March Madness Trivia Questions – Printable March Madness Trivia
Here are 20 rather random March Madness trivia questions and answers to get your mind in its right working order for you to intelligently fill out those NCAA Tournament brackets:
1. Who was the first undefeated national champion? a. UCLA b. Cincinnati c. Princeton d. San Francisco
2. How often have all four No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four (seeding began in 1979)? a. Never b. Once c. Twice d. Three times
3. When was the last time zero No. 1 seeds made the Final Four? a. 2007 b. 2006 c. 2000 d. 1987
4. Has another team ever beaten three other No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament? a. No b. Yes
5. What is the lowest seed to reach the national championship game? a. No. 11 b. No. 10 c. No. 9 d. No. 8
6. What is the lowest seed to reach the Final Four? a. No. 13 b. No. 11 c. No. 10 d. No. 8
7. Which player first scored at least 40 points in the national title game? a. Bill Walton b. Oscar Robertson c. Gail Goodrich d. Bill Bradley
8. Which player earned Final Four MVP honors for a losing team? a. Elvin Hayes b. Hakeem Olajuwon c. Chris Webber d. Patrick Ewing
9. Which conference was the first to have three teams in the Final Four? a. ACC b. Big Ten c. Big East d. SEC
10. How many times did former UNC great Dean Smith reach the Final Four before winning it all? a. Three b. Four c. Five d. Six
11. What was the last team to not qualify for the NCAA Tournament despite ranking No. 1 in regular-season schedule strength (since 1991). a. Tennessee b. Maryland c. Michigan d. Georgia
12. Who has participated in the most NCAA Tournaments without reaching a Final Four? a. Tennessee b. BYU c. Wisconsin d. Washington State
13. How many times has a No. 15 seed beaten a No. 2? a. Two times b. Three times c. Four times c. Five times
14. Who scored the most points in an NCAA Tournament game? a. Bill Walton b. Bill Bradley c. Austin Carr d. Christian Laettner
15. Who scored the most points in one entire NCAA Tournament? a. Christian Laettner b. Glen Rice c. Oscar Robertson d. Bill Walton
16. Who scored the most career points in the NCAA Tournament? a. Christian Laettner b. Bill Walton c. Lew Alcindor d. James Worthy
17. What school had the highest ppg average in one NCAA Tournament? a. LSU b. Loyola Marymount c. Arkansas d. UCLA
18. What percentage did Villanova shoot from the field in its 1985 upset of Georgetown? a. 62.7 percent b. 68.2 percent c. 78.6 percent d. 81.5 percent
19. What is the record for overtime games for one school in an NCAA Tournament? a. UCLA b. Syracuse c. North Carolina d. Duke
20. Who are the three schools currently in major conferences that have never won an NCAA Tournament game? a. Northwestern b. South Florida c. Duquesne d. Nebraska e. Baylor
Answers:
1) d (1956) 2) b (Last year with Kansas, North Carolina, Memphis and UCLA) 3) b (2006) 4) b (Arizona 1997) 5) d (Villanova in 1985, UCLA in 1980) 6) b (LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006) 7) c (Scored 42 points in the 1965 title game) 8) b (1984 for Houston) 9) c (1985, with St. John's, Villanova and Georgetown) 10) d 11) b (2003 – Georgia was not eligible for postseason play) 12) c (24 counting 2009) 13) c 14) c (Notre Dame had 61 in 1970 vs. Ohio) 15) b (Michigan had 184 in 1989) 16) a (407 in 23 games) 17) b (averaged 105.8 in four games in 1990) 18) c (22-of-28) 19) b (3, 1975) 20) a, b, & d