 104 to 103 in overtime, finishing a perfect game of 10 for 10 from the floor and 10 for 10 at the line.
Duke went on to win its second straight national title, beating Michigan's Fab Five in the final.
Magic Johnson led which school past Larry Bird's Indiana State in the 1979 national championship game?
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Michigan State
Michigan State beat the previously unbeaten Sycamores 75 to 64 in Salt Lake City, with Johnson scoring 24 points in a game that drew the highest television rating in basketball history.
The rivalry between the two stars continued in the NBA Finals and is credited with reviving the league in the 1980s.
Which team was the last to win the NCAA men's title with an undefeated record, going 32 and 0 in 1976?
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Indiana
Bob Knight's 1976 Indiana Hoosiers beat Michigan 86 to 68 in the final to finish 32 and 0, and no men's champion has gone unbeaten in the half century since.
The 1991 UNLV and 2015 Kentucky teams both reached the Final Four undefeated before losing.
Which program won back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024?
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UConn
Dan Hurley's UConn Huskies won every tournament game by double digits in both 2023 and 2024, becoming the first repeat champion since Florida in 2006 and 2007.
The 2024 title was UConn's sixth, moving the Huskies past Duke and Indiana on the all time list.
Which team won the 2025 NCAA men's championship?
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Florida
Todd Golden's Florida Gators beat Houston 65 to 63 in San Antonio in April 2025, rallying from 12 points down in the second half for the program's third national title.
Houston had reached the final by erasing a late deficit against Duke in one of the most dramatic Final Four comebacks ever.
Which team won the 2026 NCAA men's championship by beating UConn in Indianapolis?
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Michigan
Dusty May's Michigan Wolverines beat UConn 69 to 63 on April 6, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium for their first national title since 1989 and the second in program history.
It was UConn's first loss in a national championship game after six wins, and the first title for a Big Ten team since Michigan State in 2000.
Which sixth seeded team shocked Houston's Phi Slama Jama with a last second dunk in the 1983 final?
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NC State
Jim Valvano's NC State Wolfpack won 54 to 52 when Lorenzo Charles caught Dereck Whittenburg's short air ball and dunked it at the buzzer against a Houston team led by Hakeem Olajuwon.
Valvano's frantic run around the court looking for someone to hug became one of the tournament's defining images.
What seed was Villanova when it won the 1985 title, the lowest seed ever to win the tournament?
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No. 8
Eighth seeded Villanova upset defending champion Georgetown 66 to 64 in the 1985 final, shooting 78.6 percent from the field in what is still called the perfect game.
The 1985 tournament was the first with a 64 team field, which made Villanova's run possible.
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Every March, 68 teams and tens of millions of brackets chase one net. UCLA has cut it down 11 times, a 16 seed finally beat a 1 seed in 2018, and the odds of a perfect bracket are roughly one in 9.2 quintillion.
These 15 questions span the whole tournament story: the Final Four and Selection Sunday, John Wooden and Coach K, the Magic and Bird final of 1979, Villanova's miracle in 1985, UMBC, UConn's repeat and the 2026 champion. The early questions suit anyone who fills in a bracket at work, and the final ones are for fans who remember Phi Slama Jama.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
How many teams play in March Madness?
The men's field has included 68 teams since the First Four was added in 2011, and the NCAA has approved an expansion to 76 teams beginning in 2027.
Who won the 2026 NCAA men's basketball championship?
Michigan beat UConn 69 to 63 in Indianapolis on April 6, 2026, for the program's first title since 1989.
Has a 16 seed ever won a game?
Yes. UMBC beat top seeded Virginia in 2018 and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Purdue in 2023.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- What name is given to the semifinal round of the NCAA basketball tournament?
Final Four The Final Four is the national semifinal weekend where the four regional champions meet, and since 1997 it has been staged only in domed stadiums that hold crowds of 70,000 or more. The semifinals and final are played on the Saturday and Monday of the same weekend, with Sunday left open for practice and media sessions. - On which day of the week is the men's tournament bracket traditionally announced?
Sunday Selection Sunday falls in mid March, when the committee reveals the full bracket on a live television show and teams on the bubble learn whether they have made the field. In 2016 the selection show stretched to two hours and drew so much criticism that it was shortened the following year. - Which program has won the most NCAA men's basketball championships?
