There are 64 teams competing in the state championship. If a team loses a game it is eliminated. How many games have to be played in order to get a single championship team?

63 games would need to be played. Round 1 would have 32, Round 2 would have 16, Round 3 would have 8, Round 4 would have 4, Round 5 would have 2, and Round 6 would be the final game, adding up to a total of 63.