Below you will find example sentences with "ncaa tournament". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Ncaa Tournament in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: tournament
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 32
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.3 words

Words in this phrase

ncaa tournament

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • ncaa can mean: Initialism of National Collegiate Athletic Association. Frequent word
  • tournament can mean: During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 6 middle, 12 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

in the ncaa tournament 2× by the ncaa tournament 1× for the ncaa tournament 1× for the ncaa tournament even if 1× in the ncaa tournament and the 1× in the ncaa tournament the last 1× in the ncaa tournament the mountaineers 1× into the ncaa tournament 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eight days removed 1× even though marshall 1× he returned to 1× his teams have 1× kenpom has ohio 1× last season the 1×

Common sentence endings:

the ncaa tournament 7× 2019 at cincinnati 1× 2k8 sim dynasty 1× any other coach 1× from the rafters 1× in the process 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

season 7× conference 6× big 6× first 5× win 5× last 4× title 4× west 4× ten 4× college 3× points 3× help 3×

Related phrases

golf tournament ncaa division conference tournament ncaa college ncaa championship soccer tournament ncaa women first ncaa ncaa champion ncaa championships

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around tournament:

conference tournament 13×

Just before it in the phrase index:

ncaa division ncaa college ncaa championships ncaa championship ncaa champion nbc sports

Just after it in the phrase index:

ncaa women near future nearby hospital nearby village nearing completion nearly decade

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

ncaa division ncaa college ncaa championship ncaa women ncaa champion ncaa championships

Same ending:

golf tournament conference tournament soccer tournament sec tournament

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "ncaa tournament" has 2 words and usually appears near the end in these examples. The average sentence has 29.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as in the ncaa tournament, by the ncaa tournament, season, conference and big stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with golf tournament, ncaa division, conference tournament and conference tournament, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with ncaa tournament

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Ultimately, the Big Ten tournament will determine who qualifies for the NCAA tournament. (13 words)

After that, it’s back to Chapel Hill for the ACC tournament followed by the NCAA tournament. (17 words)

Texas Tech's participation in the 2007 NCAA Tournament gave Knight more NCAA tournament appearances than any other coach. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

With her unique style of play, and heterosexual/non-tattooed image which proved so attractive to college fans, where many of the tournament games she was involved in drew bigger TV ratings than the men’s NCAA tournament games. (39 words)

Even though Marshall did not make it to the NCAA Tournament last season, the team still ended the 2018-2019 season on a high note by winning the College Insider Tournament to get another banner hung from the rafters. (39 words)

KenPom has Ohio State ranked as the No. 44 team in the country heading into the NCAA Tournament, and the NET Rankings, which are the main indicator of who makes the tournament, puts the Buckeyes at No. 55. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Western Illinois’ NCAA tournament run in Year 26, continuedThe Leathernecks enter the 2033 NCAA tournament looking to become back-to-back national champs for the first time in our College Hoops 2K8 sim dynasty.

Texas Tech's participation in the 2007 NCAA Tournament gave Knight more NCAA tournament appearances than any other coach.

His teams have lost the first game in a conference tournament and made the Final Four (in 2021) and won a conference tournament and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament (in 2019, at Cincinnati).

He was a freshman in 1996 when he scored 30 points to help the Bobcats win the Big Sky Tournament and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament, the last time they were there.

Merrimack has locked up the NEC’s regular season title, but will be ineligible for the NCAA Tournament even if they win their conference tournament as well.

Mitchell scored at least 20 points in each of UC Santa Barbara’s three Big West Tournament games to help the Gauchos reach the NCAA Tournament.

The Cajuns finished the regular season as the number-two seed in the SBC tournament and Louisiana has their eyes set on an NCAA tournament bid.

The Mountain West Tournament will take place in Boise, Idaho, from May 9-11, with the champion receiving the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

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Ultimately, the Big Ten tournament will determine who qualifies for the NCAA tournament.

Eight days removed from its Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal loss to Indiana, Northwestern took on Saint Francis (PA) in the opening bout of the NCAA tournament Austin Regional.

With her unique style of play, and heterosexual/non-tattooed image which proved so attractive to college fans, where many of the tournament games she was involved in drew bigger TV ratings than the men’s NCAA tournament games.

After that, it’s back to Chapel Hill for the ACC tournament followed by the NCAA tournament.

He returned to help Duke beat Syracuse in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, and then averaged 26 points as Duke advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland goes into its Big Ten Tournament first-round game Friday in line to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and the conference is projected to land a nation-leading eight bids.

Next season, the Aggies will embark on a quest to a win a third consecutive Mountain West Conference Tournament championship and get to the NCAA Tournament for a third straight time in the process.

West Virginia: Once a projected high seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Mountaineers have faded fast and need every win they can get to make one last impression on the tournament selection committee.

Even though Marshall did not make it to the NCAA Tournament last season, the team still ended the 2018-2019 season on a high note by winning the College Insider Tournament to get another banner hung from the rafters.

KenPom has Ohio State ranked as the No. 44 team in the country heading into the NCAA Tournament, and the NET Rankings, which are the main indicator of who makes the tournament, puts the Buckeyes at No. 55.

Last season, the Buckeyes captured the Big Ten Tournament title en route to a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

The Ramblers already won the regular season title — their first back-to-back title since joining the MVC — and if they win the tournament, they’ll be back in the NCAA tournament.

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