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

What was the biggest blowout in the March Madness final?

UNLV beat Duke by 30 points in 1990. The score was 103 to 73. No final has been wider.

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

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The widest finals ever

MarginYearFinal
301990UNLV 103, Duke 73
231968UCLA 78, North Carolina 55
211973UCLA 87, Memphis State 66
201960Ohio State 75, California 55
201969UCLA 92, Purdue 72
201992Duke 71, Michigan 51

Only one final has been decided by 25 points or more.

Just six of the 87 finals reached a 20-point margin.

Most finals are close

The middle margin across all 87 finals is 9 points.

Six finals were decided by a single point.

Read about them on the closest March Madness final page.

How we counted

Counted from the site’s champions list, 1939 to 2026.

There was no tournament in 2020.

See every final score on the March Madness champions list.

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

What was the biggest blowout in March Madness final history?

UNLV beat Duke by 30 points in 1990. The score was 103 to 73.

Has a team ever scored 100 points in the final?

Yes, once. UNLV scored 103 points against Duke in 1990. No other team has reached 100 in a final.

Are March Madness finals usually close?

Most are. The middle margin is 9 points, and six finals were decided by one point.

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