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How each conference has performed across all completed tournaments

Conference	Bids	Wins	Sweet 16+	Elite 8+	Final Four+	Champ. Game+	Titles	Avg Seed
Southeastern	40	53	16	7	3	1	1	6.1
Big Ten	31	50	13	7	3	2	1	5.4
Big 12	31	43	12	5	2	1	0	4.5
Big East	16	32	8	4	3	3	2	5.3
Atlantic Coast	22	28	7	6	3	0	0	6.6
Mountain West	15	11	2	1	1	1	0	9.5
West Coast	9	9	2	1	0	0	0	5.9
Pac-12	8	7	2	0	0	0	0	6.9
Atlantic 10	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	10.2
American Athletic	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	8.8
Ivy League	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	13.8
Big South	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	14.0
Sun Belt	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	13.0
Horizon League	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	14.8
Missouri Valley	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	11.3
Northeast	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	16.0
Southern	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	14.0
Southland	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	13.0
Western Athletic	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	13.0
ASUN	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.6
Conference USA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.5
America East	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.8
Big Sky	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.8
Big West	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.5
Colonial Athletic Association	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0
Metro Atlantic Athletic	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0
Mid-American	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.6
Mid-Eastern Athletic	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0
Ohio Valley	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.3
Patriot League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.3
Southwestern Athletic	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0
Summit League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0

How each bracket region has performed across all completed tournaments

Region	Bids	Wins	Sweet 16+	Elite 8+	Final Four+	Champ. Game+	Titles	Avg Seed
West	67	64	16	8	4	2	2	8.7
Midwest	70	64	16	8	4	3	1	8.8
East	66	63	16	8	4	2	1	8.7
South	69	61	16	8	4	1	0	8.9

Every team's seed, region, and how far they went in the 2026 tournament

School	Conference	Region	Seed	Result
Akron	Mid-American	Midwest	12	Round of 64
Alabama	Southeastern	Midwest	4	Sweet Sixteen
AR	Southeastern	West	4	Sweet Sixteen
Arizona	Big 12	West	1	Final Four
BYU	Big 12	West	6	Round of 64
CA Baptist	Western Athletic	East	13	Round of 64
Clemson	Atlantic Coast	South	8	Round of 64
Duke	Atlantic Coast	East	1	Elite Eight
Florida	Southeastern	South	1	Round of 32
Furman	Southern	East	15	Round of 64
GA	Southeastern	Midwest	8	Round of 64
Gonzaga	West Coast	West	3	Round of 32
Hawaii	Big West	West	13	Round of 64
High Point	Big South	West	12	Round of 32
Hofstra	Colonial Athletic Association	Midwest	13	Round of 64
Houston	Big 12	South	2	Sweet Sixteen
Howard	Mid-Eastern Athletic	Midwest	16	Round of 64
Idaho	Big Sky	South	15	Round of 64
Illinois	Big Ten	South	3	Final Four
Iowa	Big Ten	South	9	Elite Eight
Iowa St.	Big 12	Midwest	2	Sweet Sixteen
Kansas	Big 12	East	4	Round of 32
Kennesaw St.	ASUN	West	14	Round of 64
KY	Southeastern	Midwest	7	Round of 32
Lehigh	Patriot League	South	16	Play-In
LI U	Northeast	West	16	Round of 64
Louisville	Atlantic Coast	East	6	Round of 32
McNeese	Southland	South	12	Round of 64
MI	Big Ten	Midwest	1	Champion
MI St.	Big Ten	East	3	Sweet Sixteen
Miami	Atlantic Coast	West	7	Round of 32
Miamo (OH)	Mid-American	Midwest	11	Round of 64
Missouri	Southeastern	West	10	Round of 64
N Iowa	Missouri Valley	East	12	Round of 64
NC	Atlantic Coast	South	6	Round of 64
NC State	Atlantic Coast	West	11	Play-In
ND State	Summit League	East	14	Round of 64
Nebraska	Big Ten	South	4	Sweet Sixteen
Ohio St.	Big Ten	East	8	Round of 64
PA	Ivy League	South	14	Round of 64
Prarie View AM	Southwestern Athletic	South	16	Round of 64
Purdue	Big Ten	West	2	Elite Eight
Queens U	ASUN	West	15	Round of 64
Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	Midwest	9	Round of 32
Santa Clara	West Coast	Midwest	10	Round of 64
Siena	Metro Atlantic Athletic	East	16	Round of 64
SMU	Atlantic Coast	Midwest	11	Play-In
South Fl.	American Athletic	East	11	Round of 64
St. Johns	Big East	East	5	Sweet Sixteen
St. Mary	West Coast	South	7	Round of 64
TCU	Big 12	East	9	Round of 32
Tenn	Southeastern	Midwest	6	Elite Eight
Tenn St.	Ohio Valley	Midwest	15	Round of 64
Troy	Sun Belt	South	13	Round of 64
TX	Southeastern	West	11	Sweet Sixteen
TX AM	Southeastern	South	10	Round of 32
TX Tech	Big 12	Midwest	5	Round of 32
U Conn	Big East	East	2	Runner-Up
UCF	Big 12	East	10	Round of 64
UCLA	Big Ten	East	7	Round of 32
UMBC	America East	Midwest	16	Play-In
Utah St.	Mountain West	West	9	Round of 32
Vandy	Southeastern	South	5	Round of 32
VCU	Atlantic 10	South	11	Round of 32
Villanova	Big East	West	8	Round of 64
Virginia	Atlantic Coast	Midwest	3	Round of 32
WI	Big Ten	West	5	Round of 64
Wright St.	Horizon League	Midwest	14	Round of 64

