National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's and Women's Division I Basketball (NCAA) is the top level collegiate basketball league in the country. The league consists of 32 major conferences, which include 347 schools. Students and fans alike attend live games and tune in on television to watch their favorite schools play during the regular season. The 68 best teams across the nation earn bids to play in the postseason March Madness Tournament. Each team competes to reach the famed Final Four, hoping to advance to and win the men's basketball National Championship.