PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

This year, Final Four teams will each be able to draft one player from the current Capital One commercials.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

This year, coaches are prohibited from closing on houses in their new locations until after halftime of their final game.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

Learning from Olympics coverage, CBS will employ drones to follow players on fast breaks to the hoop.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

During this year's national championship game, a team losing by more than 10 points in the second half will have the option of replacing their coach with Mike Krzyzewski.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

This year, fans in the stadium will be able to use a new phone app to vote on video replay calls.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

This year, players on the bench will be able to purchase additional sports drinks using DoorDash.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

Because the games are being played in a football stadium, teams will be allowed to punt the ball through the goalposts for 3 points.
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

Elon Musk has pledged that basketball finals will be played in space by 2030.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

In an exciting crossover, a scene for an upcoming episode of HBO's White Lotus was filmed in a Capital One Arena suite while Duke was in action.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

This year, additional streaming channels will show the Coach Cam, the Raftery Cam, the Mascot Cam, and the Ham Cam (the sandwich tray in the locker room).
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

During the championship weekend, CBS will experiment with an AI-generated color analyst, which has been trained on historical NCAA broadcasts.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

In 2027, a fifth region will be added, allowing five teams to qualify for the national semifinals. One of these will be sent home after an SurveyMonkey poll.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

During this year's national championship game, the backboards will display TikTok videos sent by fans.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

During this weekend's games, a new feature on the NCAA app will allow fans to vote on challenged calls.
PickHoops April 1 QuickFact

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

This year, the game ball will be flown in by a stuntman in a Mandalorian suit, to promote The Mandalorian and Grogu.

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