For the halftime show Monday night, a portion of the Alamodome floor will be removed and fans will be entertained by a rodeo demo.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Next year's at-large play-in teams will be selected by lottery from the complete list of division one schools not already selected for the tournament.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
2023 was the only year that no #1 seed has made the Elite Eight. Narrator: That's actually true.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, additional streaming channels will show the Coach Cam, the Barkley Cam, the Mascot Cam, and the Ham Cam (the sandwich tray in the locker room).PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Anthropologists believe that the first March sports 'bracket' contest occurred in ancient Mesopotamia around 1600 BCE. 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
In the 2026 tournament, teams not liking their initial round games may use PickHoops QuickPick technology to request a game with a lower risk factor.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
During the semifinals, a team losing by 10 or more can select an extra player from the transfer portal.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
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
During this year's national championship game, a team losing by more than 10 points in the second half will have the option of replacing their coach with Mike Krzyzewski.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, players are forbidden from entering the transfer portal simply because their team is down by 20 with 5 minutes to go.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
A team with pink jerseys has never appeared in the National Semifinals.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, the championship teams will ride to the stadium in Charles Barkley's blimp.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
NC State coach Norm Sloan is the only head coach to win the National Championship while wearing plaid.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, by popular demand, the Capital One Bank Guy will be part of CBS's broadcast team.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Since major league baseball has already started, Shohei Ohtani has been tapped to throw the opening tipoff.
