Sutphin, Michael D.2015-10-292015-10-292008-03-25http://hdl.handle.net/10919/60953College basketball teams that make this year's cut for the Sweet 16 may boost the number of students applying to their schools by as much as 3 percent next year, while the winner of the NCAA basketball tournament, often called "March Madness," may see a 7 to 8 percent jump in applications, according to Jaren Pope of Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.text/htmlIn CopyrightCollege of Agriculture and Life SciencesNew study explores link between sports success and student applicationsPress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations