George Carnrike Jr. of Norwich with 42 correct picks.

In a wild year for upsets in the first and second rounds of this year tournament, Carnrike had a combined total of 34 correct picks. He, however, was not in the lead until the end of the Elite 8 round when Carnrike correctly guessed four games right.

After the first two rounds, Don Chirlin of Norwich was in the lead after the first two rounds with 36 correct games selected. With two correct in the Sweet 16 round, Chirlin and Carnrike tied with a total of 38 correct selections in their brackets.

Following the Elite 8 round, Carnrike correctly picked three games while Chirlin choose two.

Many entries had selected Virginia to win but following their first-round loss to No.16 UMBC, the first in history of the tournament, the Cavaliers faced an early exit.