Teams that have consistently over- or under-performed their seed, across every completed tournament

Team	Conference	Appearances	Avg Seed	Avg Wins	Expected Wins	Wins Above Expected
U Conn	Big East	4	3.8	4.50	1.98	+2.52
MI	Big Ten	2	3.0	4.00	2.34	+1.66
Miami	Atlantic Coast	2	6.0	2.50	1.06	+1.44
FL Atlantic	American Athletic	2	8.5	2.00	0.69	+1.31
S Diego St.	Mountain West	3	7.0	2.33	1.08	+1.25
AR	Southeastern	3	7.3	2.00	0.88	+1.12
Tenn	Southeastern	4	3.5	2.75	1.91	+0.84
NC State	Atlantic Coast	3	11.0	1.33	0.50	+0.83
Iowa	Big Ten	2	8.5	1.50	0.69	+0.81
Creighton	Big East	3	6.0	2.00	1.31	+0.69
Illinois	Big Ten	4	5.3	2.00	1.45	+0.55
MI St.	Big Ten	4	5.3	2.00	1.48	+0.52
TX	Southeastern	4	7.8	1.50	1.02	+0.48
Yale	Ivy League	2	13.0	0.50	0.13	+0.38
Alabama	Southeastern	4	2.8	2.75	2.38	+0.38
Furman	Southern	2	14.0	0.50	0.13	+0.38
Gonzaga	West Coast	4	4.8	1.75	1.38	+0.38
MD	Big Ten	2	6.0	1.50	1.16	+0.34
High Point	Big South	2	12.5	0.50	0.22	+0.28
Duke	Atlantic Coast	4	2.8	2.75	2.48	+0.27
CO St.	Mountain West	2	11.0	0.50	0.32	+0.18
G Canyon	Western Athletic	3	13.0	0.33	0.17	+0.17
Northwestern	Big Ten	2	8.0	1.00	0.88	+0.13
NM	Mountain West	2	10.5	0.50	0.42	+0.08
Clemson	Atlantic Coast	3	6.3	1.00	0.94	+0.06
Oregon	Big Ten	2	8.0	1.00	0.94	+0.06
UCLA	Big Ten	3	5.3	1.33	1.27	+0.06
McNeese	Southland	3	12.0	0.33	0.31	+0.02
Utah St.	Mountain West	4	9.3	0.50	0.51	-0.01
Howard	Mid-Eastern Athletic	3	16.0	0.00	0.04	-0.04
Drake	Missouri Valley	3	11.0	0.33	0.38	-0.05
Montana St.	Big Sky	2	15.0	0.00	0.05	-0.05
Kennesaw St.	ASUN	2	14.0	0.00	0.06	-0.06
Colgate	Patriot League	2	14.5	0.00	0.09	-0.09
Troy	Sun Belt	2	13.5	0.00	0.09	-0.09
VCU	Atlantic 10	3	11.3	0.33	0.44	-0.10
TX Tech	Big 12	3	4.7	1.33	1.44	-0.10
Vermont	America East	2	14.0	0.00	0.13	-0.13
Florida	Southeastern	3	3.0	2.33	2.46	-0.13
Nebraska	Big Ten	2	6.0	1.00	1.16	-0.16
Akron	Mid-American	3	13.0	0.00	0.17	-0.17
Xavier	Big East	2	7.0	1.00	1.19	-0.19
Purdue	Big Ten	4	2.0	2.50	2.72	-0.22
Louisville	Atlantic Coast	2	7.0	0.50	0.72	-0.22
Charleston	Colonial Athletic Association	2	12.5	0.00	0.22	-0.22
TX AM	Southeastern	4	7.5	0.75	1.01	-0.26
Houston	Big 12	4	1.3	2.75	3.06	-0.31
Boise St.	Mountain West	2	10.0	0.00	0.33	-0.33
St. Johns	Big East	2	3.5	1.50	1.84	-0.34
TCU	Big 12	3	8.0	0.67	1.02	-0.35
Vandy	Southeastern	2	7.5	0.50	0.85	-0.35
Missouri	Southeastern	3	7.7	0.33	0.72	-0.38
KY	Southeastern	4	4.8	1.00	1.39	-0.39
BYU	Big 12	3	6.0	0.67	1.06	-0.40
Nevada	Mountain West	2	10.5	0.00	0.42	-0.42
Miss St.	Southeastern	3	9.0	0.00	0.42	-0.42
Auburn	Southeastern	3	4.7	1.67	2.08	-0.42
Arizona	Big 12	4	2.3	2.00	2.47	-0.47
St. Mary	West Coast	4	6.0	0.50	1.06	-0.56
Baylor	Big 12	3	5.0	1.00	1.58	-0.58
Iowa St.	Big 12	4	3.3	1.25	1.89	-0.64
GA	Southeastern	2	8.5	0.00	0.69	-0.69
Marquette	Big East	3	3.7	1.00	1.79	-0.79
Memphis	American Athletic	2	6.5	0.00	0.88	-0.88
NC	Atlantic Coast	3	6.0	0.67	1.63	-0.96
Virginia	Atlantic Coast	3	5.7	0.33	1.38	-1.05
WI	Big Ten	3	4.3	0.33	1.54	-1.21
Kansas	Big 12	4	4.0	0.75	1.98	-1.23

How popular each pick was for the 2026 tournament, and how it turned out

Seed	Team	Picked By	Picked By %	Result	Points
1	Arizona	44	45.8	Final Four	10
1	Duke	26	27.1	Elite Eight	6
1	MI	19	19.8	Champion	21
1	Florida	7	7.3	Round of 32	1
2	Houston	38	39.6	Sweet Sixteen	3
2	Iowa St.	30	31.3	Sweet Sixteen	3
2	Purdue	18	18.8	Elite Eight	6
2	U Conn	10	10.4	Runner-Up	15
3	Illinois	34	35.4	Final Four	10
3	MI St.	25	26.0	Sweet Sixteen	3
3	Gonzaga	21	21.9	Round of 32	1
3	Virginia	16	16.7	Round of 32	1
4	AR	44	45.8	Sweet Sixteen	3
4	Nebraska	21	21.9	Sweet Sixteen	3
4	Kansas	19	19.8	Round of 32	1
4	Alabama	12	12.5	Sweet Sixteen	3
5	St. Johns	42	43.8	Sweet Sixteen	3
5	Vandy	26	27.1	Round of 32	1
5	TX Tech	17	17.7	Round of 32	1
5	WI	11	11.5	Round of 64	0
6	BYU	43	44.8	Round of 64	0
6	Tenn	32	33.3	Elite Eight	6
6	Louisville	14	14.6	Round of 32	1
6	NC	7	7.3	Round of 64	0
7	UCLA	51	53.1	Round of 32	1
7	Miami	16	16.7	Round of 32	1
7	St. Mary	15	15.6	Round of 64	0
7	KY	14	14.6	Round of 32	1
8	Ohio St.	40	41.7	Round of 64	0
8	Villanova	25	26.0	Round of 64	0
8	Clemson	16	16.7	Round of 64	0
8	GA	15	15.6	Round of 64	0
9	Iowa	41	42.7	Elite Eight	6
9	Utah St.	25	26.0	Round of 32	1
9	Saint Louis	17	17.7	Round of 32	1
9	TCU	13	13.5	Round of 32	1
10	Santa Clara	34	35.4	Round of 64	0
10	TX AM	24	25.0	Round of 32	1
10	UCF	20	20.8	Round of 64	0
10	Missouri	18	18.8	Round of 64	0
11	VCU	31	32.3	Round of 32	1
11	South Fl.	29	30.2	Round of 64	0
11	TX	24	25.0	Sweet Sixteen	3
11	Miamo (OH)	12	12.5	Round of 64	0
12	Akron	39	40.6	Round of 64	0
12	High Point	25	26.0	Round of 32	1
12	McNeese	22	22.9	Round of 64	0
12	N Iowa	10	10.4	Round of 64	0
13	Hofstra	36	37.5	Round of 64	0
13	Troy	33	34.4	Round of 64	0
13	CA Baptist	14	14.6	Round of 64	0
13	Hawaii	13	13.5	Round of 64	0
14	ND State	38	39.6	Round of 64	0
14	Wright St.	27	28.1	Round of 64	0
14	Kennesaw St.	18	18.8	Round of 64	0
14	PA	13	13.5	Round of 64	0
15	Furman	33	34.4	Round of 64	0
15	Tenn St.	26	27.1	Round of 64	0
15	Idaho	20	20.8	Round of 64	0
15	Queens U	17	17.7	Round of 64	0
16	Howard	33	34.4	Round of 64	0
16	Siena	24	25.0	Round of 64	0
16	LI U	21	21.9	Round of 64	0
16	Prarie View AM	18	18.8	Round of 64	0

How often each team has been picked, across every completed tournament it has appeared in

