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26-552: Since 1999, the semi-finals and championship game of the tournament have been branded as the " Frozen Four "—a reference to the NCAA's long-time branding of its basketball semi-finals as the " Final Four ". The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single elimination competition that has determined the collegiate national champion since the inaugural 1948 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament . The tournament features 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in

52-620: A 1975 article for the Official Collegiate Basketball Guide , whose author Ed Chay was a sportswriter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer . Chay stated that the Marquette basketball team "was one of the final four" during the previous season's tournament . The myth that "final four" was first used in 1975 is refuted by the fact that the term "final four" was in widespread use in descriptions of

78-504: A list of teams that have not made an NCAA tournament anytime in the last 10 seasons. † Alaska's only appearance in 2010 was later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. ‡ St. Lawrence received an automatic bid in 2021, however, the team had to decline the invitation due to a positive COVID-19 test from their head coach. At the conclusion of each tournament both an all-tournament team and 'Most Outstanding Player in Tournament'

104-482: A third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. North Carolina State , coached by Norm Sloan , won the national title with a 76–64 victory in the final game over Marquette , coached by Al McGuire . This result ended UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive titles. David Thompson of North Carolina State was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player . This was the final year that only conference champions and independents could participate in

130-818: A trademark, the term is still widely used by sportswriters, fans etc. to denote participants in semifinal rounds of professional postseason playoffs, such as those of the League Championship Series in Major League Baseball , the conference championship games in the National Football League , and the conference championship series in both the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League . "Final Four"

156-429: Is named. Both achievements have been in effect since the inaugural championship in 1948 Final four In sports, the final four is the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament . Usually the final four compete in the two games of a single-elimination tournament 's semi-final (penultimate) round. Of these teams, the two who win in the semi-final round play another single-elimination game whose winner

182-463: Is the tournament champion. In some tournaments, the two teams that lose in the semi-final round compete for third place in a consolation game . The term "final four" is most often used in the United States and in sports heavily influenced by that country; elsewhere, only the term "semi-finals" is in common use. Previously, it was believed that the phrase "final four" first appeared in print in

208-649: The 1975 championship in its home state, at the San Diego Sports Arena . No team has accomplished the feat since then, although the Kansas Jayhawks won the 1988 championship in nearby Kansas City, Missouri , at Kemper Arena , which is closer to the KU campus in Lawrence, Kansas than Greensboro is to Raleigh. This was the last Sweet Sixteen appearance for Creighton and Oral Roberts until

234-557: The 2021 tournament, when both teams returned for the first time in 47 years. Thanks in large part to the reclassification of Division I, the 1974 tournament is the last tournament to include a team no longer in Division I. The Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles spent one year in the modern Division I, winning the Pacific Coast Athletic Association before dropping to Division II. The following are

260-894: The FIBA Americas League ( FIBA Americas League Final 4 ), the EuroLeague ( EuroLeague Final Four ), the Champions League ( Champions League Final Four ), the Israeli Premier League , the Philippine NCAA , and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines . The CEV Champions League in volleyball also uses "Final Four" for its final rounds. Despite the NCAA's registration of "Final Four" as

286-529: The Championship Committee seeks to ensure "competitive equity, financial success and likelihood of playoff-type atmosphere at each regional site." A team serving as the host of a regional is placed within that regional. The top four teams are assigned overall seeds and placed within the bracket such that the national semifinals will feature the No. 1 seed versus the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed versus

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312-675: The College Division members into Division II (fewer scholarships ) and Division III (no athletic scholarships allowed). Previous tournaments would retroactively be considered Division I championships. The tournament began on March 9, 1974, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Greensboro, North Carolina . Until 2019 , when Virginia defeated Texas Tech , it was the last tournament in which neither school had previously appeared in any national championship game at any level. A total of 29 games were played, including

338-509: The Final Four. These four teams are matched against each other on the last weekend of the tournament. The Final Four of the men's Division I tournament is traditionally held on a Saturday, while the Final Four of the women's Division I tournament is usually played on a Friday. The NCAA also uses "Final Four" for other sports besides basketball, such as men's volleyball and women's volleyball championships. For ice hockey tournaments,

