Question: When did college basketball start using the 3 point line?
Disambiguated questions and answers: question: When was the 3 point line first used as a test in college basketball?
When did the first NCAA conference begin using the 3 point line?
When was the 3 point line used for the first time in NCAA women's basketball?
When did college basketball start using the 3 point line in the NCAA tournament?
answer: 1945
1980-81
1986-87
March, 1987
Natural Questions answer: the 1980 -- 81 season (from the Wikipedia article "Three-point field goal")