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Random NCAA Tournament Facts
- The average fan fills out 4.5 brackets, and it takes them 1 hour and 15 minutes to do it.
- Americans will spend almost 8.4 million hours watching March Madness games at work, and most employers don't mind.
- The largest margin of victory in the tournament is 64 points. In 1963, Loyola beat Tennessee Tech 111 - 47.
- Only 7 teams have won the Tournament with an undefeated record.
- A 5-seed has never won.
- The lowest seed to ever win is an 11-seed.
- A 1-seed hasn't made it to the Final Four only 3 times.
- When the tournament began in 1939 there were only eight teams seeded.
- 1973 was the first year the NCAA Championship was broadcast during prime time.
- Only three coaches have won the National Title as a player and a coach...Bobby Knight, Joe Hall, and Dean Smith
- Kansas coach Bill Self has taken three different schools to the Elite Eight (Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas).
- Twelve coaches have won the tournament while coaching at their Alma mater.
- Thirteen coaches have won more than once.
- $2.5 Billion is illegally gambled on March Madness each year.
Speaking of gambling, here are some random March Madness betting odds.
| Which 1-seed will be the first to be eliminated from the tournament? | |
|---|---|
| Wichita State | 10/11 |
| Arizona | 2/1 |
| Virginia | 3/1 |
| Florida | 6/1 |
| Will a 16-seed advance past the round of 64? | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 6/1 |
| No | 1/10 |
| How will the sum of the seeds be in the Final Four? | |
|---|---|
| Over/Under | 12 1/2 |
| What seed will the champion be? | |
|---|---|
| 1-seed | 3/2 |
| 2-seed | 4/1 |
| 3-seed | 5/1 |
| 4-seed | 2/1 |
| 5-seed | 25/1 |
| 6-seed | 25/1 |
| 7-seed | 25/1 |
| 7-seed | 25/1 |
| 8-seed | 20/1 |
| 9-seed or higher | 20/1 |
| What conference will the champion come from? | |
|---|---|
| Big Ten | 7/2 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 15/4 |
| American Athletic Conference | 5/1 |
| South Eastern Conference | 5/1 |
| Big East | 6/1 |
| Pac 12 | 6/1 |
| Big 12 | 7/1 |
| Atlantic 10 | 20/1 |
| Mountain West | 33/1 |
| Will there be a repeat of Michigan vs Louisville in the final? | |
|---|---|
| Yes | 10/1 |
| No | 1/25 |
| What will be the largest margin of victory in the Round of 64? | |
|---|---|
| Over/Under | 32 1/2 |
| What will be the most about of points scored by one team in the Round of 64? | |
|---|---|
| Over/Under | 95 1/2 |