60 Years Of Nothin' But 'Net!

Through the years, the NCAA Tournament has become an American icon. For three weekends in March, the country is captivated as college basketball's postseason becomes the focus of every sports fan in America. From Oregon's first championship to the "Wizard of Westwood" to Lute Olson and the Wildcats, college basketball has created memorable moments for generations of fans, players and coaches. CBS SportsLine presents a history of the NCAA Tournament as compiled by Mike Douchant.

Be sure to check out This Day in NCAA Tournament History every day, as compiled by the folks at CBS Sports.

Features

Barroom Banter: Check out the tourney stories, facts and oddities that would make Cliff Clavin proud ... and feel free to show off at your local establishment.

By The Numbers: Stats, stats, stats ... they're all here. Take a look and you'll be ready to impress your friends.

The Records Room: The mosts and leasts, and all easy to find. Plus some surprising, hard-to-find records.

Year-by-Year Review: From Oregon to Arizona, a year-by-year review that will become your final say to answer all your tourney questions.

All-Time Tourney Roster: College hoop guru Mike Douchant brings you his all-time greatest NCAA Tournament team. This feature is complete with analysis and profiles on each player chosen. Let the discussions begin.

Our Top 10 List: The Top 10 greatest moments in NCAA tourney history, as seen through the eyes of Mike Douchant.

The Best of the Rest: The women's tourney, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), Divisions II and III, NAIA and the JuCo ranks ... everything you need to know.

A Tour From A to Z: An off-beat look by the letters. An entertaining way to get you through the early rounds.

More From Mike Douchant: CBS SportsLine college basketball historian takes a unique look at the tournament from inside the numbers and around the history books.

Check out his entries:

1998 Tournament

  • The good, bad and ugly Final Four teams - 3/28/98
  • Did you know -- Final Four edition - 3/27/98
  • Analysis: Friendly confines influence NCAA tourney results - 3/21/98
  • Did you know -- Tournament edition - 3/19/98
  • Drew duo might be best combo in tourney history - 3/19/98
  • Beware, coaches, of devilish double-digit seeds - 3/17/98
  • Mixing Madness and sadness - 3/15/98
  • History can help when completing your brackets - 3/10/98
  • Facts and tidbits on the NCAA Tournament - 3/9/98
  • NCAA Tournament do's and don'ts on how to fill out your bracket - 3/6/98
  • Name-dropping, NCAA Tournament style - 3/4/98
  • Historical look at conference tourneys - 3/3/98
  • The 60 greatest NCAA Tournament games - 3/1/98
  • A look at how all the Madness has evolved - 3/1/98

    • 1997 Tournament -- Member Exclusive*
  • Post Game Notes- 4/1/97*
  • Championship Game Notes- 3/31/97*
  • Will Bibby or Cota be freshmen of influence?- 3/27/97*
  • Final Four Futility: Kansas is not alone- 3/27/97*
  • More Final Four coaching notes- 3/27/97*
  • Junior College Jewels: Bobby Jackson is another JuCo to make an impact on the Final Four- 3/25/97*
  • Final Four coaching tales- 3/24/97*
  • Top Ten Reasons Why KU was KOed- 3/22/97*
  • Carolina and Kentucky face injury blues- 3/20/97*
  • The Pac-10 is Back- 3/16/97*
  • Mississippi and other sob stories- 3/15/97*
  • UT-Chattanooga and Coppin St. join the upset club- 3/14/97*
  • How important is Dean Smith's achievement- 3/14/97*
  • A Pre-Tournament Primer- 3/11/97*