1939 was the inaugural year of the ncaa tournament.
1939 was the inaugural year of the ncaa tournament.
what was the inaugural year of the ncaa tournament?
1939
during the early years of the two tournaments, the ncaa and nit competed against each other, giving rise to debate over their relative prowess. in 1939, the inaugural year of the ncaa tournament, the nit was generally considered to be superior. during the 1940s, the relative status of the two tournaments was unclear, and thus some years produced disputed national championship claims. some contemporary sources claim superiority for the nit during this time. in 1943, in a shrewd competitive move the ncaa tournament began sharing madison square garden with the nit. in 1945, following victories by the ncaa champions over the nit champions in the red cross games, "the new york times" indicated that many teams who could potentially get bids to enter either tournament would probably choose the ncaa tournament "because it involves stronger competition." in 1950, city college of new york won both the nit and the ncaa tournaments in the same season, coincidentally defeating bradley university in the championship game of both tournaments, and thus united the titles.
mythical national championship
the ncaa has seeded the tournament since its inaugural year in 1982. texas participated in the final aiaw women's basketball tournament in 1982 rather than the inaugural ncaa tournament (falling in the aiaw championship game to rutgers, 83–77); the longhorns began participating in the ncaa tournament in 1983. texas has appeared in 31 of the 36 tournaments held since 1983.









































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