During this year's national championship game, the backboards will display TikTok videos sent by fans.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Starting in 2026, all first round games that are tied after 2 overtimes will be settled with a sudden-death dunk contest.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
Because of an eye injury, Kareem Abdul Jabbar wore a motorcycle helmet during the early rounds of the 1968 tournament. In later rounds he began wearing his signature sports glasses.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, players on the bench will be able to purchase additional sports drinks using DoorDash.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, the four national semifinalist teams will all move into a luxurious mansion outside San Antonio during the tournament. The show will be hosted by veteran announcer Bill Raftery. PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
A team with pink jerseys has never appeared in the National Semifinals.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
In the 2025 Final Four, teams will receive additional points based on the number of retweets occurring during the game. PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
During this weekend's games, a new feature on the NCAA app will allow fans to vote on crucial calls.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, fans in the stadium will be able to use a new phone app to vote on video replay calls.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
Elon Musk has pledged that basketball finals will be played in space by 2030.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year's championship game will be the first to make use of the new Wilson Cam, which is mounted inside the basketball.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
During the semifinals, a team losing by 10 or more can select an extra player from the transfer portal.
Pick 65 Becomes PickHoops
In 2005, Pick 65 incorporated to become PickHoops, LLC. A brief summary of changes:
Upgraded system for faster response time
Automatic support for many more scoring systems
Group owners have more control over their groups
Improved bulletin board and instant polls
We don't have to become "Pick 66" if the tournament expands again
What hasn't changed is our staff, our exclusive features, and our commitment
to providing the best bracket tracker on the web.
