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What is the name of the video highlight recap of each year’s NCAA Tournament?

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One Shining Moment

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What team emerged from the first-ever First Four to reach the Final Four?

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VCU in 2011

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Which coach has won the most NCAA Tournament games?

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Coach K/Mike Krzyzewski

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Who is the only three-time Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four?

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Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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What was the first No. 16 seed to win in the NCAA Tournament? Who did they beat?

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UMBC beat Virginia in 2018

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What was the first No. 15 seed to win in the NCAA Tournament? Who did they beat?

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Richmond beat Syracuse in 1991

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Who is the only coach to win the national championship at two schools?

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Rick Pitino with Kentucky and Louisville

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Who holds the NCAA career record for most points scored in the tournament?

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Christian Laettner of Duke with 407 points.

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What program has made the most appearances in the NCAA Tournament and has the most victories in tournament games?

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Kentucky

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How many UCLA teams had unbeaten seasons under John Wooden, culminating in the national championship?

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4

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John Wooden coached 10 of UCLA’s 11 championship winners. Who coached the other?

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Jim Harrick

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What is the farthest a No. 15 seed has ever advanced in the NCAA Tournament?

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St. Peter’s to the Elite Eight

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Who holds the single-game scoring record for the NCAA Tournament (Division I)?

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Austin Carr on Notre Dame with 61 points

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What is the lowest seed ever to reach the Final Four?

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11

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What is the lowest seed to win the NCAA Tournament?

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8th seed Villanova

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Who is credited with coining the phrase “March Madness”?

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Brent Musberger

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Which program is the last to win back-to-back championships?

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Florida

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What team owns the largest comeback in an NCAA Tournament game (Division I)?

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BYU, trailed 25 pts

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Which player led San Francisco to back-to-back NCAA Tournament titles in 1955 and 1956?

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Bill Russell

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10th best March Madness player

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Jerry West

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9th best March Madness player

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Wilt Chamberlain

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8th best March Madness player

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Larry Bird

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7th best March Madness player

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Magic Johnson

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6th best March Madness player

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Hakeem Olajuwon

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5th best March Madness player
Bill Russell
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4th best March Madness player
Michael Jordan
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3rd best March Madness player
Bill Walton
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2nd best March Madness player
Christian Laettner
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Best March Madness player
Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Other great college players
Jerry Lucas, Oscar Robertson, Elvin Hayes, Pete Maravich
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Which coach has the most wins as a worse seed?
Tom Izzo with 16
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10th best college player since 2000
Trae Young
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9th best college player since 2000
Stephen Curry
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8th best college player since 2000
Dwayne Wade
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7th best college player since 2000
John Wall
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6th best college player since 2000
Jimmer Fredette
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5th best college player since 2000
Kevin Durant
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4th best college player since 2000
Kemba Walker
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3rd best college player since 2000
Anthony Davis
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2nd best college player since 2000
Zion Williamson
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1st best college player since 2000
Carmelo Anthony
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What is the only championship where both teams' locations started with the same letter?
Kansas Kentucky in 2012
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Which state is Morehead state in?
Kentucky
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Which state is Drake in?
Iowa
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Which state is Stetson in?
Florida
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Which state is James Madison in?
Virginia
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Which state is Longwood in?
Virginia
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Which State is Grambling St in?
Louisiana
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Which state is Duquesne in?
Pennsylvania
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Which state is Samford in?
Alabama
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Which state is Wagner in?
New York
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Which State is St. Mary's in?
California
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Which state is Colgate in?
New York
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Which state is McNeese State in?
Louisiana
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Which state is St. Peter's in?
New Jersey
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