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1. www.sportingnews.com › us › ncaa-basketballWhy is it called March Madness & when did it start? The story ...

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   Mar 16, 2021 · For decades, March Madness has, fittingly, been the pinnacle of sports in March. It wasn't always that way, as the tournament did come from rather humble beginnings and wasn't even the first ...

2. www.dictionary.com › e › march-madnessMarch Madness – Meaning & History | Dictionary.com

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   Mar 16, 2024 · These earlier senses of March madness are derived from the sense of mad meaning “abnormally furious.”. Today in American English mad chiefly means “angry,” whereas in British English it can often mean “crazy.”. Today the NCAA March Madness incites both anger and insanity, depending on your brackets.

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4. www.sportscasting.com › news › where-did-the-termWhere Did the Term ‘March Madness’ Come From? - Sportscasting

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   Mar 1, 2020 · In March 1939, Henry Porter, an executive assistant secretary with the IHSA, coined the phrase “March Madness” in an essay in the organization’s Illinois High School Athlete publication, aptly titled “March Madness.”. Porter wrote, “a little March madness may complement and contribute to sanity and help keep society on an even keel.”.

5. www.sportskeeda.com › college-basketball › news-whyWhy is it called March Madness? Exploring the history behind ...

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   Mar 1, 2024 · When did March Madness expand to 64 teams? In 1951, the NCAA's March Madne­ss scaled up to include 16 teams. The­n in 1975, its size again doubled to 32 participatory teams, and late­r to 64 in ...

6. time.com › 5188345March Madness: A History of the Phrase in Basketball | TIME

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   Mar 12, 2018 · How March Madness got its nickname: the origins of the term date back to a particular poem written by a former high school basketball coach. The origins of the term go back to a poem written by a ...

7. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 620072Why Is It Called 'March Madness'? | Mental Floss

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   Mar 2, 2022 · By the end of the decade, IHSA had submitted a trademark application for “March Madness,” and the organization butted heads with an NCAA partner over its use of the name on a computer game in ...

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   How did March Madness get its name?

   • The origins of the term 'March Madness' for the basketball tournament date back to a particular poem written by a former high school basketball coach.

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   What is the meaning of March Madness in English?

   • In American English, March Madness means 'crazy'. In the context of sports, it refers to the NCAA tournament. However, it can also incite anger depending on one's brackets. There is no relation between March Madness and rabbits.

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   Who coined the term 'March Madness' in basketball?

   • The term ‘March Madness’ is thought to have first been applied to the world of basketball by Henry V. Porter, assistant executive secretary of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and the former teacher and coach who led Athens High School to a second-place finish in their tournament.

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   What is March Madness basketball?

   • March Madness refers to the NCAA college basketball tournament. When it starts again, basketball fans in the U.S. focus on the best college teams. However, the term's origins are actually in college basketball, not the NCAA tournament.

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   When did March Madness begin?

   • March Madness was not always associated with the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament. The first tournament was held in 1939, but it wasn’t until the 1940s that March Madness began to be used as a term for this event. At that time, March Madness referred to Illinois state basketball tournaments before spreading elsewhere in the Midwest region.

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   When did March Madness become a trademark?

   • By the end of the decade, IHSA had submitted a trademark application for “March Madness,” and the organization butted heads with an NCAA partner over its use of the name on a computer game in 1996.

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9. www.britannica.com › sports › March-MadnessMarch Madness | NCAA Tournament, Brackets & History | Britannica

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   4 days ago · March Madness, informal term that refers to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s and women’s basketball championship tournaments and the attendant fan interest in—and media coverage of—the events. The single-elimination tournaments begin each March and consist of fields of 68 teams that qualify either by ...