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1.	Usually the #1 seeds are riding high after having taken their conference tournament title. This year, not so much. The number of #1 seeds that won their conference tournament this year is:
		0
		1
		2
		3
		*By way of explanation.....* Only Michigan State took their tournament

2.	Of the #1 seeds, the one with the fewest wins in their conference tourney is:
		Kentucky
		Michigan State
		Syracuse
		North Carolina
		*By way of explanation.....* Syracuse's lone win in the Big East tournament came against defending National Champion UConn - the Orange lost their following game against Cincinnati

3.	The team that enters the tournament with the hardest Strength of Schedule during the season is probably a #1 seed in the tourney, right? Right??
		Right, it's Michigan State
		Right, it's Syracuse
		Right, it's Kentucky
		Wrong, it's Georgetown

4.	Enough about the #1's. Which of the following is not a Jackrabbit, a Catamount or a Tiger?
		South Dakota State
		Vermont
		Missouri
		Ohio
		*By way of explanation.....* Ohio's team is named the Bobcats; Among the the other choices are the SD State Jackrabbits, the Vermont Catamounts and the Missouri Tigers

5.	Which tournament team does last year's most popular person, Shaka Smart, coach?
		BYU
		Virginia Commonwealth
		Xavier
		Creighton
		*By way of explanation.....* We still maintain that "Shaka Smart" is the greatest name for a James Bond villain never used

6.	One of the best parts of the NCAA Tournament is that the generally-unheard-of programs get their shot. Which of the seemingly impossible schools listed below is not in the tournament?
		Mississippi Valley State
		Lamar
		Detroit
		Athens State

7.	We're not sure what a Gael is, and yet two of the tournament teams have this as a nickname. They are:
		Montana and Loyola (MD)
		Temple and Ohio
		Iona and Saint Mary's
		Detroit and UNC Asheville

8.	In fact, the field has a certain Doublemint Gum feeling to it. In addition to the Gaels, the field includes a pair of each of the following, except for:
		Cardinals
		Spartans
		Golden Eagles
		Titans
		*By way of explanation.....* We have the Louisville and Lamar Cardinals, the Michigan State and Norfolk State Spartans and the Marquette and Southern Miss Golden Eagles

9.	If you wanted to revisit the last time Ivy League champ Harvard was in the NCAA tournament, you'd have to turn the dial the Wayback Machine to this decade:
		1920s
		1960s
		1940s
		1980s
		*By way of explanation.....* The Crimson made their last appearance in 1946

10.	Meanwhile, the tournament welcomes a pair of teams enjoying their very first experience in the Big Dance. So say hey to Norfolk State and:
		UNC Asheville
		Vermont
		South Dakota State
		Saint Mary's

11.	If you hail from the state that is home to the most teams in the tournament, then you're a proud resident of:
		New York
		North Carolina
		Kentucky
		Texas
		*By way of explanation.....* Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, UNC Asheville

12.	Meanwhile, only one of the following sends more than one team to the dance. Which is it?
		Washington, DC
		West Virginia
		Wisconsin
		Utah
		*By way of explanation.....* Both Marquette and Wisconsin call the Badger State home

13.	One school's head coach led his team to their first postseason birth in four years. He probably felt a lot of family pressure from his brothers-in-law, both of whom are head coaches of NFL playoff teams. Name the school that Jim and John Harbaugh's brother-in-law coaches.
		Baylor
		Memphis
		Indiana
		Alabama

14.	We learned this year, primarily thanks to Spike Lee's attendance during the conference tournament, that LIU is located in:
		Queens
		The Bronx
		Staten Island
		Brooklyn

15.	This tournament team's head coach has the marvelous nickname of The Mayor. He was an NBA player in his own right before enlarged aortic root ended his career. Who does The Mayor coach?
		Vermont
		Iowa State
		Colorado State
		Missouri

16.	The eight teams that make up the First Four games are either 16 seeds, or:
		14 or 15 seeds
		10 or 14 seeds
		13 or 15 seeds
		12 or 14 seeds

17.	Which of the following is not a Ram, a Cougar or a Wildcat?
		BYU
		Davidson
		Colorado State
		South Florida
		*By way of explanation.....* BYU are the Cougars; Davidson are the Wildcats; Colorado State are the Rams; South Florida are the Bulls

18.	There are a staggering number of BlahBlahBlah States this year. How many of the 68 entrants have "State" in their school name?
		10
		15
		20
		25

19.	UCLA missed the tournament, but a team with the nickname of Bruins made it in their stead. Who is it?
		Belmont
		Mississippi Valley State
		Wichita State
		Vanderbilt

20.	This team is probably happy just to have been invited. They enter with the worst record in the field at 15-18. They are:
		San Diego State
		St. Bonaventure
		Western Kentucky
		South Florida

21.	Conversely, this team flirted with perfection during the entire season, and enter the NCAAs with a single loss to go along with their 30 wins:
		Murray State
		Kentucky
		Kansas
		Syracuse

22.	The ripples of conference realignment are being felt in college basketball, as this school made the Big Dance by wining the conference tournament in its first year in the conference:
		Nebraska
		Colorado
		Boise State
		Missouri

23.	The tournament field has a number of schools that begin with V. The one whose logo is seen here: is......
		VCU
		Virginia
		Vermont
		Vanderbilt

24.	This year, we're up to our necks in birds. Each of the following has an avian nickname, except for:
		Lehigh
		Creighton
		Temple
		Baylor
		*By way of explanation.....* Only Baylor's Bears don't fit the theme. The others are the Mountain Hawks, Bluejays and Owls, respectively.

25.	Which of the following is not a 49er, a Shocker or a Racer?
		Mississippi Valley State
		Long Beach State
		Murray State
		Wichita State
		*By way of explanation.....* You have the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, the Long Beach State 49ers, the Murray State Racers and the Wichita State Shockers