The Big 12 was sooooo close to getting 2 teams in. I was really pulling for Tech last night.
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Exactly, plus very close to getting an all Big 12 final. Tech would have killed Auburn.
Ya their collapse was a bummer. I think they could have caused Auburn some problems in the FF too.
I'm not so sure about that unless Broom is only at like 50% which could happen.
Auburn is really, really good.
It was assuming that Broome is at 50%. I don't see him being anything close to 100%.
The only thing longer than Iowa’s drought in the sweet 16 is the big 10 winning a national championship.
2022 was the most with 61 Final Fours
- North Carolina (21)
- Duke (17)
- Kansas (16)
- Villanova (7)
2008 had 51 Final Fours
- UCLA (18)
- North Carolina (17)
- Kansas (13)
- Memphis (3)
2012 was 3rd with 49
- Kentucky (15)
- Kansas (14)
- Ohio State (11)
- Louisville (9)
Actually, Iowa's drought is 1 year longer (1999)
2023 had only 9 combined Final Fours
- Connecticut (6)
- Florida Atlantic (1)
- Miami, Fla (1)
- San Diego State (1)
The last time it was single digits before 2023 was 1979:
- Michigan State (2)
- DePaul (2)
- Indiana State (1)
- Penn (1)
The first five tournaments (1939 to 1943) had new teams each year. 1944 was the first time a team made its 2nd Final Four. Here are the years that broke the record for the most combined final fours:
1944 - 6 (Dartmouth - 2, Ohio State - 2, Iowa State - 1, Utah - 1)
1945 - 7 (Ohio State - 3, Arkansas - 2, New York - 1, Oklahoma State - 1)
1946 - 8 (Ohio State - 4, Oklahoma State - 2, California - 1, North Carolina - 1)
1951 - 12 (Kentucky - 4, Oklahoma State - 4, Illinois - 2, Kansas State - 2)
1962 - 13 (Ohio State - 7, Cincinnati - 4, UCLA - 1, Wake Forest - 1)
1968 - 19 (Ohio State - 8, UCLA - 5, North Carolina - 4, Houston - 2)
1974 - 20 (UCLA - 11, Kansas - 6, NC State - 2, Marquette - 1)
1975 - 23 (UCLA - 12, Kentucky - 7, Louisville - 3, Syracuse - 1)
1991 - 32 (North Carolina - 10, Duke - 9, Kansas - 9, UNLV - 4)
1993 - 37 (North Carolina - 11, Kansas - 10, Kentucky - 10, Michigan - 6)
1995 - 38 (UCLA - 15, North Carolina - 12, Arkansas - 6, Oklahoma State - 5)
2008 - 51 (UCLA - 18, North Carolina - 17, Kansas - 13, Memphis - 3)
2022 - 61 (North Carolina - 21, Duke - 17, Kansas - 16, Villanova - 7)
If Houston beats auburn for the championship I win $1,000 in one of my pools, so it would be nice if that were to happen.
I'm in 27th now out of 200, but only two people in front of me have Houston winning it all and they both have Florida in the championship game.
I'm in 27th now out of 200, but only two people in front of me have Houston winning it all and they both have Florida in the championship game.
I absolutely hated my bracket as I was picking too chalky, but I just couldn’t bring myself to pick anything else.
Got all elite 8 team right and all final four right. Got Houston winning it all against Florida. Let’s go Big XII!!!
Got all elite 8 team right and all final four right. Got Houston winning it all against Florida. Let’s go Big XII!!!
Good season to go with mostly favorites, that's for sure!
I didn't see a ton of places for upsets, but of course I went with too many anyway. I've had years when I played it to safe throughout and tournament wound up as chaos, so it's never easy to know which way to go.
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