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  Encyclopedia: March Madness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
March Madness is a popular colloquial term for the annual NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in the United States.
March Madness is the moniker that is given to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments.
March Madness is the concentrated hype of 65 teams vying for college basketball's biggest prize.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/March-Madness   (1216 words)

  
 IHSA's March Madness -- A Brief History of March Madness
During the tournament's "Golden Era" of the 1940's and 1950's, "March Madness" became the popular name of the event.It was an era of some of Illinois' most legendary teams, including the undefeated 1944 Taylorville squad and Mt. Vernon's unstoppable back-to-back champions of 1949 and 1950.
The drama of March Madness provided a unifying force that brought the entire state together, and Porter again commemorated the event, this time with a poem, "Basketball Ides of March," which appeared in the Illinois Interscholastic in March of 1942.
When the March madness is on him, midnight jaunts of a hundred miles on successive nights make him even more alert the next day.
www.marchmadness.org /history.htm   (1298 words)

  
 March Madness Wagering Odds - NCAA College Basketball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
March brings March Madness, the annual conclusion to the U.S. men’s college basketball season with two single elimination basketball tournaments showcasing the best college teams in the country.
The men’s college basketball season in the United States culminates in March of each year with the endof- season tournaments that comprise “March Madness.” The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) places 64 of the best college teams in the country in a single elimination tournament,and the NCAA tournament winner is crowned the national champion.
Betting on NCAA basketball games is very popular, and the games that comprise March Madness rival the Super Bowl (the championship of the National Football League) in terms of the total amount of money wagered (an estimated $80 million were wagered on the 1998 “Final Four” alone (Barnhouse 1999)).
march-madness-wagering.net   (233 words)

  
 Game Revolution Review Page - Game Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
But for all March Madness 2000 has going for it, there are certain elements in the game which make it less of an "Awesome, Baby!" experience, and more of an "Okay, Baby!" one.
The actual gameplay of March Madness 2000 is generally realistic.Players can be controlled with incredible precision thanks to the multitude of moves (including pump fakes, jab steps, spin moves), and the newly added dynamic ball control.
March Madness 2000 is a basketball sim, and therefore the elements of the game should behave as closely as possible to real life.
gr.bolt.com /games/sony/sports/march_madness2000.htm   (1132 words)

  
 March Madness 2000 - Game Reviews - The Cincinnati Enquirer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
March Madness sets itself apart from other basketball games because the controls are simple to master.
March Madness 2000 is compatible with the PlayStation multiplayer hook-up which means that all modes of game play can be played with up to eight players.
March Madness 2000 is the perfect balance between these kinds of games.
www.cincinnati.com /freetime/games/reviews/madness2000.html   (502 words)

  
 IGN: NCAA March Madness 2001 Review
With the game's follow-up, which is aptly titled NCAA March Madness 2001, it looks as if EA Sports realized that they had a good thing with last year's version as nothing significant has really been changed.
March Madness 2001 also has some smaller AI problems that hurt the realist play of the game.
March Madness 2001 is only average in terms of player animation as other games on PlayStation have more fluid player movement and better looking moves and transitions between them.
psx.ign.com /articles/165/165489p1.html   (1625 words)

  
 NCAA March Madness 2005 Review (Xbox)
NCAA March Madness 2005 brings more of what gamers dug in the last year’s MM title, and adds new features and tweaks which are meant to get the stadium really rockin’.
March Madness 2005 hasn’t changed much from the last installment when looking just at the action on the court.
These new options help to make March Madness 2005 a bit more strategic, since now players will be able to kick a ball out to three range in the last seconds of a big one, when a trifecta may be the difference between snipping the net or catching the lonely bus home.
reviews.teamxbox.com /xbox/836/NCAA-March-Madness-2005/p1   (843 words)

  
 The Sports Gaming Network - Basketball : March Madness 2002 (PS2) Review
Madness faithfully recreates that sense with its use of crowd chants and fight songs.
Remembering my experience with March Madness 2001 on the PSX, I recalled how even the senior level was easy.
I had high hopes for March Madness 2002, but my hopes were quickly dashed.
www.sgn.cc /basketball/march_madness_2002/review_ps2.shtml   (1581 words)

  
 NCAA March Madness 2004 for PlayStation 2 Review - PlayStation 2 NCAA March Madness 2004 Review
While March Madness 2004 does a good job at capturing the feel of college basketball, a general lack of polish keeps it just a little short of greatness.
With the release of NCAA March Madness 2004 on the Xbox and PlayStation 2, EA Sports has finished out its crop of sports titles for the year.
Overall, March Madness 2004 does a pretty good job at capturing the essence of the college game and keeps itself from feeling too much like NBA Live in different clothes.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/sports/ncaamm2004/review.html   (1229 words)

