the first march madness game was in 1939.
the first march madness game was in 1939.
what year was the first march madness game?
1939
h. v. porter, an official with the illinois high school association (and later a member of the basketball hall of fame), was the first person to use march madness to describe a basketball tournament. porter published an essay named "march madness" during 1939, and during 1942, he used the phrase in a poem, "basketball ides of march". through the years the use of march madness was increased, especially in illinois, indiana, and other parts of the midwest. during this period the term was used almost exclusively in reference to state high school tournaments. during 1977, jim enright published a book about the illinois tournament entitled "march madness".
ncaa division i men's basketball tournament
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march madness may refer to:









































bullet::::- the main part of the breeding season of the european hare









































bullet::::- ncaa division i men's basketball tournament, american college basketball









































bullet::::- ncaa division i women's basketball tournament, american college basketball









































bullet::::- "ncaa march madness (tv program)", the branding used for television coverage of the men's college basketball tournament









































bullet::::- "ncaa basketball" series (formerly "march madness" series), an ea sports college basketball video game series









































bullet::::- mega march madness, a defunct pay-per-view television package covering the college basketball tournament, now replaced by "ncaa march madness"
march madness (disambiguation)