In 1954, both teams in the national championship game brought only their home white uniforms. Coincidentally, the 1954 championship game still holds the record for most turnovers.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Due to supply chain issues, PickHoops is running out of red pixels for coloring busted brackets. Any future missed picks will be marked orange.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
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
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
In this year's championship game, the backboard will have a mirror-like surface to improve visibility of passes near the rim.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 the finals this year, instead of an alternating possession, jump balls will be awarded to the player with the most tattoos.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
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
This year, a team can receive ten bonus points by sinking a shot from catwalk of the Alamodome.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 2026, a fifth region will be added, allowing five teams to qualify for the national semifinals. One of these will be sent home after an SurveyMonkey poll.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
If Duke is losing with one minute to go, the fans in the Alamodome have all been asked to slap the floor in honor of Coach K.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
A team with pink jerseys has never appeared in the National Semifinals.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
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
The picking strategy of fiercest mascot has been correct 57% of the time in the last 5 tournaments.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
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.
