Sweet 16 Public Money Floods Favorites After Chalkiest First Weekend in Tournament History
Chalk Dominated the First Weekend. The Public Wants More. The 2026 NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend produced one of the most favorite-friendly results in modern bracket history. Higher-seeded teams went 39-9 straight up through the first two rounds, and on Friday alone, favorites swept all 16 games for the first time since 1992. Just 13 outright … Read more