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Once upon a time, there was.. TheMadness ...in March. The Perfect Bracket The odds of filling out a perfect bracket were a staggering 1 in 9.2 quintillion. That's 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 if you're not into the whole rounding thing. For NCAA basketball aficionados, the odds increased to 1 in 128,000,000,000. How big is that? You could travel to the edge of our solar system and back 9.9 billion times. You'd have a better chance of hitting four holes-in-one in a single round of golf. Cinderella ftories 1985 Historically more #12 seeds have 2nd round wins than #1l seeds with National Champion a winning percentage of 48.8%. Villanova #8 2010 + 2011 Butler is the only team to make consecutive Final Fours while not being a #1 or #2 seed either time. National Championship Butler #5 + #8 1986 2006 2011 Final Four LSU #11 GMU #11 VCU #11 1990 2001 2002 Elite 8 Loyola Marymount #11 Temple Owls #11 Mizzou #12 1986 1997 2013 Sweet 16 Cleveland State #14 Chattanooga #14 FGCU #15 1991 & 2013 had at least 1 team 2013 was the only year to have 3 teams seeded 12 or lower in the Sweet 16: of every seed (except #16's) Oregon #12, LaSalle #13 & FGCU #15 advance to the Round of 32. FGCU s. UF: 4n ftate Rivalry Florida Gulf Coast was the first 15-seeded team to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Their March Madness run ended in Texas where the Eagles were defeated by the Florida Gators 60-52 on Friday, March 29. B-ball Expenses Student Body Arena Seating est. 1991 $1,098,569 8,000 4,500 $: FGCU #15 FGCU: 596 days UF: 80 years Full NCAA Division 1 Eligibility est. 1853 Ag $$$$$$$$$$ i 0000000ees $8,474,783 48,785 12,000 UF #3 The Cinderella Effect – The Cinderella Effect (n.) - the dramatic increase in student applications, athletic donations, and season ticket sales as a result of an underdog school's advancement in the NCAA tournament. Butler George Mason VCU Admissions Increase 41% P00. 22% 20. 20% Athletic Donations 45 % 유 유유을 25% fii 67% #fftÄ Season Ticket Sales 25% C 100% 27% The End www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2297246/NCAA-bracket-predictions-2013- Professor-says-1-9-QUINTILLION-chance-getting-picks-right.html www.espn.go.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/3222/how-fgcus-run- can-benefit-admissions www.geekosystem.com/odds-of-perfect-bracket/ www.eagle.gmu.edu/newsroom/591/ www.freep.com/article/20120313/SPORTSO8/120313043/ncaa-tournament- perfect-bracket www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/region_focus/2011/q2/pdf/ upfront.pdf www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/03/19/ncaa-tournament-perfect- bracket-odds-quintillion/1999795/ www.nytimes.com/2006/12/09/sports/09mason.html www.butlersports.com/releases/nacma-awards2011 www.lostlettermen.com/larranaga-will-haunt-gmus-ad-forever/ www.espn.go.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/3217/stubhub-says- advantage-louisville www.espn.go.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/460/tournament-pays- handsomely-for-schools 28S ACTIV8SOCIAL ACTIV8SOCIAL.COM // @ACTIV8SOCIAL // FACEBOOK.COM/ACTIVv8sOCIAL