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This 68-word March Madness word search features college basketball programs competing in the NCAA tournament, including Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, UCLA, and Arkansas. The large grid challenges solvers to find schools across all tournament regions. Use it as a tournament-season activity, a sports-themed free-time puzzle, or a bracket-party handout for basketball fans.

Subject:
Sports & Physical Education
Topic:
Basketball
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated March 2023

Word List

  • TEXASAMCC
  • SEMISSOURISTATE
  • MISSISSIPPISTATE
  • PITTSBURGH
  • TEXASSOUTHERN
  • FAIRLEIGHDICKINSON
  • ARIZONASTATE
  • NEVADA
  • ALABAMA
  • MARYLAND
  • WESTVIRGINIA
  • SANDIEGOSTATE
  • CHARLESTON
  • VIRGINIA
  • FURMAN
  • CREIGHTON
  • NCSTATE
  • BAYLOR
  • UCSB
  • MISSOURI
  • UTAHSTATE
  • ARIZONA
  • PRINCETON
  • PURDUE
  • MEMPHIS
  • FLORIDAATLANTIC
  • DUKE
  • ORALROBERTS
  • TENNESSEE
  • LOUISIANA
  • KENTUCKY
  • PROVIDENCE
  • KANSASSTATE
  • MONTANASTATE
  • MICHIGANSTATE
  • USC
  • MARQUETTE
  • VERMONT
  • HOUSTON
  • NORTHERNKENTUCKY
  • IOWA
  • AUBURN
  • MIAMIFLORIDA
  • DRAKE
  • INDIANA
  • KENTSTATE
  • IOWASTATE
  • XAVIER
  • KENNESAWSTATE
  • TEXASAM
  • PENNSTATE
  • TEXAS
  • COLGATE
  • KANSAS
  • HOWARD
  • ARKANSAS
  • ILLINOIS
  • SAINTMARYS
  • VCU
  • UCONN
  • IONA
  • TCU
  • GONZAGA
  • GRANDCANYON
  • NORTHWESTERN
  • BOISESTATE
  • UCLA
  • UNCASHEVILLE

How to Use This Word Search

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