Team	Conference	Appearances	Total Picks	Avg Pick Rate %
Samford	Southern	1	41	48.8
Creighton	Big East	3	104	42.6
Ohio St.	Big Ten	1	40	41.7
Grambling	Southwestern Athletic	1	34	40.5
Duke	Atlantic Coast	4	134	40.1
ND State	Summit League	1	38	39.6
Penn St.	Big Ten	1	31	38.8
CO St.	Mountain West	2	63	38.7
Gonzaga	West Coast	4	125	37.6
Hofstra	Colonial Athletic Association	1	36	37.5
J Madison	Sun Belt	1	31	36.9
Morehead St.	Ohio Valley	1	31	36.9
BYU	Big 12	3	96	36.4
Santa Clara	West Coast	1	34	35.4
St. Johns	Big East	2	62	34.4
U Conn	Big East	4	114	34.4
AR	Southeastern	3	89	34.0
NM	Mountain West	2	56	34.0
Providence	Big East	1	27	33.8
N. KY	Horizon League	1	26	32.5
Omaha	Summit League	1	26	32.5
UCLA	Big Ten	3	86	32.3
Troy	Sun Belt	2	57	32.2
MI St.	Big Ten	4	107	31.5
UCSB	Big West	1	25	31.3
Kent St.	Mid-American	1	25	31.3
Wofford	Southern	1	25	31.3
Nebraska	Big Ten	2	55	31.2
Arizona	Big 12	4	107	30.7
South Fl.	American Athletic	1	29	30.2
Iowa	Big Ten	2	55	30.1
Lipscomb	ASUN	1	24	30.0
Princeton	Ivy League	1	24	30.0
Furman	Southern	2	52	29.1
Ole Miss	Southeastern	1	23	28.8
Akron	Mid-American	3	76	28.6
Drake	Missouri Valley	3	69	28.2
Clemson	Atlantic Coast	3	71	28.1
MD	Big Ten	2	45	28.1
Wright St.	Horizon League	1	27	28.1
Pittsburgh	Atlantic Coast	1	22	27.5
Norfolk St.	Mid-Eastern Athletic	1	22	27.5
Mt. St. Mary	Metro Atlantic Athletic	1	22	27.5
AL St.	Southwestern Athletic	1	22	27.5
Houston	Big 12	4	95	27.5
Auburn	Southeastern	3	67	27.4
Longwood	Big South	1	23	27.4
Wagner	Northeast	1	23	27.4
SD St.	Summit League	1	23	27.4
Tenn St.	Ohio Valley	1	26	27.1
Tenn	Southeastern	4	92	26.8
High Point	Big South	2	47	26.8
Montana	Big Sky	1	21	26.3
F. Dickinson	Northeast	1	21	26.3
LB State	Big West	1	22	26.2
Villanova	Big East	1	25	26.0
TX AM	Southeastern	4	85	25.2
Marquette	Big East	3	61	25.1
Iowa St.	Big 12	4	86	25.0
Iona	Metro Atlantic Athletic	1	20	25.0
Siena	Metro Atlantic Athletic	1	24	25.0
Utah St.	Mountain West	4	85	24.9
VCU	Atlantic 10	3	65	24.9
Colgate	Patriot League	2	41	24.9
Illinois	Big Ten	4	85	24.6
Memphis	American Athletic	2	39	24.4
Vandy	Southeastern	2	43	24.2
Florida	Southeastern	3	60	24.0
Vermont	America East	2	39	23.9
TX Tech	Big 12	3	61	23.8
W KY	Conference USA	1	20	23.8
UNC Asheville	Big South	1	19	23.8
