NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Opening Round Game (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Opening Round game, (commonly known as the Play-In Game) of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship was the first official game of the tournament, played between two of the lowest-seeded teams to qualify for an automatic bid to the tournament. Beginning in 2001, the game was typically played on the Tuesday following the Sunday selection of the other teams for the March tournament and was played at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The winner of the game was awarded the #16 seeded position in one of four regions of the tournament and next played the #1 seeded team of that region on the following Friday. No winner of that game, nor any other #16 seed, has upset the #1 seeded team. However, three of the top seeds to beat the opening game winner advanced to the national championship game and all three won the national championship (2002 Maryland, 2005 North Carolina and 2010 Duke).