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On January 12, 1992, Troy State University, now known as Troy University, defeated DeVry University of Atlanta 258–141 in a game that is considered to have established several unbreakable records.

Most teams in the Top 25 in the national polls or RPI are essentially guaranteed at-large berths even if they do not win their respective conference tournaments.

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Norfolk State won their first-ever CIT title, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne, 75–67, after overcoming an 18-point deficit.

The lowest scoring game in DI men's college basketball history happened Dec. 15, 1973, when Tennessee beat Temple, 11-6.

Sunday night's NBA All-Star game in Indianapolis shattered the record for most points scored in the game's 73-year history. Why it matters: It was the first time in NBA history that a scoreboard hit 200, AP reports. By the numbers: The Eastern Conference beat the Western Conference 211-186 on Sunday night.

They would go on to beat UCLA 73-57 for the school's first-ever national championship and would even repeat as champs the following year. The most recent unranked team to win the title came in 2022-23. UConn wasn't ranked to begin the season but not long after entered the AP Top 25 at No. 25.

Of the 39 national champions since 1985, 25 of them were No. 1 seeds. Thirteen of the past 17 title winners have come from the top line. As crazy as March can be, the best teams of the regular season often have the most success in the postseason.

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UNLV was bounced by Long Beach State in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament, and were ultimately left out of the NCAA Tournament field despite finishing ranked No. 25 in the country.

UCLA has won the most championships in the history of men's college basketball, with 11 wins since 1939. The Bruins have won 13% of the championships. UConn has won six championships since the start of the tournament.

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Florida's Corey Brewer was named the Most Outstanding Player. Florida became the first team to repeat since Duke in 1992, and were the seventh school to repeat overall. The 2007 Gators were the last team to repeat as national champions until the UConn Huskies repeated as national champions in 2024.

The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) is an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by CollegeInsider.com.

The tournament is single elimination and consists of six rounds, all being played at on-campus sites, which are determined by seeding. CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158.

There have been only three occurrences since 1970, and just one since 2003. In 1916 Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. On October 25, 1884, Yale defeated Dartmouth 113–0, becoming the first team to score 100 points in a game.

13, 1983, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in triple overtime. It was, and remains, the highest-scoring game in NBA history. Before they were the Bad Boys, Isiah and the Pistons were a high-scoring machine. 186-184.

The highest-scoring game occurred in 1990, with Loyola Marymount and Michigan combining for a whopping 264 points. LMU's 149 points are still a March Madness record, and the circ*mstances surrounding that game make its Cinderella run even more astounding.

1. Pete Maravich, LSU: 3,667 points (1967-68 to 1969-70) "Pistol Pete" stands alone.