NCAA: By the Numbers

Fun facts celebrating the NCAA's past and present.

$285 - Fun facts from the NCAA men's basketball tournament 75-year history. — Britt Middleton The average price of a ticket in the lower section of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, where the NCAA Championship game will be played on April 8. (Photo: Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

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$285 - Fun facts from the NCAA men's basketball tournament 75-year history. — Britt Middleton The average price of a ticket in the lower section of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, where the NCAA Championship game will be played on April 8. (Photo: Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

1939 - The year the NCAA tournament debuted in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo: San Fransisco/Collegiate Images/ Getty Images)

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1939 - The year the NCAA tournament debuted in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo: San Fransisco/Collegiate Images/ Getty Images)

1 - Florida Gulf Coast was the only team this year making its first appearance in the NCAA tournament. (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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1 - Florida Gulf Coast was the only team this year making its first appearance in the NCAA tournament. (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

4 - There were four teams in the tournament this year with the "Wildcats" nickname: Arizona, Davidson, Kansas State and Villanova. (Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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4 - There were four teams in the tournament this year with the "Wildcats" nickname: Arizona, Davidson, Kansas State and Villanova. (Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

36.6 million - The total number of online and mobile video streams during the opening week of the tournament, an all-time record and double that which was reported in 2012. (Photo: Courtesy of NCAA)

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36.6 million - The total number of online and mobile video streams during the opening week of the tournament, an all-time record and double that which was reported in 2012. (Photo: Courtesy of NCAA)

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717,185 - Overall attendance of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament. By the third round of the 2013 tournament, attendance at men's basketball events reached 427,538 and is expected to surpass 2012's total turnout. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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717,185 - Overall attendance of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament. By the third round of the 2013 tournament, attendance at men's basketball events reached 427,538 and is expected to surpass 2012's total turnout. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

4 - Total number of NCAA championships between the Final Four contenders: Louisville (1980, 1986), Syracuse (2003), Michigan (1989) and Wichita State (none). (Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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4 - Total number of NCAA championships between the Final Four contenders: Louisville (1980, 1986), Syracuse (2003), Michigan (1989) and Wichita State (none). (Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

$134 million - Estimated loss of revenue to American companies during opening week of the tournament due to employees watching basketball games instead of working. (Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.) (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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$134 million - Estimated loss of revenue to American companies during opening week of the tournament due to employees watching basketball games instead of working. (Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.) (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)