truTV, known for shows such as Operation Repo, World’s Wildest Police Videos, World’s Dumbest People, Most Shocking and many other fine television shows will become a household necessity, at least for a few days in March 2011. The NCAA has announced it’s expanded tournament line-up which will be aired on the aforementioned channel.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
The NCAA announced the tournaments expansion from 65 teams to 68 teams, with 4 games that will begin the march to Houston in 2011. Here is an piece of the announcement from the NCAA:
[quote=NCAA.com]
The expansion to eight teams will constitute the first round of the championship, with the second- and third-rounds played to round out of the first week of play. Two of the first-round games will feature the last four at-large teams selected to the championship field, while the other two games will match teams ranked 65 through 68 on the overall seed list. The winners of the four games will advance to the second round.
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When the Mountain West Conference was created in 1999, NCAA membership chose to add a 65th team to the tournament, creating a single opening-round game starting in 2001. Going to 68 teams in 2011 allows for all four regions of the championship to be balanced in size, with 31 conference automatic qualifiers and 37 at-large selections — four more than the traditional 64-team configuration.[/quote]
truTV, an expanded NCAA tournament and March Madness: sounds like a match made in heaven.
