Indiana native and Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose has been tapped to perform the national anthem at the championship game.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 1987 the NCAA banned camouflage jerseys for all teams participating in the championship tournament.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, the NCAA plans to experiment with delivering refreshments using Amazon drones. Final Four attendees are encouraged to wear rain gear. PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
On Sunday, the losing teams from Saturday will play a third place game at a small Indiana high school gym, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Hoosiers.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
The Artemis II launch window was timed to pass the dark side of the moon during half-time of the finals to ensure crew won't miss any action.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
As a promotion for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, one player from each team must wear a Spider-Man costume during the Final Four games.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In this year's championship game, the backboard will have a mirror-like surface to improve visibility of passes near the rim.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 1972 the NCAA experimented with having referees wear roller skates. The experiment was discontinued at half-time of the first game.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
If the weather is nice Monday, the championship game will be played outside at a downtown park by the White River. PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, the four teams will all move into a luxurious mansion outside Indianapolis during the tournament. The show will be hosted by veteran announcer Bill Raftery. PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, the losing teams on Saturday will be invited to play an outdoor third place game at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
The NCAA plans to swap out all regular Coke with Coke Zero Sugar. Let's see if anyone notices.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
A new tournament rule prohibits players from using Telegram during games. Instagram is still fine.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
Live animal mascots are no longer permitted in the arena, following a 1977 incident involving a bull.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
This year, in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a new app will allow fans in the arena to create vuvuzela sounds.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
The picking strategy of fiercest mascot has been correct 57% of the time in the last 5 tournaments.PickHoops April 1 QuickFact
In 2027, the field of 68 teams will be decided entirely by ChatGPT.
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