Revisiting our March Madness predictions: How’d we do? Grading our brackets

Picking NCAA Tournament brackets are hard. Usually they end up in the trash can by the end of the first weekend.

Iowa’s upset over Florida wiped out a large portion of the field. And Tennessee’s win over No. 3 Virginia in the second round claimed the final last perfect bracket of the more than 35 million submitted in the major online challenges, including USA TODAY’s.

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So keep that in mind when taking a look at how our staff fared through March Madness’ first two rounds.

March Madness bracket hot takes: From Sweet 16 upsets to Final Four predictions

Sweet 16 predictions: Experts pick who will advance in March Madness bracket

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

How sweet it is. Sixteen teams remain in the March Madness 2026 tournament. Here are some top players and matchups to watch.
No. 11 Texas vs. No. 2 Purdue Texas: Matas Vokietaitis

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

How sweet it is. Sixteen teams remain in the March Madness 2026 tournament. Here are some top players and matchups to watch.
No. 11 Texas vs. No. 2 Purdue Texas: Matas Vokietaitis

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 11 Texas vs. No. 2
Purdue Purdue: Braden Smith

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 4 Nebraska
Iowa: Bennett Stirtz

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 4 Nebraska
Nebraska: Pryce Sandfort

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Arizona
Arkansas: Darius Acuff Jr.

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Arizona
Arizona: Brayden Burries

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 2 Houston
Illinois: Keaton Wagler

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 2 Houston
Houston: Emanuel Sharp

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 5 St. John’s vs. No. 1 Duke
St. John’s: Zuby Ejiofor

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Men’s Sweet 16 players to watch during March Madness

No. 5 St. John’s vs. No. 1 Duke
Duke: Cameron Boozer

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