Fill My Bracket starts a full March Madness bracket from five questions.
2022 backtest: what all-chalk would have scored
Kansas beat North Carolina 72–69 for the title. The better seed won 42 of 63 games. A 15 seed reached the Elite Eight.
130 days until Selection Sunday, Sunday, March 14, 2027.
Start your bracketThe 2022 games, counted one by one.
The first-round upsets
| Winner | Beat | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Peter's (15) | Kentucky (2) | 85–79 |
| New Mexico State (12) | UConn (5) | 70–63 |
| Richmond (12) | Iowa (5) | 67–63 |
| Notre Dame (11) | Alabama (6) | 78–64 |
| Michigan (11) | Colorado State (6) | 75–63 |
| Iowa State (11) | LSU (6) | 59–54 |
| Miami (FL) (10) | USC (7) | 68–66 |
| Memphis (9) | Boise State (8) | 64–53 |
| TCU (9) | Seton Hall (8) | 69–42 |
| Creighton (9) | San Diego State (8) | 72–69 |
The Saint Peter's run
Saint Peter's, a 15 seed, beat Kentucky, Murray State, and Purdue.
It reached the Elite Eight.
No 15 seed had ever gone that far.
It is still the deepest 15 seed run ever.
For your picks
Ten first-round upsets is a lot.
The champion was still a 1 seed.
An 8 seed, North Carolina, shared the final with it.
How we counted
Counted from every game of the 2022 main bracket: 63 games.
The better seed is the lower seed number.
Five questions start your bracket. Your picks finish it.
The picker opens on Selection Sunday, March 14, 2027. Name your favorite and your upsets.
Common questions
How many games would all-chalk have picked right in 2022?
42. The better seed won 42 of 63 games in 2022. Ten of the losses came in the first round alone.
How many upsets were in the 2022 tournament?
21 of the 63 games were won by the worse seed. 10 of them came in the first round.