CREATE TABLE table_204_288 (id NUMBER, "region" CLOB, "seed" NUMBER, "team" CLOB, "coach" CLOB, "finished" CLOB, "final opponent" CLOB, "score" CLOB)

which of the four regions finished most often in the first round ?
SELECT "region" FROM table_204_288 WHERE "finished" = 'first round' GROUP BY "region" ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "region" FROM "table_204_288" WHERE "finished" = 'first round' GROUP BY "region" ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY