NCAA tournament tips-off soon

Posted Mar 12, 2012 8:11 am.

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March Madness is bigger than ever.

For the first time, the NCAA basketball tournament will feature 68 teams, up from 65 in previous years.

The festivities get underway Tuesday with four play-in games before the meat of tourney begins Thursday with the National Championship April 2nd.

The top seeds are all familiar to hoop fans; Kentucky, Michigan, Syracuse, and Michael Jordan’s alma-matter North Carolina.

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