Fill My Bracket starts a full March Madness bracket from five questions.

How often does a 14 seed beat a 3 seed?

23 times in 160 games since 1985. About 14 in 100. Oakland did it last, beating Kentucky 80–76 in 2024.

130 days until Selection Sunday, Sunday, March 14, 2027.

1985–199913 of 60

2000–20123 of 52

2013–20257 of 48

This upset ran hot early, went quiet, then came back.

All 23 wins

Year	Winner	Beat	Score
1986	Cleveland State	Indiana	83–79
1986	Arkansas–Little Rock	Notre Dame	90–83
1987	Austin Peay	Illinois	68–67
1988	Murray State	NC State	78–75
1989	Siena	Stanford	80–78
1990	Northern Iowa	Missouri	74–71
1991	Xavier	Nebraska	89–84
1992	East Tennessee State	Arizona	87–80
1995	Old Dominion	Villanova	89–81
1995	Weber State	Michigan State	79–72
1997	Chattanooga	Georgia	73–70
1998	Richmond	South Carolina	62–61
1999	Weber State	North Carolina	76–74
2005	Bucknell	Kansas	64–63
2006	Northwestern State	Iowa	64–63
2010	Ohio	Georgetown	97–83
2013	Harvard	New Mexico	68–62
2014	Mercer	Duke	78–71
2015	Georgia State	Baylor	57–56
2015	UAB	Iowa State	60–59
2016	Stephen F. Austin	West Virginia	70–56
2021	Abilene Christian	Texas	53–52
2024	Oakland	Kentucky	80–76

Only 2 of the 23 won their next game. Cleveland State did it in 1986. Chattanooga did it in 1997.

The other 21 lost right away.

No 14 seed has passed the Sweet 16.

Counted from every men's tournament game, 1985 to 2025.

Main bracket only. First Four and Opening Round games are not counted.

Five questions start your bracket. Your picks finish it.

The picker opens on Selection Sunday, March 14, 2027. Name your favorite and your upsets.

How often does a 14 seed beat a 3 seed?

23 times in 160 games since 1985, about 14 in 100. At least one 14 seed has won in 20 of 40 tournaments.

Has a 14 seed ever reached the Elite Eight?

No. Two reached the Sweet 16: Cleveland State in 1986 and Chattanooga in 1997. None went further.