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Description: This Day in History: , March Madness Is Born.<br/>March 27, 1939.<br/>The University of Oregon won the first <br/>NCAA men's basketball tournament when <br/>it defeated Ohio State University, 46-33.<br/>That year, only <br/>eight teams had <br/>been invited <br/>to participate.<br/>Now, March Madness <br/>hosts 68 teams after <br/>expanding from 65 in 2011.<br/>The first NCAA women's tournament <br/>took place in 1982.<br/>UCLA has won the most NCAA<br/> men's basketball championships <br/>with 11 titles, followed by Kentucky with eight.<br/>The tournament has transformed college <br/>basketball into the most-gambled-upon <br/>sporting event after the Super Bowl
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