R. Morris	Horizon League	1	19	23.8
MI	Big Ten	2	41	23.6
Charleston	Colonial Athletic Association	2	38	23.4
KY	Southeastern	4	78	23.3
Oregon	Big Ten	2	38	23.1
Saint Peter	Metro Atlantic Athletic	1	19	22.6
West Virginia	Big 12	1	18	22.5
USC	Pac-12	1	18	22.5
St. Mary	West Coast	4	75	22.3
LI U	Northeast	1	21	21.9
NC	Atlantic Coast	3	54	21.8
Yale	Ivy League	2	35	21.5
Kennesaw St.	ASUN	2	37	21.3
UC SD	Big West	1	17	21.3
Howard	Mid-Eastern Athletic	3	56	21.0
TX	Southeastern	4	72	20.8
UCF	Big 12	1	20	20.8
Idaho	Big Sky	1	20	20.8
Alabama	Southeastern	4	69	20.6
McNeese	Southland	3	54	20.6
Dayton	Atlantic 10	1	17	20.2
Baylor	Big 12	3	49	20.2
Louisiana	Sun Belt	1	16	20.0
WI	Big Ten	3	50	19.6
Missouri	Southeastern	3	49	19.2
Prarie View AM	Southwestern Athletic	1	18	18.8
G Canyon	Western Athletic	3	45	18.4
Louisville	Atlantic Coast	2	31	17.9
S Carolina	Southeastern	1	15	17.9
Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	1	17	17.7
Queens U	ASUN	1	17	17.7
Montana St.	Big Sky	2	28	17.5
SIU-E	Ohio Valley	1	14	17.5
TCU	Big 12	3	44	17.1
Northwestern	Big Ten	2	28	17.1
Kansas	Big 12	4	58	17.0
UAB	American Athletic	1	14	16.7
GA	Southeastern	2	29	16.6
Indiana	Big Ten	1	13	16.3
AZ St.	Pac-12	1	13	16.3
Purdue	Big Ten	4	55	16.1
Xavier	Big East	2	25	15.6
CO	Pac-12	1	13	15.5
Oral Roberts	Summit League	1	12	15.0
NC State	Atlantic Coast	3	36	14.6
Miami	Atlantic Coast	2	26	14.6
CA Baptist	Western Athletic	1	14	14.6
Wash St.	Pac-12	1	12	14.3
FL Atlantic	American Athletic	2	23	14.1
Liberty	Conference USA	1	11	13.8
UNC Wilm	Colonial Athletic Association	1	11	13.8
Hawaii	Big West	1	13	13.5
PA	Ivy League	1	13	13.5
Miamo (OH)	Mid-American	1	12	12.5
Bryant	America East	1	10	12.5
TX AM-CC	Southland	1	10	12.5
Miss St.	Southeastern	3	28	11.3
Virginia	Atlantic Coast	3	29	11.0
Nevada	Mountain West	2	18	10.7
S Diego St.	Mountain West	3	26	10.6
N Iowa	Missouri Valley	1	10	10.4
OK	Southeastern	1	8	10.0
Duquesnse	Atlantic 10	1	8	9.5
Oakland	Horizon League	1	8	9.5
Kansas St.	Big 12	1	6	7.5
Boise St.	Mountain West	2	9	5.6
Stetson	ASUN	1	4	4.8
SMU	Atlantic Coast	1	0	0.0
UMBC	America East	1	0	0.0
St. Francis (PA)	Northeast	1	0	0.0
SE Missouri St.	Ohio Valley	1	0	0.0
Amer Univ.	Patriot League	1	0	0.0
Lehigh	Patriot League	1	0	0.0
TX South	Southwestern Athletic	1	0	0.0

