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Tournament Summary
173
entries
64
teams
Champion:
(1) North Carolina
Picks by Round
How many of the 173 entries picked each team to win in each round, the teams that went furthest first. Green: picked right. Red: picked to win after the team was out. Click a number to see who picked it, or a heading to sort.
Team
Seed
Result
Picked to Win
1st Round
2nd Round
Sweet 16
Elite 8
Final Four
Championship
North Carolina
1
Champion
173
(100%)
167
(97%)
155
(90%)
126
(73%)
94
(54%)
63
(36%)
Michigan St
2
Runner-up
173
(100%)
137
(79%)
65
(38%)
17
(10%)
5
(3%)
1
(<1%)
Connecticut
1
Out in the Final Four
173
(100%)
166
(96%)
151
(87%)
68
(39%)
39
(23%)
13
(8%)
Villanova
3
Out in the Final Four
170
(98%)
135
(78%)
52
(30%)
17
(10%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
Louisville
1
Out in the Elite 8
173
(100%)
170
(98%)
141
(82%)
117
(68%)
67
(39%)
37
(21%)
Pittsburgh
1
Out in the Elite 8
173
(100%)
166
(96%)
153
(88%)
103
(60%)
45
(26%)
21
(12%)
Oklahoma
2
Out in the Elite 8
173
(100%)
146
(84%)
87
(50%)
27
(16%)
13
(8%)
6
(3%)
Missouri
3
Out in the Elite 8
172
(>99%)
131
(76%)
28
(16%)
9
(5%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
Duke
2
Out in the Sweet 16
173
(100%)
164
(95%)
106
(61%)
43
(25%)
11
(6%)
5
(3%)
Memphis
2
Out in the Sweet 16
173
(100%)
159
(92%)
133
(77%)
92
(53%)
42
(24%)
18
(10%)
Kansas
3
Out in the Sweet 16
164
(95%)
114
(66%)
68
(39%)
15
(9%)
8
(5%)
3
(2%)
Syracuse
3
Out in the Sweet 16
171
(99%)
133
(77%)
63
(36%)
10
(6%)
3
(2%)
–
Gonzaga
4
Out in the Sweet 16
169
(98%)
130
(75%)
14
(8%)
8
(5%)
–
–
Xavier
4
Out in the Sweet 16
167
(97%)
84
(49%)
10
(6%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
–
Purdue
5
Out in the Sweet 16
129
(75%)
74
(43%)
9
(5%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Arizona
12
Out in the Sweet 16
50
(29%)
6
(3%)
–
–
–
–
Washington
4
Out in the 2nd Round
139
(80%)
75
(43%)
7
(4%)
–
–
–
Arizona St
6
Out in the 2nd Round
132
(76%)
30
(17%)
10
(6%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Marquette
6
Out in the 2nd Round
124
(72%)
36
(21%)
4
(2%)
–
–
–
UCLA
6
Out in the 2nd Round
128
(74%)
34
(20%)
12
(7%)
7
(4%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
Texas
7
Out in the 2nd Round
128
(74%)
8
(5%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
LSU
8
Out in the 2nd Round
76
(44%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
Oklahoma St
8
Out in the 2nd Round
89
(51%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
Siena
9
Out in the 2nd Round
72
(42%)
–
–
–
–
–
Texas A&M
9
Out in the 2nd Round
91
(53%)
4
(2%)
3
(2%)
–
–
–
Maryland
10
Out in the 2nd Round
101
(58%)
11
(6%)
7
(4%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
Michigan
10
Out in the 2nd Round
56
(32%)
11
(6%)
4
(2%)
–
–
–
USC
10
Out in the 2nd Round
94
(54%)
22
(13%)
7
(4%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
Dayton
11
Out in the 2nd Round
33
(19%)
5
(3%)
–
–
–
–
Western Kentucky
12
Out in the 2nd Round
74
(43%)
12
(7%)
–
–
–
–
Wisconsin
12
Out in the 2nd Round
36
(21%)
14
(8%)
–
–
–
–
Cleveland St
13
Out in the 2nd Round
7
(4%)
3
(2%)
–
–
–
–
Wake Forest
4
Out in the 1st Round
166
(96%)
139
(80%)
31
(18%)
22
(13%)
7
(4%)
2
(1%)
Florida St
5
Out in the 1st Round
137
(79%)
74
(43%)
6
(3%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
Illinois
5
Out in the 1st Round
99
(57%)
31
(18%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
Utah
5
Out in the 1st Round
123
(71%)
25
(14%)
–
–
–
–
West Virginia
6
Out in the 1st Round
140
(81%)
52
(30%)
30
(17%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Boston College
7
Out in the 1st Round
79
(46%)
14
(8%)
3
(2%)
–
–
–
California
7
Out in the 1st Round
72
(42%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Clemson
7
Out in the 1st Round
117
(68%)
16
(9%)
7
(4%)
–
–
–
BYU
8
Out in the 1st Round
82
(47%)
3
(2%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
Ohio St
8
Out in the 1st Round
101
(58%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Butler
9
Out in the 1st Round
97
(56%)
4
(2%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Tennessee
9
Out in the 1st Round
84
(49%)
5
(3%)
4
(2%)
–
–
–
Minnesota
10
Out in the 1st Round
45
(26%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Temple
11
Out in the 1st Round
41
(24%)
10
(6%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
Utah St
11
Out in the 1st Round
49
(28%)
6
(3%)
–
–
–
–
VCU
11
Out in the 1st Round
45
(26%)
4
(2%)
–
–
–
–
Northern Iowa
12
Out in the 1st Round
44
(25%)
13
(8%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Akron
13
Out in the 1st Round
4
(2%)
–
–
–
–
–
Mississippi St
13
Out in the 1st Round
34
(20%)
11
(6%)
–
–
–
–
Portland St
13
Out in the 1st Round
6
(3%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
–
American
14
Out in the 1st Round
3
(2%)
–
–
–
–
–
Cornell
14
Out in the 1st Round
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
–
–
North Dakota St
14
Out in the 1st Round
9
(5%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
Stephen F Austin
14
Out in the 1st Round
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
–
Binghamton
15
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
CSU Northridge
15
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
Morgan St
15
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
Robert Morris
15
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
Chattanooga
16
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
East Tennessee St
16
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
Morehead St
16
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
Radford
16
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–