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From the opening tip Thursday morning to the ubiquitous sign-off to the college basketball season with the playing of the sports ballad "One Shining Moment," March Madness is about to hit full throttle as the NCAA Tournament dominates the sports landscape for the next two weeks.

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Almost every sports fan has at least a passing interest in the event, while the rest of us plan our lives around it. The average fan probably is aware that Florida has won two straight titles but is NIT-bound this year, and that UCLA's 11 championships lead all programs. But the hardcore fan knows things like who has the highest scoring average in NCAA Tournament history (Austin Carr, 41.3) and who has the all-time highest field goal percentage in March Madness (Bill Walton, 68.6).

In honor of the diehard hoops fans, here are some other obscure NCAA Tournament facts, some you might know, and a few you probably don't. Here they are by the numbers:

Individual records

184 - most points in a single tournament, Glen Rice, Michigan, 1989
75 - most field goals in a tournament, Glen Rice
138 - most field goal attempts, Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky, 1971
78.8 - highest field goal percentage in a tournament, Christian Laettner, Duke, 1989
27 - most three-point field goals in a tournament, Glen Rice, 1989
66 - most three-point attempts, Jason Williams, Duke, 66, 2001
55 - most free throws made in a tournament, Bob Carney, Bradley, 1954
71 - most free throw attempts, Jerry West, West Virginia, 1959
35 - most free throws without a miss, Arthur Lee, Stanford, 1998
97 - most rebounds, Elvin Hayes, Houston, 1968
61 - most assists, Mark Wade, UNLV, 1987
24 - most blocked shots, Loren Woods, Arizona, 2001
23 - most steals, Mookie Blaylock, Oklahoma, 1988
407 - most points in a career, Christian Laettner, Duke, 1989-92
152 - most field goals in a career, Elvin Hayes, Houston, 1966-68
42 - most three-point field goals in a career, Bobby Hurley, Duke, 1990-93
112 - most three-point attempts in a career, Jason Williams, Duke, 2000-02
142 - most free throws made in a career, Christian Laettner, Duke, 1989-92
167 - most free throw attempts, Christian Laettner, Duke, 1989-92
97.7 - highest free throw percentage in a career, Keith Van Horn, Utah, 1995-97
145 - most assists in a career, Bobby Hurley, Duke, 1990-93
50 - most blocked shots in a career, Tim Duncan, Wake Forest, 1994-97
39 - most steals in a career, Grant Hill, Duke, 1991-94
23 - most games played, Christian Laettner, Duke, 1989-92

Team records

149 - most points in a game, Loyola Marymount, 1990
20 - fewest points, North Carolina, 1941
21 - most three-point field goals, Loyola Marymount, 1990
43 - most free throws made, Arizona, 2001
86 - most rebounds, Notre Dame, 1958
36 - most assists, North Carolina, 1988
14 - most blocked shots, Kentucky, 1998
19 - most steals, Providence, 1987
41 - most fouls, Dayton, 1952
11 - most NCAA titles, UCLA (Kentucky, 7, Indiana, 5, North Carolina, 4, Duke, 3)

Game records, both teams

264 - most points, Loyola Marymount 149, Michigan 115, 1990
46 - fewest points, Pittsburgh 26, North Carolina 20, 1941
97 - most field goals made, Iowa vs. Notre Dame, 1970
204 - most field goal attempts, Utah vs. St. Joseph's, 1961
29 - most three-point field goals made, Louisville vs. West Virginia, 2005
66 - most three-point attempts, UCLA vs. Cincinnati, 2002
69 - most free throws made, Morehead St. vs. Pittsburgh, 1957
105 - most free throws attempted, Morehead St. vs. Pittsburgh, 1957
134 - most rebounds, Marshall vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1972
58 - most assists, UNLV vs. Loyola Marymount, 1990
20 - most blocked shots, Kentucky vs. UCLA, 1998
28 - most steals, four games tied with 28 each (most recent: Florida vs. Weber State, 1999)
68 - most fouls, Iowa vs. Morehead State, 1956