2015 NCAA Bracket Quiz
Name_______________________________
How well do you know the 68 teams in this year’s tournament?
1. For the first time in the school’s history, the men’s basketball team received a
bid for the tournament. They are the Ospreys. ___________________________
2. In the 1985 NCAA final game, this Wildcat team defeated Georgetown 66-64
for one of the biggest upsets in college history. ___________________________
3. The Leopards won the Patriot League Championship game to come back to the
NCAA tournament for the first time since 2000. ___________________________
4. A last-second dunk by Lorenzo Charles won the 1983 NCAA tournament 54-52
for this team over heavily-favored Houston. ______________________________
5. Famous alumni from this school include Alben Barkley (US Senator from
Kentucky and Vice President under Harry Truman); Brerton Jones (Kentucky
Governor); and Woodrow Wilson (US President). __________________________
6. Located in Music City, this college would naturally boast alumni such as Steven
Curtis Chapman, Pam Tillis, Trisha Underwood, Brad Paisley, and Brian Kelley
(Florida-Georgia Line). ________________________________________________
7. This team’s nickname, “The Fighting Tigers,” is a tribute to soldiers who fought
in the US Civil War. __________________________________________________
8. This team ranks tenth in the nation in steals rate at 12.7 %. They are known as
the Colonials. _______________________________________________________
9. Christian Laettner, ‘nuff said for any Kentucky fan. ______________________
10. The Panthers, who wear Purple and Gold, are located in Cedar Falls.
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11. Current Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan was a player for this team in
the Final Four 1987. Their home games are played at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
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12. This team has the tallest player in Division I, 7-foot, 6-inch Mamadou Ndiaye.
The team’s nickname is the Anteaters. __________________________________
13. Famous players for this school include: Darrell Griffith, Wes Unseld, and
Junior Bridgeman. ___________________________________________________
14. This school’s Kenny Sailors is credited with inventing the jump shot and
helping lead his team to the 1943 NCAA championship. _____________________
15. US President Millard Fillmore was also President of this university in New
York. ______________________________________________________________
16. This college had a women’s team for a year before the men’s team was
formed. The very first men’s game featured a loss to Georgetown College by a
score of 15-6. In 1948 the team won its first NCAA championship.
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17. Richard “Doc” Sauers coached the Great Danes from 1955-1997 (off during
1987-1988 season) and compiled a 702-330 record in his 41 seasons.
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18. This college was originally known as St. Mary’s Institute and the basketball
team competed against colleges, high schools, and club teams throughout the
area. ______________________________________________________________
19. These Sooners participated in the very first Final Four in 1939.
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20. This college is located in the town that celebrates the annual Popcorn Festival
in honor of native son, Orville Redenbacher. ______________________________
21. All-American John Wooden led this team to win the National Championship in
1932, before the inception of the NCAA tournament. _______________________
22. The song “Country Roads,” performed by John Denver was added to the
football pregame show in 1972 for this college. ___________________________
23. This team won the 1979 championship, led by Magic Johnson, beating Larry
Bird’s undefeated Indiana State team. This game remains the highest watched
college basketball game in history and is credited with launching “March
Madness.” _________________________________________________________
24. The Lumberjacks are located in Nacogdoches, Texas. ____________________
25. This college has always competed in the SEC (since 1932), and one of its most
famous basketball greats is Dominique Wilkins. ___________________________
26. This school won the championship every year from 1964 to 1973, with the
exception of 1966 when Texas Western beat them after defeating Kentucky.
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27. This team won the 1982 championship over Georgetown University, 63-62,
and James Worthy was named most outstanding player. ____________________
28. This school won the Southern Conference (SoCon) titles in 2010, 2011, and
2014. They are back this year also. _____________________________________
29. The Broncos, who wear blue and orange, play in the Taco Bell Arena for their
home games. ______________________________________________________
30. This team made it to the Elite Eight in 2008 by defeating Gonzaga,
Georgetown, and Wisconsin, before falling to eventual champion Kansas, 59-57.
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31. This school introduced men’s basketball in 1907-1908. They had no coach
but compiled a 9-2 record. ____________________________________________
32. Don Nelson, future NBA Coach, led this team as captain for three seasons
(1960, 1961, and 1962). ______________________________________________
33. Lawrence Alexander has played more minutes than any player in the country
and shot 44.5% from the three for this team. _____________________________
34. This school started their athletics program by forming a men’s basketball
team in 1978. In 2004, this team upset number one-seeded Kentucky in the
second round and advanced to the Sweet 16. _____________________________
35. This school has a tradition that one of the Cyclone players who is an in-state
student has the honor of wearing jersey #40. _____________________________
36. The college holds the world record for the most overdue book. In 1823 James
Curie checked out a book. His grandson Richard Dodd returned it 145 years later
in 1968. The first McDonald’s located on a college campus opened there in 1973.
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37. This team only played in two championship games in the 20th Century. The
first was in 1944; the second was against Kentucky in 1998, a game that they were
ahead by ten at the half, before losing 78-69. _____________________________
38. The namesake of this college was born in London. In 1638 he willed his
personal library of 400 books to the college. Eight alumni were signers of the
Declaration of Independence. President Obama graduated from its Law School in
1991. _____________________________________________________________
39. This college is affectionately called “Our Home by the Sea” because it is
surrounded on three sides by a river. Although known as an historically black
university, it also specializes in the education of Native Americans.
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40. Jayson Williams was a forward for the Redmen and later played in the NBA
with Charles Barkley and Manute Bol. ___________________________________
41. This team was the national champions in 1984 with Patrick Ewing as the most
valuable player when they defeated Houston 84-75. _______________________
42. This college’s name means Our Lady of the Lake. Rudy Ruettiger achieved his
dream of playing college football at this school. ___________________________
43. This school’s mascot is the Chanticleer, a proud and fierce rooster, derived
from the crafty, quick-thinking rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
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44. Notable alumni of this school include: Jim Henson (Muppets); Sergey Brin
(Google); Dominique Dawes (Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast); and Larry David
(Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm). __________________________________
45. This school was in back-to-back Final Fours in 2010 and 2011. It is one of the
smallest schools to reach a Final Four game. ______________________________
46. This college is the first research university to have a program in homeland
security and emergency preparedness. __________________________________
47. This university has many mascots: Big Red, Sue E, and Pork Chop, as well as
an inflatable Boss Hog. Funny thing is, the original mascot was a cardinal (18941909). ___________________________________________________________
48. Pounce the Panther wears the school colors of blue and white with accents of
red and black to support this team. _____________________________________
49. This school has an official hand gesture, the Hook ‘em Horns. _____________
50. Former Kentucky player Travis Ford is the coach for this school which began
in a church in 1891. _________________________________________________
51. This college is the Number Two all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers
and the 4th leading producer of Fortune 500 CEOs. ________________________
52. James Naismith, the creator of basketball, served as coach of this school
1898-1907. ________________________________________________________
53. This team set a margin of victory record on December 27, 1998, with a 56
point win over Drake. (No chairs were thrown!) ___________________________
54. Notable alumni include Stephen Colbert, Gillian Flynn, Garry Marshall, and
former US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. _______________________
55. Cosmo the Cougar leads the fans in this school owned by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah. ______________________________________
56. Coach Larry Brown, 74 years old, is the only coach to ever win an NBA and
NCAA title. _________________________________________________________
57. This college team has their own bright red basketball Zamboni for home
games. ____________________________________________________________
58. Shocktoberfest is a weeklong fall festival on this college campus. Do not
confuse it with Oktoberfest! ___________________________________________
59. Legendary Buckeyes football coach Woody Hayes is one of the best known
people affiliated with “the” university. __________________________________
60. The first Orange Bowl was played in 1935 between this college and the
University of Miami. To save money, this college’s team took a three-day boat
ride to Miami. ______________________________________________________
61. These Tigers wear maroon and grey. Wonder if they see any yellow roses?
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62. Aztec alumni include: Gregory Peck, Marion Ross, Tony Gwynn, Gene Littler,
Dennis Conner, and Michael Cage. ______________________________________
63. This team played its first basketball game against the Memphis Physicians and
lost 12-11, back on January 28, 1909, reportedly on an outside court.
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64. The official mascot for this school is the American black bear and the school
colors are green and gold. _____________________________________________
65. This school has a unique mascot—the Duck, and their colors are yellow and
green. _____________________________________________________________
66. This school’s first graduating class (1893) has just one member—Samuel
Steel—who was unfortunately shot and killed shortly before graduation in what
was then still very much the Wild West. _________________________________
67. This school’s team is known as the Musketeers. ________________________
68. These Wildcats wear Cardinal Red and Navy Blue. (Obviously not from
Kentucky!) _________________________________________________________