  
 IHSA's March Madness
This free camp is held as part of the March Madness Experience.
IHSA's March Madness® is the premier high school sporting event in the nation.
Since 1996, the March Madness Experience™, a family-oriented extravaganza of fun, interactive games, historical exhibits and good times, has been an integral part of the boys tournaments in Peoria.
www.marchmadness.org   (273 words)

  
 Why Is It Called "March Madness"? - How did the NCAA tournament get its nickname? By Brendan I. Koerner
March Madness traces back to Illinois' statewide high-school basketball tournament, which began in 1908.
Perhaps mindful of the March Madness precedent, however, the KHSAA chose to bargain with the NCAA rather than litigate.
The origin of "Big Dance" is seemingly lost to history, at least in terms of who first used it as a synonym for March Madness.
www.slate.com /id/2097357/fr/rss   (678 words)

  
 March Madness Tickets : March Madness Basketball Tickets @ buyselltix.com
March Madness is like no other event in the nation, and maybe a world.
March is a time when great players shine, heroes are made out of the ordinary, and mistakes are never lived down.
March Madness encompasses the best of sports -- doubleheaders, dominant players coming through when it counts, underdogs having their day, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
www.buyselltix.com /ncaa/basketball/marchMadness.php   (400 words)

  
 NCAA March Madness 2005 Final Impressions (Xbox)
EA’s NCAA March Madness series is back once again, trying to capture as much of the pageantry and excitement of the Big Dance as possible in videogame form.
Some worthy new additions have been included to take March Madness 2005 into the next stratosphere; online play, a new play calling system, classic teams, and a revamped dynasty mode are just a few.
In March Madness 2005, YOU are the floor general of your chosen team, barking out the plays, making sure they are executed properly, and calling TO’s at those crucial moments.
previews.teamxbox.com /xbox/897/NCAA-March-Madness-2005/p1   (784 words)

  
 TomPaine.com - March Madness
Yet, those who shun a march because it accommodates a diversity of views overstate the immediate practical importance of these differences.
These groups demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of tactics—eschewing radical dogmatism, they are combining marching, religious services, lobbying and direct action in DC—and are asking for the broadest possible support this weekend.
The more support the movement gets, the greater the chances are that the marches and other actions will ignite wider swaths of anti-war public opinion.
www.tompaine.com /articles/20050923/march_madness.php   (1270 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How March Madness Works"
The NCAA tournaments are an American tradition that sends millions of fans into a synchronized frenzy each year.
It is this chaos that gives the tournament its March Madness nickname.
In this article, we will break down the brackets of the NCAA Basketball Tournament and look at how teams are selected, how they are seeded and how the champions of college basketball are determined.
entertainment.howstuffworks.com /march-madness.htm   (152 words)

  
 March Madness Picks & Free March Madness Predictions
March Madness picks and predictions are a big money maker for members at Maddux Sports.
Once March begins we immediately begin putting in the OT to go the extra mile to make sure your sports bets are winners this season.
While March Madness betting is not for everyone we also have come up with a way for people who love office pools to still participate and pick up some extra cash.
www.madduxsports.com /march-madness-picks.html   (587 words)

  
 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On NCAA March Madness
NCAA March Madness 06, which features Duke as the top-ranked team in the country as part of the EA SPORTS Top 25 in-game ranking system, delivers a strategic basketball experience with a deep playbook that covers both ends of the court...
There is no more exciting sporting event in college sports than NCAA March Madness, and this deal will allow college hoops fans everywhere to follow their team, said Scott Greenstein, president of entrainment and sports for Sirius in announcing the agreement.
The thing is, EA Sports understands that their March Madness series has been underwhelming as of late, but the way they tell it, things are about to change.
videogames.surfwax.com /files/NCAA_March_Madness.html   (3155 words)

  
 NCAA March Madness 2005 Review at Next Level Gaming!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
By implementing many of the gameplay elements from their also acclaimed NBA Live series, March Madness has everything that most of the pro gamers like.
One of the reasons I never even had to open the manual on NCAA March Madness 2005 is because the controls and gameplay is pretty much exactly like NBA Live 2005, with the addition of a couple small but significant things.
March Madness 2005 makes strides as usual with new animations, tighter camera angles, and unlike NBA Live true 480p Progressive Scan Widescreen for the Xbox.
www.nlgaming.com /nl/asp/id_1036/nl/reviewDisp.htm   (2474 words)

  
 March Madness Sportsbook Resources - Basketball Betting
March Madness Sportsbook has partnered with At Home Sportsbook to offer you a chance to try their online sportsbook using a demo account.
March Madness Sportsbook has lots of other links and College Basketball related information so you can improve your odds at winning.
March Madness Sportsbook posts the Power Rankings for all the teams for each week so make sure to come back to keep your eye on your favorite college team.
www.marchmadnesssportsbook.com   (223 words)

