The NCAA committees for men's and women's Division I basketball have discussed expanding the March Madness tournaments but ...

The NCAA didn’t use its March Madness branding for the women’s basketball championship until 2022. Through 2021, it was only used for the men’s tournament. Skip Navigation.

General view of March Madness signage prior to the first round of the Women's Div 1 NCAA Basketball Championship between Mercer Bears and UConn Huskies on March 19, 2022, at Harry A. Gampel ...

“March Madness” didn’t originate with the NCAA Tournament. Here is a look back at where the term came from and how the NCAA landed ownership of the name.

The March Madness logo is shown on the court before college basketball games in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio.

The NCAA didn’t use its March Madness branding for the women’s basketball championship until 2022. Through 2021, it was only used for the men’s tournament. Skip Navigation.

The NCAA didn’t use its March Madness branding for the women’s basketball championship until 2022. Through 2021, it was only used for the men’s tournament. Skip Navigation.

The NCAA didn’t use its March Madness branding for the women’s basketball championship until 2022. Through 2021, it was only used for the men’s tournament. Skip Navigation.

The NCAA didn’t use its March Madness branding for the women’s basketball championship until 2022. Through 2021, it was only used for the men’s tournament. Skip Navigation.

The NCAA didn’t use its March Madness branding for the women’s basketball championship until 2022. Through 2021, it was only used for the men’s tournament. Skip Navigation.

The NCAA didn’t use its March Madness branding for the women’s basketball championship until 2022. Through 2021, it was only used for the men’s tournament. Skip Navigation.