It’s that time of year again! Millions of fans begin to fill out their brackets in anticipation of this three
week battle of amazing athleticism. Before all of the ‘Madness’ begins, let’s take a look at a few interesting facts about March Madness that you may not know!
- “March Madness” was born in Illinois.
- Over 9 QUINTILLION – those are the odds of filling out a perfect bracket. That’s one in 9,233,372,036,854,755,808!
- A No. 16 seed has NEVER beaten a No. 1 seed!
- A 11 is the lowest seed ever to make the Final Four! Three of them, in fact: LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006 and VCU in 2011.
- The lowest seed to win the entire tournament was 8, Villanova in 1985.
- All four #1 seeds have made it to the final four – ONCE. This happened in 2008.
- Bigger than the Super Bowl? (Kind of). March Madness generates more revenue from commercials, sponsorships and advertisements than the Super Bowl.
Interested in joining a March Madness Pool? Take a shot on ours: New Empire Group Bracket Challenge
To enter the New Empire Group pool:
- Log in with a CBS Sports ID. If you do not have one, click Register Now and create a free account.
- Upon signing in, or registering, you will be prompted for a pool password.
- Enter newempiregroup to join the New Empire Group pool.
- You’re in! You can begin selecting your teams.
Sources: www.history.com; www.phactual.com
