College sports
College basketball history
How the competition came to look the way it does.
Young teams, single elimination
The sport grew around campus rivalries long before a national postseason existed.
The national tournament expanded repeatedly, and each expansion changed what the regular season was for.
Rule changes to the shot clock and the three-point line altered how teams are built.
Season-by-season champions, records and historical tables need a licensed historical data source. Until we have one, this page carries written history only.