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Tuesday, March 19, 2013  It's time to go dancin, march madness gets going tonight with 1st round action. 68 teams all looking to end up in the Final Four in Atlanta come April.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Louisville claims top overall seed in NCAA tourney; Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga also get No. 1s

Monday, March 14, 2011  NCAA selection committee faces new challenges with expanded tourney field, seeding process

Monday, July 12, 2010  The NCAA has decided to add a new round to the NCAA men's basketball tournament next year, when the field expands to 68 teams.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  The Road To 68: NCAA approves modest expansion for men's basketball tourney.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  NCAA to expand men's tournament from 65 to 68 teams, reaches $10.8B TV deal with CBS, Turner

Monday, March 22, 2010  Purdue isn't the offensive juggernaut it was with Robbie Hummel. Yet here are the Boilermakers in the Sweet 16.

Monday, March 22, 2010  -Two players who had to sit and watch last year's NCAA tournament will have a lot to do with how Vanderbilt and Xavier fare in their second-round game on the Musketeers' home court.

Monday, March 22, 2010  For those who've agonized over an NCAA tournament bracket only to be beaten in a pool by someone with zero knowledge of college basketball, an answer.

Saturday, March 20, 2010  Xavier, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech and Ohio State never allowed their opponents to get close enough for last-second heroics. On Sunday, the four might not be so lucky.

Friday, March 19, 2010  Louis Dale scored 21 points, Ryan Wittman added 20 and No. 12 seed Cornell beat fifth-seeded Temple 78-65 Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

Friday, March 19, 2010  Oakland forward Derick Nelson has left the game against Pittsburgh with a gash over his left eye after taking an elbow from Panthers center Gary McGhee.

Friday, March 19, 2010  Xavier (25-8) will be in the second round for the fourth straight year, this time under first-year coach Chris Mack.

Friday, March 19, 2010  The way West Virginia was missing one shot after another, the thought actually crossed forward Kevin Jones' mind whether the Mountaineers would ever hit a basket.

Friday, March 19, 2010  Villanova survived a scare in the NCAA South Regional. Fifteenth-seed Robert Morris forced overtime, but the Wildcats emerged 73-70 winners.