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Every March, millions of Americans have their minds fixated on one thing the NCAA mens basketball tournament. From bracket pools in offices worldwide to students on campuses in all corners of the nation, March Madness takes the country by storm. From the First Four to the Final Four, collegiate heavyweights such as Duke and North Carolina, Kansas and Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan, Texas and UCLA mix it up with Cinderella underdogs such as VCU, George Mason, and Penn, reminding the world that anything is possible. The magic of the tournament and the purity of the amateur game keep fans coming back year after year. From the birth of the tournament in 1939 to the most recent on-court drama, The Ultimate Book of March Madness explores the storiesboth the legendary and the forgottenbehind each years tournament, and author Tom Hager selects the 100 greatest games from tournament history.