Sharp 7: Weekly sports quiz features "Big Dance" bids

Sharpen your sports wits with The Blade’s “Sharp 7,” a weekly trivia quiz designed to test your knowledge on a variety of subjects in the sports world. Today’s focus is on NCAA men’s basketball tournament bids.

1. Let’s start with an easy one: Before this year’s bids were announced, which Division I conference had earned the most NCAA tournament bids?

2. Entering this season’s NCAA tournament, which five schools have the longest string of consecutive tournament appearances? Hint: These five schools began this season as the only ones with active streaks in double digits — and one of the five saw their run of tournament appearances end this year.

3. Four schools that were in Division I when the…