The 2019 NCAA tournament is the only tournament since the field expanded to 68 teams where at least one at-large First Four team failed to win a game in the 64-team bracket. You can read exactly ...

Virtually all bracket pools disregard these games and have players pick starting with the first round, when 64 teams remain. Therefore, there are 63 games in a normal NCAA tournament bracket.

Visit the NCAA's website for a fuller understanding of NCAA selection criteria. 64-Team Bracket The 64-team bracket is the standard version of the NCAA tournament field that has been in place ...