Duke Basketball Report · Mar 13, 2023
You Tube Gold: The Very First Televised Selection Sunday
The 1982 NCAA tournament witnessed the rise of many who would become legendsFor tonight’s You Tube Gold, we are going to get into the wayback machine and set the dial to 1982.
And in 1982, for the very first time, CBS broadcast the NCAA bracket announcement.
It’s a completely different world, of course. The Committee actually comes out to stand by as the great Dave Gavitt goes to the podium and speaks and then Gary Bender announces the brackets, which are already printed (no digital fun available).
UNC was the #1 seed (this was back when the Tar Heels were regularly invited to the NCAA tournament, kids). Virginia also had a #1 as did Georgetown. DePaul was the final #1.