364-464: The NCAA Committee on Infractions. The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament: Starting in 2003, the 4 teams seeded No. 1 in the regions are shown with single underline . * Was not a member of the winning team. † Natural hat-trick . ‡ Tournament participation later vacated. Minimum 2 tournaments The following is

390-578: The NCAA basketball tournament by the 1960s. For example, Bill Mayer of the Kansas-based Lawrence Daily Journal World wrote in 1966, "What a great year it could be if   ... KU   ... could advance to the NCAA Final Four by winning the regional here." The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) later trademarked the term. The oldest and most common use of the term is in reference to

416-407: The NCAA uses a variation of the term—" Frozen Four ". Because the term is now a registered trademark of the NCAA in the United States, no other organizations in that country can use the phrase to refer to their tournaments. Organizations in other countries may officially do so. Many basketball organizations outside the U.S. use the term for the semifinal and final rounds of their tournaments such as

442-529: The No. 3 seed should the top four teams win their respective regional finals. Number 1 seeds are also placed as close to their home site as possible, with the No. 1 seed receiving first preference. Conference matchups are avoided in the first round; should five or more teams from one conference make the tournament, this guideline may be disregarded in favor of preserving the bracket's integrity. Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs, Colorado hosted

468-412: The final four teams in the annual NCAA basketball tournaments: each Final Four team is the champion from one of four regions of the tournament. These regional champions then travel from the four separate sites of their regional rounds to a common venue for the Final Four. A team must advance through multiple rounds of play—typically winning four consecutive games in a field of 64 (or 68) teams—to qualify for

494-627: The most disappointing outcome of his entire basketball career, given how UCLA lost a 5-point lead late in regulation and a 7-point lead in the 2nd overtime, before NC State rallied to win, 80–77. The game, played in Greensboro, was like a home game for the Wolfpack; UCLA had defeated NC State by 18 points in a neutral site game in St. Louis (where UCLA defeated Memphis State the previous March to win its seventh consecutive national championship) earlier in

520-471: The nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. The tournament begins with initial games played at four regional sites culminating with the semi-finals and finals played at a single site. In setting up the tournament,

546-419: The national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball . It was the first tournament to be designated as a Division I championship—previously, NCAA member schools had been divided into the "University Division" and "College Division". The NCAA created its current three-division setup, effective with the 1973–74 academic year, by moving all of its University Division schools to Division I and splitting

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572-689: The season. The Wolfpack became the fifth team in history to win the national championship playing in its home state. CCNY won the 1950 NCAA championship (as well as the NIT championship) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Kentucky won the 1958 championship at Freedom Hall in Louisville , and UCLA won both the 1968 and 1972 championships at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena . UCLA also would win

598-584: The sites that were selected to host each round of the 1974 tournament: First round Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship) * – Denotes overtime period Curt Gowdy , Tom Hawkins , Charlie Jones , and Ross Porter - First Round at Terre Haute, Indiana (Marquette-Ohio, Notre Dame-Austin Peay)); Mideast Regional Final at Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Final Four at Greensboro, North Carolina; Jones

624-456: The tournament for the first ten years and has hosted eleven times overall, the most of any venue. The Denver Pioneers have won the most tournaments with ten, while Vic Heyliger has coached the most championship teams, winning six times with Michigan between 1948 and 1956. The 2020 championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . ^1 Participation in the tournament vacated by

650-565: The tournament. During the same time in 1974, the Collegiate Commissioners' Association held a tournament in St. Louis, Missouri. They invited the second-place teams from eight conferences to participate. In 1975, the NCAA would expand the field to include at-large bids for conference runners-up. The UCLA – North Carolina State semifinal game made USA Today ' s 2002 list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time at #13. UCLA star Bill Walton calls that game

676-503: Was used to refer to the crew of STS-135 , the final Space Shuttle mission. The term has also been used in some television shows to denote the last remaining four contestants, such as the Philippine TV series StarStruck and the reality show Survivor . 1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament The 1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine

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