Fill My Bracket starts a full March Madness bracket from five questions.
2026 backtest: what all-chalk would have scored
Michigan beat UConn 69–63 for the title. The better seed won 46 of 63 games. Two Final Four teams were 1 seeds, and a 9 seed reached the Elite Eight.
128 days until Selection Sunday, Sunday, March 14, 2027.
Start your bracketThe 2026 games, counted one by one.
The first-round upsets
| Winner | Beat | Score |
|---|---|---|
| High Point (12) | Wisconsin (5) | 83–82 |
| VCU (11) | North Carolina (6) | 82–78 |
| Texas (11) | BYU (6) | 79–71 |
| Texas A&M (10) | Saint Mary's (7) | 63–50 |
| TCU (9) | Ohio State (8) | 66–64 |
| Iowa (9) | Clemson (8) | 67–61 |
| Utah State (9) | Villanova (8) | 86–76 |
| Saint Louis (9) | Georgia (8) | 102–77 |
The one run
Iowa, a 9 seed, reached the Elite Eight.
Texas, an 11 seed, reached the Sweet 16.
Every other first-round upset winner lost its next game.
The Final Four was Michigan, Arizona, UConn, and Illinois: two 1 seeds, a 2 seed, and a 3 seed.
The first weekend ran wild. The last weekend belonged to the top seeds.
For your picks
History says about eight first-round upsets a year.
2026 gave eight, right on the number.
In a year like this, the early upsets do the work.
How we counted
Counted from every game of the 2026 main bracket: 63 games.
The better seed is the lower seed number.
1 game matched equal seeds.
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 2026?
46. The better seed won 46 of 63 games in 2026. One more game matched equal seeds, both of them 1 seeds.
How many upsets were in the 2026 tournament?
16 of the 63 games were won by the worse seed. 8 of them came in the first round.