The NCAA says it’s the longest run of correct picks it’s ever seen.
Oregon is the lone team to break this year’s chalky run in the NCAA tournament. By Matt Bonesteel Matt Bonesteel Reporter for the Early Lead Email Bio Follow March 25 at 9:08 AM With all 12 teams seeded 1-3 and only one team seeded lower than fifth advancing to the Sweet 16, chalky brackets are ruling the roost after the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.
Over at Yahoo, an entry called “Court Stormers” picked the first 43 games correctly to break that company’s record of 39, set two years ago, before whiffing on Sunday evening’s Texas Tech-Buffalo game, that entry’s lone incorrect pick. Four other entries in the Yahoo contest have only two incorrect picks.
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