Indiana - James Madison Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Indiana and James Madison:

Post-Game:
The Big Ten is 8-3 vs. the Colonial.

Indiana is now 10-1 as a #1 seed.

The 83 points that Indiana scored is the most that James Madison has given up in 9 tournament games. Their previous high allowed was 68 vs. North Carolina in the 1983 Round of 32.

The 21-point loss was the worst defeat by James Madison in the tournament.  Their previous high was in the same North Carolina game by 19.

Pre-Game:
Indiana is 4-1 vs. teams from the Colonial.  They lost to Richmond 72-69 in the 1988 Round of 64.

Indiana has been a #1 Seed two other times.  They won the National Championship in 1987 and lost to Kansas in the Elite Eight in 1993.

Indiana is 4-1 when playing in the state of Ohio.

Friday is the only day that Indiana has a losing record in the tournament.  They are 7-12 on Fridays.

James Madison has played one Big Ten team in past tournaments defeating Ohio State 55-48 in the 1982 First Round.

James Madison has played a #1 seed once losing to North Carolina 52-50 in the 1982 Round of 32.

This is the first time that James Madison has every played on a Friday in tournament history.

Long Island - James Madison Tournament Facts

Here are some NCAA Tournament facts about Long Island-Brooklyn and James Madison:

Long Island-Brooklyn
Long Island is 0-5 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

Long Island is 0-4 as a member of the Northeast Conference.

They have played in the opening round one time before losing in 1984.

This is the second time they have been a #16 seed.  They were a #16 seed last year also and lost to Michigan State in the Round of 64.

They are 0-2 when playing in Ohio and 0-1 in Dayton.

James Madison
James Madison is 3-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

All of James Madison's previous 7 games were against teams that are currently members of one of the six power conferences.

James Madison is 1-2 as a member of the Colonial.

This is the first time they have been a #16 seed.  Their previous low seed was #14.

Tournament Droughts

2013 Tournament teams with the longest tournament droughts (with last appearance):

1. Middle Tennessee State (1989)
2. La Salle (1992)
3. James Madison (1994)
4. North Carolina A&T (1995)
5. Mississippi (2002)
6. Liberty (2005)
    Valparaiso (2005)
8. Northwestern State (2006)
    Pacific (2006)
    Southern (2006)

Florida Gulf Coast is also making their first tournament appearance.

Opening Round History

Tonight the tournament begins.  This round is know by many names:  "Play-in Game", "Opening Round", "First Four", "First Round".  Whatever it is called, it is the round before the round of 64.  Many people believe that it started in 2001 when the field expanded to 65.  However, there were actually opening round games in 1983 and 1984 before the field expanded to 64.

In 1983, the field expanded to 52 games, but they #4 seed to have a bye, so they created the extra round with two #12 teams in each regional for a total of 4 opening round games.  In 1984, the field was expanded to 53 games and their were 5 opening round games with one of them being between #11 seeds.

With the field expanded to 64, there was no need for an extra round until 2001 when the Mountain West Conference began.  The NCAA did not want to reduce the number of at-large teams, so they expanded the field to 65.  This created the need for an extra game between #16 seeds.  In 2011, the field once again expanded to 68 and the First Four was born.

Alcorn State has played in the most opening round games having played in 3.  North Carolina A&T will tie them with their third opening round game this year.  Here is the history of opening round games for this year's participants:

North Carolina A&T
1983 - Lost to Princeton 53-41
1984 - Lost to Morehead State 70-69

Liberty - Never played an Opening Round game

St. Mary's - Never played an Opening Round game

Middle Tennessee State - Never played an Opening Round game

Long Island-Brooklyn
1984 - Lost to Northeastern 90-87

James Madison - Never played an Opening Round game

La Salle
1983 - Defeated Boston 70-58

Boise State - Never played an Opening Round game