THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Consolation prize: Win the quiz instead of the pool

By JUANITA GILES |
Published online 8:00am Thursday Apr 1st, 2010
and in print issue #0913 dated Thursday Apr 1st, 2010


"Final Four"
Flickr/iDream_in_Infrared

In honor of my busted bracket, please enjoy this March Madness quiz.

  • 1. In 1993, Arizona became the second No. 2 seed to ever lose to a No. 15 seed, when it fell to Steve Nash and company in the opening round. To which team did Arizona lose?


  • a. Santa Clara
  • b. East Tennessee State
  • c. Murray State
  • d. East Washington


  • 2. In the 1994 tournament, which team ended North Carolina's streak of 13 straight Sweet Sixteen appearances?


  • a. Florida
  • b. Boston College
  • c. Arizona
  • d. Arkansas


  • 3. In 2000, for the first time in NCAA tournament history, a pair of No. eight-seeds advanced all the way to the Final Four in the same season. Who were those two teams?


  • a. Florida & Utah
  • b. Indiana & Marquette
  • c. Minnesota & Stanford
  • d. Wisconsin & North Carolina


  • 4. In 1985, Villanova became the worst seed to ever win the NCAA Championship. What was their seeding?


  • a. 6th
  • b. 7th
  • c. 8th
  • d. 9th


  • 5. In 1984, Georgetown– led by Patrick Ewing– won their first National Championship. Which school did they defeat 84-75 in the championship game?


  • a. North Carolina
  • b. Virginia
  • c. Houston
  • d. Kentucky



  • 6. Between 1939 and 2000, which was the last team from the Ivy League to make the Final Four?


  • a. Brown
  • b. Dartmouth
  • c. Princeton
  • d. Pennsylvania 


  • 7. When was the last time none of the No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four?


  • a. 1985
  • b. 2006
  • c. 2000
  • d. 1998


  • 8. Which of the teams listed below wasn't featured in the Final Four of the 2009 tournament?


  • a. Villanova University
  • b. North Carolina State 
  • c. Louisville
  • d. Michigan State


  • 9. Which of these Big Ten schools did not made the Final Four between 2000 and 2003?


  • a. Indiana
  • b. Wisconsin
  • c. Michigan State
  • d. Ohio State


  • 10. Who has participated in the most NCAA Tournaments without reaching a Final Four?


  • a. Tennessee
  • b. BYU
  • c. Wisconsin
  • d. Washington State


  • 11. Only one team scored over 100 points in an NCAA title game in the 1990's. Who were they?


  • a. UCLA
  • b. Arizona
  • c. UNLV 
  • d. Kentucky


  • 12. In 1983 which player won the MVP but was on the losing team?


  • a. Grant Hill
  • b. Michael Jordan
  • c. Hakeem Olajuwon
  • d. Nick Collison


  • 13. Which #1 seed was the only #1 seed to make it to the Final Four in 2004?


  • a. St. Joseph's
  • b. Stanford
  • c. Connecticut
  • d. Duke


  • 14. The 2008 March Madness saw the Final Four made up of all number-one seeded teams. How many times had this happened before?


  • a. 9
  • b. 3
  • c. 0
  • d. 6


  • 15. When was the "losers" tournament, the National Invitational Tournament, founded?


  • a. 1956
  • b. 1971
  • c. 1938
  • d. 1980



ANSWERS

1. A, 2. B, 3. D, 4. C, 5. C, 6. D (1979), 7. B, 8 . C, 9.  D, 10. C (25), 11. C (103), 12. C, 13. D, 14. C, 15. C 



Juanita Giles lives in Keysville where she makes videos and updates her Sports Doctor site. She's also on Facebook!

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