After all Division I men's college basketball conference championships have completed, the National Collegiate Athletic Association selection committee on March 16 will select the 68 schools nationwide who control their destiny for an elusive NCAA tournament victory.

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee has approved the 11 game officials recommended by Chris Rastatter, the national coordinator of officiating, to work Saturday’s two national semifinal games and Monday’s national championship game.

The NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament field has been cut from 64 teams all the way down to eight.Nova Southeastern, last year's runner-up, is pursuing its second national title in the past three seasons.

The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament ... If you make a bracket on ESPN for the tournament challenge but aren't sure who to pick, there are a few autofill bracket options.

The 64-team DII men's basketball tournament concludes the basketball season every March. Here's everything you need to know about how it works, how the selections are made and the history of the DII men's basketball championship.

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Former United States president Barack Obama and current U.S. president Donald Trump made very different NCAA Tournament decisions. Obama, a big-time basketball fan, hand picked his March Madness bracket - both the men and the women - every year live on ESPN.

DII men's basketball championship kicked off with a selection show on Sunday, March 9 at 11 p.m. ET. The tournament will begin on Saturday, March 15 at 12 p.m. ET.