Notes

• Round 1: 15. Middle Tennessee 90, 2. Michigan State 81
  • Michigan State was my pick to win the tournament. First time I have ever lost my National Championship or Final Four pick in Round 1.
  • 8th 15-over-2 win in NCAA tourney history
  • 2.2% of brackets picked Middle Tennessee
  • 22.3% had Michigan State winning the title
• Round 1: 14. Stephen F. Austin 70, 3. West Virginia 56
  • West Virginia becomes the second team that I have lost in Round 1. Second Final Four pick lost in this tournament after never losing a Final Four pick this early ever.
  • 8.8% of brackets picked Stephen F Austin to Advance
• Round 2: 3. Texas A&M 92, Northern Iowa 88 (2 OT)
  • Texas A&M trailed Northern Iowa by 12 with 34 seconds left (14-2 run to end regulation).
  • Danuel House (Texas A&M) scored all 22 of his points in the final 5:14 of regulation and overtime periods.
  • In the last 40, seconds of regulation, Northern Iowa faced a press five times and turned it over on four of those possessions.

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22.3% of brackets in Tournament Challenge had Michigan State winning title (2.9 million). How's your bracket doing? pic.twitter.com/zc46oI4BBk

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Michigan State is now the highest AP-ranked team to lose its Round of 64 game pic.twitter.com/HdvCSKXxxZ

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Middle Tennessee (@MT_MBB) becomes the eighth 15 seed to defeat a 2 seed in NCAA Tournament history pic.twitter.com/u7cK9bYQuO

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The Pac-12 is the first league to lose 5 games as higher seeds in the Round of 64 since field expanded in 1985 pic.twitter.com/QWObggGRx8

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