March Madness

proper noun

The NCAA Division I basketball championship tournaments.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. USball gamesThe NCAA Division I basketball championship tournaments.

Origin

From the month of March, during which most of the tournament matches take place. The "madness" part is probably an allusion to the phrase mad as a March hare.

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Translations

Polish March Madness
  • March MadnessTranslations
Spanish Locura de Marzo
  • Locura de MarzoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

March Madness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/March%20Madness

MLA

“March Madness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/March%20Madness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “March Madness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/March%20Madness.

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