Each contestant's most-repeated team pick across every completed tournament they've entered

Contestant	Years Played	Favorite Team	Times Picked	Total Picks	Loyalty %
Zoucha, Forrest	2	Kansas	2	32	6.3
Woodley, David	4	St. Mary	4	64	6.3
Veith, JJ	2	Alabama	2	32	6.3
Pape, Brad	2	Purdue	2	32	6.3
Schneeman, Erin	4	Gonzaga	4	64	6.3
Kahl, Anna	4	Duke	4	64	6.3
McDonagh, Eoin	2	TX	2	32	6.3
McDonagh, Lucia	2	Tenn	2	32	6.3
Nelles, Steve	3	TX AM	3	48	6.3
Frazier, Jason	2	U Conn	2	32	6.3
Lopez, Dan	2	MI St.	2	32	6.3
Hudson, Jamie	2	BYU	2	32	6.3
McDonagh, Bernie	2	MI St.	2	32	6.3
Stummer, John	4	TX AM	4	64	6.3
Huck, Robb	2	Tenn	2	32	6.3
Sexton, Andrew	3	Iowa St.	3	48	6.3
Stummer, Kenny	2	MI St.	2	32	6.3
Tibbetts, Yoi	3	Duke	3	48	6.3
Conway, Maisie	2	Gonzaga	2	32	6.3
Miller, Taylor	2	Alabama	2	32	6.3
Proos, John	3	MI St.	3	48	6.3
McDonagh, Eoin	2	BYU	2	32	6.3
Skomal, Mike	3	Iowa St.	3	48	6.3
Thomey, Pierre	2	Gonzaga	2	32	6.3
Campbell, Corey	2	Houston	2	32	6.3
Hinton, Mike	3	Purdue	3	48	6.3
Maguire, Virginia	2	Houston	2	32	6.3
Maguire, George	2	VCU	2	32	6.3
Conway, Maisie	2	MI St.	2	32	6.3
Scull, Holly	2	St. Johns	2	32	6.3
McGuinn, Patrick	2	Duke	2	32	6.3
Kahl, Alexander	4	Duke	4	64	6.3
Garrity, Molly	2	Duke	2	32	6.3
Veith, JJ	2	U Conn	2	32	6.3
McDonagh, Eamon	2	AR	2	32	6.3
Olson, Matt	2	MI St.	2	32	6.3
Manheimer, Jay	3	Missouri	3	48	6.3
Stummer, Nancy	2	Tenn	2	32	6.3
Ziskey, Matt	3	BYU	3	48	6.3
McDonagh, Lucia	2	Marquette	2	32	6.3
Maguire, George	2	Tenn	2	32	6.3
Young, Damon	2	Duke	2	32	6.3
Sticha, Jim	4	KY	4	64	6.3
Bowers, David	2	Baylor	2	32	6.3
Stummer , Eric	4	Duke	4	64	6.3
Smith, Jerry	3	Creighton	3	48	6.3
Young, Kim	2	TX	2	32	6.3
Mills, Sean	3	Duke	3	48	6.3
Miller, Tanner	2	Arizona	2	32	6.3
Glarner, Greg	4	MI St.	3	64	4.7
Sweet, Brian	4	Duke	3	64	4.7
Twombly, Craig	4	Arizona	3	64	4.7
McGuinn, Jacob	4	Duke	3	64	4.7
Conway, Dan	4	Houston	3	64	4.7
Bolton-Steiner, Dan	4	TX Tech	3	64	4.7
