For more than a century, the NCAA has supported student-athletes competing in college while earning a degree. Learn how today’s NCAA schools provide expanded resources like health care coverage, mental health services, scholarship guarantees and billions in scholarships.

The road to the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships are filled with excitement, debate and meticulous analysis. But how do the 68-team fields actually get selected? This guide provides a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, criteria and key factors that shape the brackets for March Madness.

Sports betting creates a serious threat to the well-being of our student-athletes and to the integrity of NCAA competition. Learn more about what the NCAA is doing to protect our student-athletes.