Since 1939, the NCAA Basketball Championship, the brainchild of noted University of Kansas coach F.C. "Phog" Allen, the Division I tournament has increased in size and in interest. From a modest eight-team affair pitting Oregon (winner) against Ohio State in the Evanston, Ill., final, the field has inflated to a total of 68.
J. KARL MILLER: Women's teams play basketball the right way
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | 12:01 a.m. CDT;
updated 3:49 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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