Fill My Bracket

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

Which school has the most Final Four appearances?

North Carolina has 21 Final Four appearances. That is the most of any school. UCLA is next, with 19.

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

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Most Final Four appearances

SchoolTimesLast one
North Carolina212022
UCLA192021
Duke182025
Kentucky172015
Kansas162022
Ohio State112012
Michigan State102019
Louisville102013

The men’s tournament, 1939 to 2025.

86 tournaments. 344 Final Four spots in all.

North Carolina’s first was 1946. Its last was 2022.

Four counts here include a spot the NCAA later vacated.

UCLA: 1980. Kansas: 2018. Ohio State: 1999. Louisville: 2012 and 2013.

For your picks

The same names come back a lot.

They still miss most years.

You name your Final Four. This list is the data for that call.

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

Which school has the most Final Four appearances?

North Carolina, with 21. UCLA has 19. Duke has 18.

How many Final Fours has UCLA made?

19. One of them, in 1980, was later vacated by the NCAA.

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