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The NCAA Men’s Final Four is the final three games of college basketball’s Men’s Championship Tournament. It marks the culmination of the basketball regular season and the Championship Tournament which includes March Madness, the Sweet Sixteen, and the Elite Eight. The first Championship game in 1939, now the Final Four, was organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and hosted the Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Patten Gym in Evanston, Illinois housed the game in which Oregon defeated Ohio State, 46-33. Since then the tournament was assumed by the NCAA and as a whole has grown from an eight team tournament to, beginning in 1985, a 64team,11dayevent.The winner of the Final Four is then declared the NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions. For more Final Four History, see these sites organized by year: 
Final Four History from SportingNews.com
Final Four History from SI.com

The NCAA Official Sports Site provides all the information of the event including,  the tournament schedule, rankings , records, and other facts.   2006 Final Four Site , the official site of the 2006 Final Four in Indianapolis
For alternative news sources, try the following news providers:
ESPN ; SI.com; USA Today;  SportsLine

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Useful Final Four Information

Getting to the Final Four
2006 Final Four Site  has great info for those looking to go to the tournament. They cover Maps and Directions,  hotels near the Stadium, and what to see and do while visiting.
 
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