NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

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Across
  1. 3. Before Hurley, last coach to capture consecutive titles.
  2. 6. Won first national title.
  3. 8. National sports announcer first used the term March Madness during the 1982 Tournament.
  4. 11. Last Big Ten team to win title was Michigan State in 1990. Who did the Spartans beat.
  5. 13. What team won in 2018, the last year the Final Four was held in San Antonio.
  6. 15. First coach to win back-to-back championships.
  7. 16. This conference is tied with the Pac-12 for most national titles.
  8. 17. Illinois city hosted first national tourney in 1939.
  9. 19. 1st Big Ten Coach to win a national title.
  10. 22. This city has hosted the most Final 4s.
  11. 23. Lost more games than any team in NCAA Tourney history.
Down
  1. 1. Most career points for Illinois player in tournament history.
  2. 2. Princeton icon holds record for most points in Final 4 game.
  3. 4. Most career rebounds for Illini player in tournament play.
  4. 5. Winner of last overtime title game in 2019.
  5. 7. After Wooden, only UCLA coach to win national championship.
  6. 9. School with the longest consecutive tournament appearances streak.
  7. 10. Kentucky is second behind UCLA for most championships with 8. Last Wildcats coach to win title.
  8. 12. Career points leader in NCAA Tournaments.
  9. 14. Coach before Izzo to win it all.
  10. 18. Scored most points for Illini in a single NCAA Tournament.
  11. 20. Norte Dame player holds single game record with 61 points.
  12. 21. Nickname of school with most Final 4 appearances.
  13. 24. Biggest margin of victory in a title game is 30. Name the winner in 1990.