UCLA UCLA has won 11 national titles, 10 of them under John Wooden between 1964 and 1975, including seven in a row from 1967 to 1973, a record no other program has approached. The Bruins' most recent championship came in 1995 under Jim Harrick, two decades after Wooden retired. - Which coach won five national championships at Duke before retiring in 2022?
Mike Krzyzewski Mike Krzyzewski won titles in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 and 2015 and reached 13 Final Fours, the most of any coach, before his final game in the 2022 Final Four against North Carolina. Coach K also led the United States to three straight Olympic gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016. - Which song traditionally closes the CBS broadcast of the national championship game?
One Shining Moment One Shining Moment, written by David Barrett, has played over a tournament highlight montage after the title game since 1987, and the Luther Vandross recording is the version most fans know. Barrett wrote the song on a napkin in a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, after watching Larry Bird on television. - How many teams has the men's tournament field included since the First Four was added in 2011?
68 The field grew from 65 to 68 teams in 2011, with four opening round games in Dayton, Ohio, feeding into the traditional 64 team bracket that was first used in 1985. In May 2026 the NCAA approved expanding the field to 76 teams starting with the 2027 tournament. - Which school became the first 16 seed to beat a 1 seed in the men's tournament, in 2018?
UMBC UMBC thrashed top overall seed Virginia 74 to 54 on March 16, 2018, ending a streak of 135 straight wins for 1 seeds against 16 seeds since the bracket expanded in 1985. Virginia responded by winning the national championship the very next season, beating Texas Tech in overtime in the 2019 final. - Which team did Christian Laettner beat with his famous turnaround buzzer beater in the 1992 East Regional final?
Kentucky Laettner caught Grant Hill's full court pass, turned and hit the shot to beat Kentucky 104 to 103 in overtime, finishing a perfect game of 10 for 10 from the floor and 10 for 10 at the line. Duke went on to win its second straight national title, beating Michigan's Fab Five in the final. - Magic Johnson led which school past Larry Bird's Indiana State in the 1979 national championship game?
Michigan State Michigan State beat the previously unbeaten Sycamores 75 to 64 in Salt Lake City, with Johnson scoring 24 points in a game that drew the highest television rating in basketball history. The rivalry between the two stars continued in the NBA Finals and is credited with reviving the league in the 1980s. - Which team was the last to win the NCAA men's title with an undefeated record, going 32 and 0 in 1976?
Indiana Bob Knight's 1976 Indiana Hoosiers beat Michigan 86 to 68 in the final to finish 32 and 0, and no men's champion has gone unbeaten in the half century since. The 1991 UNLV and 2015 Kentucky teams both reached the Final Four undefeated before losing. - Which program won back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024?
UConn Dan Hurley's UConn Huskies won every tournament game by double digits in both 2023 and 2024, becoming the first repeat champion since Florida in 2006 and 2007. The 2024 title was UConn's sixth, moving the Huskies past Duke and Indiana on the all time list. - Which team won the 2025 NCAA men's championship?
Florida Todd Golden's Florida Gators beat Houston 65 to 63 in San Antonio in April 2025, rallying from 12 points down in the second half for the program's third national title. Houston had reached the final by erasing a late deficit against Duke in one of the most dramatic Final Four comebacks ever. - Which team won the 2026 NCAA men's championship by beating UConn in Indianapolis?
Michigan Dusty May's Michigan Wolverines beat UConn 69 to 63 on April 6, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium for their first national title since 1989 and the second in program history. It was UConn's first loss in a national championship game after six wins, and the first title for a Big Ten team since Michigan State in 2000. - Which sixth seeded team shocked Houston's Phi Slama Jama with a last second dunk in the 1983 final?
NC State Jim Valvano's NC State Wolfpack won 54 to 52 when Lorenzo Charles caught Dereck Whittenburg's short air ball and dunked it at the buzzer against a Houston team led by Hakeem Olajuwon. Valvano's frantic run around the court looking for someone to hug became one of the tournament's defining images. - What seed was Villanova when it won the 1985 title, the lowest seed ever to win the tournament?
No. 8 Eighth seeded Villanova upset defending champion Georgetown 66 to 64 in the 1985 final, shooting 78.6 percent from the field in what is still called the perfect game. The 1985 tournament was the first with a 64 team field, which made Villanova's run possible.
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