The final step in completing your NCAA Tournament bracket is to predict the total final score of the national title game matchup for tiebreaking purposes. Although it may seem like a small detail, it can be the difference in earning bragging rights as the winner of your bracket pool.

The longest streak of correct picks in any verifiable NCAA tournament bracket was 49 by Gregg Nigl, who set the record in 2019. He became the first person whose bracket made it all the way to the Sweet 16, but his luck ran out in the second game of the round when No. 3 Purdue defeated No. 2 Tennessee 99-94 in overtime.