article_snippet: The single-elimination bracket-style tournament means every game is a must-win for all 68 schools, producing tense, dramatic finishes.
article_snippet: University of Connecticut won the championship title in 2014 against Kentucky.
article_snippet: The reigning champs are already out of The first tournament this year, having lost to University of Connecticut on Wednesday .
article_snippet: Upsets are eagerly anticipated as elites like University of Connecticut Kentucky fend off underdogs trying to spark an improbable run and become the next tournament darling, like last year's University of Dayton.
article_snippet: In this March 27, 1951, file photo, the Kentucky basketball team celebrates winning the NCAA college basketball championship after defeating Kansas State 68-58 in Minneapolis.
article_snippet: The champion must win six games as the field winnows, from the Sweet 16 to the Elite Eight to the Final Four.
article_snippet: The semifinals and championship will be played April 4-6 in a football stadium in Indianapolis.
article_snippet: In 2015, 68 teams will play in 14 venues across the country, every game will be on TV, and the final game of the NCAA men's basketball championship in Salt Lake City will be played in an NFL stadium while millions of people watch across the country and around the world.
article_snippet: Brackets will be busted by unpredictable upsets, like tiny Mercer's dethroning of Duke last year.
article_snippet: One of the most famous upsets was achieved in 2001 by Hampton. 
article_snippet: Who does Kentucky, this tournament's overwhelming favorite, play in its first game?
article_snippet: Kentucky is favored to win by 32 points, according to oddsmakers.
article_snippet: Kentucky fans cheer as the team steps on to the court for the first half of the NCAA college basketball against Akransas in the championship of the the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday .
highlights_snippet: 2015 marks the 77th NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship .
  