# 2025 College Basketball Tournament Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [March 17, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713 "2025-03-17T12:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/21 "2025-03-24T01:40:27Z")
By the way, I think the winners of the the first round should be called the “tolerable thirty two” Brian ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/22 "2025-03-24T12:22:56Z")
How rare is it to correctly call the entire second round? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/23 "2025-03-24T13:32:37Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > How rare is it to correctly call the entire second round I ran a bracket pool for about 30 years (1985-2015), which had anywhere from 40 to 80 contestants. Getting all 16 teams right into the Sweet Sixteen happened a few times, but not very many. That’s quite an accomplishment! ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/24 "2025-03-24T16:58:49Z")
There will be a new NCAA champion this year, as the Gators dispatched UConn yesterday to end UConn’s 13-game tournament win streak. Maryland is next for the Gators. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/25 "2025-03-24T19:43:54Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > to end UConn’s 13-game tournament win streak. That 13-game winning streak was the second-longest, and UConn was tied with Duke, who won 13 in a row from 1991-1993. The longest streak belongs to UCLA, who won 38 games in a row from 1964-1974. Their streak was broken in the 1974 semi-final, when NC State defeated UCLA in double overtime, 80-77. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/26 "2025-03-28T14:58:11Z")
Last night kept me 100% starting with the second round. Tonight, however, is risky. I have: Michigan State & Auburn winning. Note: I attended University of Michigan, so if they win, I’ll be happy even though it screws up my bracket. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/27 "2025-03-29T12:01:43Z")
@Mahaloth I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 99.9% bracket this far into the tournament. Impressive! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/28 "2025-03-29T13:58:17Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 99.9% bracket this far into the tournament. Impressive! Thanks. I was wrong to say I got the entire second round; I missed one there. I have two first round misses and one second round miss. Got all the of the sweet 16, though, so back on track. I wonder how many total brackets were submitted to ESPN? ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/29 "2025-03-29T18:31:14Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Got all the of the sweet 16, though, so back on track. If you’d taken all chalk into the Elite Eight, you’d only have one incorrect as the games are: 1 Florida vs 3 Texas Tech (#2 St Johns lost to Arkansas in the 2nd round) 1 Duke vs 2 Alabama 1 Houston vs 2 Tennessee 1 Auburn vs 2 Michigan State I wonder if there ever been an Elite Eight that was so chalky. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/30 "2025-03-29T19:20:39Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > I wonder if there ever been an Elite Eight that was so chalky. I was wondering the same thing, so I looked it up. 2007 had the same seeds: 4 #1 seeds, 3 #2 seeds, 1 #3 seed. So this year is tied for the most chalkiness. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/31 "2025-03-31T14:40:37Z")
And now we have all four #1 seeds in the Final Four. When was the last time that happened? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/32 "2025-03-31T16:24:50Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > And now we have all four #1 seeds in the Final Four. When was the last time that happened It only happened one other time: 2008. North Carolina was the overall #1 seed, but they lost to Kansas in the semis. Memphis was the overall #2 seed, and they defeated UCLA in the semis. Kansas then defeated Memphis in overtime for the title. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/33 "2025-03-31T16:44:12Z")
You’d think I would have remembered that one! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/34 "2025-03-31T17:11:35Z")
I certainly will never forget it! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/35 "2025-03-31T18:07:48Z")
My beautiful bracket took a hit there in the final 8. I missed one. Still, probably the best bracket of my life. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/36 "2025-04-04T01:17:18Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’m about to jinx myself, but I’m apparently doing really well. > > :ducks: > > I assume tonight I’ll lose everything going for me. Yes, the Ducks did indeed lose everything on the day you posted that! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/37 "2025-04-08T03:16:50Z")
Well, I was rooting for Houston tonight, but as a consolation I’ll proudly claim first place in the SDMB Bracketeers pool. ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/38 "2025-04-08T04:18:21Z")
Congratulations! ESPN thought had a roughly 94% chance to win the pool with about 16 minutes left, but it wasn’t meant to be. My bracket winless streak stretches to 31 years and counting, but I plan on being back next year. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/39 "2025-04-08T12:58:56Z")
Congrats @Railer13 ! ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-college-basketball-tournament-pool/1015713/40 "2025-04-08T16:19:03Z")
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