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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament has staged games in the Bay Area 16 times, beginning in 1939, the event’s first year.

This week’s West Regional championship at SAP Center in San Jose marks the 16th time that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has staged games in the Bay Area, beginning in 1939, the event’s first year. Twice, the tournament has staged multiple rounds in the Bay during the same tournament. The entire list: