2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

High school (ages 12+)
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1. What is the tournament designation?70th annual NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2. What is the date range?March 18, 2008 – April 7, 2008
3. What made the 2008 NCAA tournament special?All four No. 1 seeds—Memphis, UCLA, Kansas, and North Carolina—made it to the Final Four, the first time this had happened since seeding began in 1979.
4. Who won the 2008 championship and how?Kansas beat Memphis 75‑68 in overtime to win the national title.

Single-elimination tournament: A competition format where a team is eliminated after a single loss.
Seed: A ranking assigned to teams before the tournament, determining their placement and potential opponents.
Double-digit seed: Teams seeded #10, #11, #12, #13, or #14, often considered underdogs.
Vacated Season: When a team's season results are nullified by the NCAA due to eligibility violations.