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Tournament Summary
193
entries
64
teams
Champion:
(1) Kansas
Picks by Round
How many of the 193 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
Kansas
1
Champion
191
(99%)
184
(95%)
161
(83%)
122
(63%)
56
(29%)
30
(16%)
Memphis
1
Runner-up
192
(>99%)
186
(96%)
144
(75%)
86
(45%)
51
(26%)
28
(15%)
North Carolina
1
Out in the Final Four
191
(99%)
184
(95%)
183
(95%)
134
(69%)
87
(45%)
62
(32%)
UCLA
1
Out in the Final Four
193
(100%)
186
(96%)
166
(86%)
143
(74%)
89
(46%)
41
(21%)
Texas
2
Out in the Elite 8
191
(99%)
175
(91%)
136
(70%)
60
(31%)
17
(9%)
2
(1%)
Louisville
3
Out in the Elite 8
181
(94%)
154
(80%)
60
(31%)
11
(6%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
Xavier
3
Out in the Elite 8
173
(90%)
132
(68%)
43
(22%)
4
(2%)
2
(1%)
–
Davidson
10
Out in the Elite 8
76
(39%)
9
(5%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Tennessee
2
Out in the Sweet 16
192
(>99%)
160
(83%)
110
(57%)
40
(21%)
27
(14%)
14
(7%)
Stanford
3
Out in the Sweet 16
188
(97%)
130
(67%)
35
(18%)
21
(11%)
4
(2%)
–
Wisconsin
3
Out in the Sweet 16
184
(95%)
118
(61%)
61
(32%)
25
(13%)
7
(4%)
6
(3%)
Washington St
4
Out in the Sweet 16
167
(87%)
97
(50%)
3
(2%)
–
–
–
Michigan St
5
Out in the Sweet 16
158
(82%)
58
(30%)
14
(7%)
4
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
West Virginia
7
Out in the Sweet 16
141
(73%)
16
(8%)
5
(3%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Villanova
12
Out in the Sweet 16
38
(20%)
14
(7%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
Western Kentucky
12
Out in the Sweet 16
17
(9%)
5
(3%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Duke
2
Out in the 2nd Round
193
(100%)
166
(86%)
128
(66%)
25
(13%)
13
(7%)
2
(1%)
Georgetown
2
Out in the 2nd Round
193
(100%)
162
(84%)
91
(47%)
31
(16%)
6
(3%)
–
Pittsburgh
4
Out in the 2nd Round
181
(94%)
126
(65%)
31
(16%)
14
(7%)
3
(2%)
–
Notre Dame
5
Out in the 2nd Round
151
(78%)
79
(41%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Marquette
6
Out in the 2nd Round
140
(73%)
45
(23%)
12
(6%)
3
(2%)
–
–
Oklahoma
6
Out in the 2nd Round
123
(64%)
24
(12%)
7
(4%)
–
–
–
Purdue
6
Out in the 2nd Round
131
(68%)
37
(19%)
10
(5%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
Butler
7
Out in the 2nd Round
150
(78%)
27
(14%)
10
(5%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
Miami (FL)
7
Out in the 2nd Round
93
(48%)
7
(4%)
3
(2%)
–
–
–
Mississippi St
8
Out in the 2nd Round
111
(58%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
UNLV
8
Out in the 2nd Round
102
(53%)
5
(3%)
4
(2%)
2
(1%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
Arkansas
9
Out in the 2nd Round
87
(45%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Texas A&M
9
Out in the 2nd Round
113
(59%)
5
(3%)
3
(2%)
2
(1%)
–
–
Kansas St
11
Out in the 2nd Round
69
(36%)
20
(10%)
5
(3%)
–
–
–
San Diego
13
Out in the 2nd Round
17
(9%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
–
Siena
13
Out in the 2nd Round
19
(10%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
UConn
4
Out in the 1st Round
176
(91%)
83
(43%)
6
(3%)
4
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
Vanderbilt
4
Out in the 1st Round
174
(90%)
84
(44%)
8
(4%)
2
(1%)
–
–
Clemson
5
Out in the 1st Round
155
(80%)
93
(48%)
17
(9%)
4
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
Drake
5
Out in the 1st Round
176
(91%)
104
(54%)
17
(9%)
12
(6%)
9
(5%)
4
(2%)
USC
6
Out in the 1st Round
124
(64%)
54
(28%)
26
(13%)
5
(3%)
1
(<1%)
–
Gonzaga
7
Out in the 1st Round
117
(61%)
22
(11%)
9
(5%)
2
(1%)
–
–
BYU
8
Out in the 1st Round
80
(41%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
Indiana
8
Out in the 1st Round
106
(55%)
6
(3%)
3
(2%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
Kent St
9
Out in the 1st Round
91
(47%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Oregon
9
Out in the 1st Round
82
(42%)
3
(2%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Arizona
10
Out in the 1st Round
52
(27%)
11
(6%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
South Alabama
10
Out in the 1st Round
43
(22%)
6
(3%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
St. Mary's
10
Out in the 1st Round
100
(52%)
9
(5%)
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
Baylor
11
Out in the 1st Round
62
(32%)
14
(7%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
Kentucky
11
Out in the 1st Round
53
(27%)
16
(8%)
3
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
St. Joseph's
11
Out in the 1st Round
70
(36%)
11
(6%)
4
(2%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
George Mason
12
Out in the 1st Round
42
(22%)
13
(7%)
–
–
–
–
Temple
12
Out in the 1st Round
35
(18%)
5
(3%)
–
–
–
–
Oral Roberts
13
Out in the 1st Round
12
(6%)
4
(2%)
–
–
–
–
Winthrop
13
Out in the 1st Round
26
(13%)
4
(2%)
–
–
–
–
Boise St
14
Out in the 1st Round
12
(6%)
4
(2%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
–
Cal St Fullerton
14
Out in the 1st Round
9
(5%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
–
Cornell
14
Out in the 1st Round
5
(3%)
2
(1%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
Georgia
14
Out in the 1st Round
20
(10%)
10
(5%)
4
(2%)
–
–
–
American
15
Out in the 1st Round
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
–
–
Austin Peay
15
Out in the 1st Round
2
(1%)
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
Belmont
15
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
UMBC
15
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
Mississippi Valley St
16
Out in the 1st Round
–
–
–
–
–
–
Mount St. Mary's
16
Out in the 1st Round
2
(1%)
–
–
–
–
–
Portland St
16
Out in the 1st Round
2
(1%)
1
(<1%)
–
–
–
–
UT Arlington
16
Out in the 1st Round
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)
1
(<1%)