Let the MADNESS begin!!!! - Boxden. Com [sports] NCAAB - Let the MADNESS begin!!!! There will be 68 teams in this tournament Be honest How many of those teams will have a legitimate shot at winning it all? How many will have a true chance of even getting to the final? The "lowest" seed to ever win a championship was an 8-seed (NC State in 1983) Nothing lower than an 8-seed has made the Championship game So (at a minimum) half