San Antonio celebrity Shaquille O'Neal will toss the ball for the tip-off of the championship game.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 1992, Pepperdine guard Doug Crenshaw received a technical foul call for eating a hotdog while lined up waiting for a free throw by the opposing team.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
San Antonio celebrity Shaquille O'Neal will toss the ball for the tip-off of the championship game.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Because Illinois did not bring their home jerseys, the 1963 regional semi-final game between Illinois and Bowling Green was played shirts-and-skins style.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Inspired by Wimbledon, next year's championship game will be played on grass.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
A new tournament rule prohibits players from using Instagram during games.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
To promote the new season of Severance, cubicle walls will serve as obstacles on the court.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In this year's semifinals, 2 players from Connecticut will wear Groucho Marx glasses due to arbitration in a recent NIL contract dispute that prevents them from using their own likeness.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
As part of a promotional campaign for The Accountant 2, Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal will play a short one-on-one game at halftime.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, Final Four teams will each be able to draft one player from the current Capital One commercials. PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
The 2025 field was noticeably weak. So much so that half the teams lost in the first round.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 1982, referees in some tournament games wore shirts with horizontal stripes. The shirts didn't catch on after complaints that they made the referees look too fat.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
A new tournament rule prohibits players from using Instagram during games.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 1972 the NCAA experimented with having referees wear roller skates. The experiment was discontinued at half-time of the first game.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Because of a short roster and foul trouble, the 1960 Oregon Ducks pulled students from the audience to finish the game in their 3rd round loss to California.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In this year's finals, a swarm of drones flying low over the court will be used to improve replay angles to ensure referees can make the right call.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 2026, the field of 68 teams will be decided entirely by ChatGPT.
