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1. Everybody and their brother knows that the NCAA tournament was expanded this year. But do you know how many more teams are playing in the field this year than last?
1
2
3
4
 
2. The 2011 NCAA tournament welcomes the Long Island Blackbirds. So, what the heck conference does Long Island represent anyway?
Northeast
Sun Belt
Metro Atlantic Athletic
Mid-American
 
3. Of the four #1 seeds, how many are at-large bids (that is, did not win the conference championship?)
0
1
2
3
By way of explanation.....
#1 seed Pittsburgh did not win the Big East tournament
 
4. Of the following teams in the tournament, which is the only one to have won its conference tournament?
Michigan
Kentucky
Syracuse
North Carolina
 
5. Last year, this team rode a 20 game winning streak into the tournament. Only slightly less impressively, this year's team enters with a nine game winning streak. Name the team:
Butler
San Diego State
Memphis
Richmond
 
6. Each of the following pair of teams has a pair of twins on its roster:
Xavier and Kansas State
BYU and Marquette
Duke and Kansas
Bucknell and Wofford
 
7. Think back a year. The teams that were in the 2010 Final Four are which seeds in the 2011 NCAA tournament?
2, 6, 7 10
1, 3, 5, 12
2, 4, 6, 8
1, 5, 8 10
By way of explanation.....
The 2010 Final Four was Duke (#1 seed in 2011), Michigan State (#10), Butler (#8), West Virginia (#5)
 
8. This school advanced to the tournament on the merits of winning a one-game playoff to decide its conference champion:
Gonzaga
Princeton
Richmond
UAB
 
9. Meanwhile, this team playing in the field of 68 won its conference's first tournament championship game to go into overtime:
Utah State
Old Dominion
Washington
Memphis
 
10. Three of these four states are out of luck in terms of NCAA Tournament representation. Which of these states is the lucky one with a tournament team?
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Minnesota
Colorado
By way of explanation.....
The lone representative from any of these four states is Northern Colorado
 
11. This team is arguably the most battle-tested coming into the tournament, winning an amazing five games in five days in its conference tournament:
Indiana State
Connecticut
Butler
Clemson
 
12. A pair of teams competing in the 2011 "First Four" games share this nickname:
Tigers
Trojans
Bears
Marauders
By way of explanation.....
Fans of both USC and Arkansas-Little Rock cheer for the Trojans
 
13. You don't often see a team backing into the tournament on a five-game losing streak, but that's precisely what this team has going for it, which is nice:
Georgetown
Villanova
UCLA
Texas A&M
By way of explanation.....
#9 Villanova's last victory came on February 19 against DePaul, almost a month before the Wildcats tip off against George Mason
 
14. Three of the following tournament teams have an animal as a mascot. Which does not?
Wofford
St. Peter's
Hampton
Bucknell
By way of explanation.....
Wofford is the Terriers, St. Peter's the Peacocks and Bucknell the Bison. Hampton is the Pirates
 
15. If you're rooting for the Hornets and know that Tramaine Butler is the team's leading scorer, then you're a fan of:
Alabama State
Morehead State
Old Dominion
St. John's
 
16. Alabama State, the answer to the previous question, comes into the NCAA with a 17-17 record, worst of all the teams on the bracket. Which of these teams has the second lowest winning percentage?
VCU
Clemson
Long Island
Arkansas-Little Rock
By way of explanation.....
The Trojans' .542 winning percentage is second lowest in the field
 
17. Representing the State of Michigan in the tournament are Michigan and Michigan State, as well as:
Oakland
Xavier
Akron
George Mason
 
18. Belmont only lost four times all year. This non-conference opponent is responsible for two of those losses during the 2010-11 regular season:
Memphis
Tennessee
Missouri
St. John's
 
19. Which of these non-#1 seeds await the victor of one of the First Four games?
Texas
West Virginia
Penn State
Notre Dame
 
20. For the second straight year, this team will enter the tournament with the #1 strength of schedule in the country:
Arizona
Missouri
Wisconsin
Georgetown
 
21. Tai, Brockeith, Brady and Pooh are all significant contributors for the Aggies squad, which hails from this school:
Texas A&M
Utah State
Old Dominion
Wofford
 
22. Which of the following schools is not the Patriots, Commodores or Monarchs?
Xavier
Vanderbilt
Old Dominion
George Mason
 
23. This conference sends a pair of 30+ win teams into the tournament:
Mountain West
SEC
Big East
ACC
By way of explanation.....
MWC's San Diego State (32-2) and BYU (30-4) each reached the 30 win plateau
 
24. Of the 11 Big East teams in the tournament, which enters with the worst RPI?
Cincinnati
Syracuse
Marquette
St. John's
 
25. This coach will guide his current team against his alma mater in a first-round matchup:
Memphis's Josh Pastner
Kansas State's Frank Martin
Gonzaga's Mark Few
Notre Dame's Mike Brey
By way of explanation.....
Memphis opens against Arizona, from which Pastner graduated in 1998
 




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