1. YOUR TEACHERS HAVE GONE MAD!!!
MARCH MADNESS
HAS ARRIVED…

2. We’re assigning a research project
And your topic is………………….

3. A COLLEGE from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

4. WHAT YOU’LL BE REQUIRED TO DO

5. Create a poster about your college
The poster is due on or before April 4th
Poster board will be supplied by the teachers
More than one person may be assigned a college but you will only create one poster per team

6. Your poster should include:
A typed letter to your college (which you’ll send)
A drawing of the mascot
Historical information about the college
Statistics - student enrollment, size of college, student teacher ratio, etc…..
Map - showing location of the college

7. Extra things you MAY include:
Words to the fight song
Famous Alumni
Correspondence received from the college
Anything else interesting

8. DATES TO REMEMBER
Friday, March 7th: 6A Announcement Ceremony - students will draw numbers that correspond to the official bracket
Sunday, March 16: Watch CBS at 5:00 p.m. as the teams for the tournament are announced - you can find your college then or…….

9. DATES TO REMEMBER Thur. March 20 & Fri. March 21: 2nd round games
Sat/Sun, March 22-23rd: 3rd round games
March 27-30: Regional games
April 4: Final Four
Mon. April 7: National Championship

10. DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday, March 17: Official tournament bracket will be in the newspaper
Type letter to college - send
Thursday, March 18 & Friday, March 19: Tournament begins – support your college by wearing their team colors to school!

11. MARCH MADNESS WEBSITE
The website lists the requirements for the unit and has links to sites that will help you research.

12. LET’S HAVE A “BALL”