This Day in History:
March Madness Is Born March 27, 1939 The University of Oregon
won the first NCAA men's
basketball tournament when it
defeated The Ohio State University, 46-33. That year, only
eight teams had
been invited
to participate. Now, March Madness
hosts 68 teams after
expanding from 65 in 2011. The first NCAA
women's tournament
took place in 1982. UCLA has won the most NCAA
men's basketball championships
with 11 titles, followed by Kentucky with eight. The tournament has
transformed college basketball
into the most gambled-upon
sporting event after the Super Bowl.