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This year, players on the bench will be able to purchase additional sports drinks using DoorDash.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

As part of a promotional campaign for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, costumed characters will play a short three-on-three game at halftime.
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Next year, teams will have the option of replacing their coach with an AI assistant resembling Gene Hackman.
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.
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The national champion has scored more points than the runner-up every year since 1939.
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The picking strategy of fiercest mascot has been correct 57% of the time in the last 5 tournaments.
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To promote the new Avengers movie, Samuel L. Jackson will recruit Flo, Mayhem, The Gecko, Jake, and LiMu Emu to battle villains based on natural disasters.
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This weekend, UConn will be officially inducted into the Blue Blood Club at a ceremony officiated by Jordan, Laettner, Mashburn, and Manning.
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Due to a labor dispute, the 1950 national championship game between CCNY and Bradley was played on ice.
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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.
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Monday's halftime entertainment on the court will be a 3D holographic recreation of several NCAA Tournament Shining Moments, narrated by Christian Laettner.
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In 1972 the NCAA experimented with having referees wear roller skates. The experiment was discontinued at half-time of the first game.
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During this year's national championship game, the backboards will display popular TikTok reactions sent by fans.
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PickHoops research has shown that the 2026 tournament is playing out across the multiverse. In one of these, your picks are exactly correct.
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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.
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This year, fans in the stadium will be able to use a new phone app to vote on video replay calls.
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In anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, fans at this weekend's games will be encouraged to chant Seven Nation Army and Ole Ole Ole.

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