Michael Angeleri, an engineering major, enjoys watching the annual March Madness college basketball tournament hosted by the NCAA. The tournament includes 68 men's teams, with 31 automatically qualifying as conference champions. A selection committee chooses the remaining 37 teams and seeds them 1 through 16 in regions, with higher seeds facing lower seeds in initial games. Teams are placed in pods within their region to determine matchups and dates, and the single-elimination tournament proceeds until one team remains as the national champion.

2.  An avid sports fan, engineering major Michael
Angeleri enjoys watching college basketball in his
spare time. Michael "Mike" Angeleri particularly looks
forward to March Madness, the spring basketball
tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA).
Each year, the NCAA sponsors the popular basketball
tournament that determines the national
championship. A total of 68 men's teams compete,
and the 31 teams that win their individual
conferences automatically receive invitations. A
selection committee chooses the remaining 37
teams.

3.  Teams must earn eight nominations from
committee members, and committee
members cannot nominate the teams they
represent. The committee typically makes
its selections before the conference
championships take place. That means a
number of “bubble” teams could earn
tournament spots if unexpected teams earn
automatic bids. The committee then
initiates the seeding process, and the teams
receive their rankings in their regions.

4.  Seed rankings range from one to 16, and
a team's seed determines the team it
plays in initial competition. The NCAA
divides the 16 teams in each region into
pods to determine game matchups and
dates. The results of this early
competition determine the next round of
play, and the competition continues until
one victor emerges.