  
 GameSpy: NCAA March Madness 2004 Review
While the long and drawn-out pro hoops season doesn't even begin to get interesting until the spring, college basketball is a thrill ride from the first Midnight Madness practice of the fall until the last game of the NCAA tournament.
March Madness 2004 is clearly the best of EA's long-running series and it gives the Controller S crowd the pleasing dilemma of having two topnotch college hoops games to choose between.
I'm guessing the move is exclusive to Madness; I played the daylights out of all three console versions of Live and never saw a player hit the deck.
www.gamespy.com /reviews/december03/ncaamadnessxbox   (668 words)

  
 NCAA Bracket Updates - March Madness College Basketball Final Championship Game Results - UNC, Illinois Scores, Recaps, ...
Beginning March 16, 2006, fans will be able to watch March Madness on Demand on NCAAsports.com, the official NCAA Web site.
The phrase “March Madness” was coined by Henry V. Porter in 1939…to describe an Illinois high school basketball tourney.
The 2005 March Madness Brackets – Printable March Madness Bracket file is in PDF format so you'll need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to print it out - check them after the regionals to see who makes it through the sweet sixteen and elite eight to compete in the final four...
www.chiff.com /recreation/sports/ncaa-brackets.htm   (1255 words)

  
 March Madness
I thought, "Ah yes, another one who is in 'March Madness' (as I am every year).
I don't know about you, but during March (well, it's now April) I get what I call "March Madness." This is what I've named it.
It's the time of year when spring is just around the corner, you want to do other things and yet, here you are with your lessons and the plans that are not yet completed.
homemade.truepath.com /marchmadness.htm   (1640 words)

  
 March Madness
After being a tournament fixture since the beginnings of the old Avaloncon, March Madness was in danger of losing its status as a Century event this year.
Devin Flawd, current Consul, was unable to repeat his past success in March Madness, as he fell to Roger Taylor's 1970 New Mexico State team.
Sean's opponent would be none other than Bruce Reiff, who has won more March Madness titles than anyone in the history of the event, including an unmatched three consecutive titles from 1997-99.
www.boardgamers.org /yearbook/mmspge.htm   (1102 words)

  
 NCAA March Madness 2005 - xbox Review - Game Revolution
Like NBA Live 2005, March Madness 2005 has dialed back the efficacy of the pro hop button, rendering it almost useless unless you’re collecting charging violations.
March Madness 2005 features news, leaderboards and stats, but otherwise is pretty straightforward.
NCAA March Madness 2005 is a good example of why releasing new versions of sports games every single year isn’t such a great idea.
gr.bolt.com /games/xbox/sports/ncaa_march_madness_2005.htm   (1253 words)

  
 March madness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 NCAA March Madness 2005 Review - Xbox
March Madness 2005 offers 325 schools to choose from, as well as about 75 classic teams from the past.
The graphics in March Madness 2005 are very solid, featuring the newly revamped aesthetic of its big brother, NBA Live 2005.
The biggest problem that some may have with NCAA March Madness 2005 is the same problem that people have with Live 2005; the gameplay has a real arcade quality to it and ultimately has less technical and realistic gameplay than many simulation fans would like.
xbox.gamezone.com /gzreviews/r24133.htm   (981 words)

  
 Men's Basketball - NCAA Sports.com
NCAA March Madness™ on Demand brings you LIVE video of the Men's Basketball tournament.
For the first time, NCAA March Madness on Demand will be offered free of charge.
Beginning March 16, fans will be able to watch the tournament live online.
www.ncaasports.com /basketball/mens   (235 words)

  
 March Madness
The other March Madness I’m referring to does not have a special pullout section in the newspaper, endless hours of television coverage, or sport bottle caps imprinted with your favorite college teams.
In this March Madness, the contest revolves around a much smaller field of nuclear contenders but with new teams just itching to play.
Were it my wish that this other March Madness tournament would garner as much detailed analysis from the media and as strong a fan base of support for less maddening (constructive, nonviolent, multilateral, policing) ways to respond to threats to world peace.
www.commondreams.org /views02/0312-08.htm   (983 words)

  
 IGN: NCAA March Madness 2002 Review
All this just made it much harder to stomach the fact that NCAA March Madness 2002 was stuck with a pretty bare bones feature set.
For March Madness, the developers have opted to take the basic Live engine and exaggerate things a bit to better reflect the openness of the college game.
The sad thing about March Madness is that I was really looking forward to this game and was probably one of the most excited sports gamers on the planet when EA first officially announced that this baby was headed for PlayStation 2.
ps2.ign.com /articles/166/166887p1.html   (1605 words)

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