[Mick]

The first NCAA men's basketball tournament was played with eight teams in 1938-39. The Final Four and championship game were played at Northwestern.

Three questions:

1) Which team won the tournament? They wouldn't make another Final Four for 78 years, setting a record.

2) The 1939 NCAA Tournament featured a third-place game, not held at Northwestern. Where on the West Coast was it held?

3) Bonus points if you can name the eight teams who participated. Today, they are in these conferences: Big 10 (2), SEC (2), ACC, Mountain West, Ivy, Big East. All but one were either independent or in different conferences at the time.

[Mick]

The first NCAA men's basketball tournament was played with eight teams in 1938-39. The Final Four and championship game were played at Northwestern.

Three questions:

1) Which team won the tournament? They wouldn't make another Final Four for 78 years, setting a record.

2) The 1939 NCAA Tournament featured a third-place game, not held at Northwestern. Where on the West Coast was it held?

3) Bonus points if you can name the eight teams who participated. Today, they are in these conferences: Big 10 (2), SEC (2), ACC, Mountain West, Ivy, Big East. All but one were either independent or in different conferences at the time.