Devine, Shawn	4	Illinois	3	64	4.7
Garrity, John	4	Arizona	3	64	4.7
Garrity , David	4	MI St.	3	64	4.7
Busch, Mike	4	Creighton	3	64	4.7
Keis, Don	4	Duke	3	64	4.7
Spale, Todd	4	TX Tech	3	64	4.7
Chubet, Charlie	4	Houston	3	64	4.7
Bergan, Mike	4	BYU	3	64	4.7
Busch, Kevin	4	Creighton	3	64	4.7
Laughlin, Tim	4	U Conn	3	64	4.7
Nicholson, Kevin	4	TX AM	3	64	4.7
McDermott, Brad	4	Creighton	3	64	4.7
Levitt, Joe	4	St. Mary	3	64	4.7
Schneeman, Nick Jr	4	WI	3	64	4.7
Scull, Peter	4	St. Mary	3	64	4.7
Menear, Cory	4	Houston	3	64	4.7
Trost , Michael	4	Gonzaga	3	64	4.7
Hirigoyen, David	4	U Conn	3	64	4.7
Twombly, Owen	3	S Diego St.	2	48	4.2
Backe, Ken	3	Gonzaga	2	48	4.2
Salmen, Tom	3	U Conn	2	48	4.2
Novogratz, Chris	3	Gonzaga	2	48	4.2
McMurray, Jimmy	3	Arizona	2	48	4.2
Wilens, Mark	3	MI	2	48	4.2
Conway, Sullivan	3	Duke	2	48	4.2
Millenson-wilens , Luc	3	Duke	2	48	4.2
McDonagh, Brian	3	Houston	2	48	4.2
Conway, Megan	3	Gonzaga	2	48	4.2
Walker, Chris	3	Florida	2	48	4.2
McDonagh, Vaughan	3	Arizona	2	48	4.2
Doonan, Andrew	3	NC	2	48	4.2
Galvin, Josh	3	Illinois	2	48	4.2
Conway, Della	3	Clemson	2	48	4.2
Haynes, Matt	2	Duke	1	32	3.1
Schneeman, Dr Nick	4	MI St.	2	64	3.1
Twombly, Amy	4	Houston	2	64	3.1
McDonagh, Matt	4	UCLA	2	64	3.1
Burns, Melissa	2	U Conn	1	32	3.1
Maguire, Charles	4	TX	2	64	3.1
Nielsen, Adam	2	Arizona	1	32	3.1

Every contestant's points and place for the 2026 tournament

Contestant	Points	Rank
Devine, Shawn	63	1
Wilens, Mark	60	2
Conway, Sullivan	56	3
Garrity , David	55	4
Scull, Holly	53	5
Millenson-wilens , Luc	51	6
McDonagh, Lucia	50	7
Twombly, Owen	47	8
Sticha, Jim	45	9
Zoucha, Forrest	44	10
Siedlik, Jeff	44	10
Salmen, Tom	44	10
Garrity, Tom	44	10
Veith, JJ	43	14
Busch, Mike	42	15
shafer, jerry	42	15
Nicholson, Kevin	42	15
Beck, Tim	41	18
Hinton, Mike	41	18
Wilmes, Mike	41	18
Schneeman, Dr Nick	39	21
Keis, Don	39	21
Maguire, Charles	39	21
Twombly, Craig	37	24
Garrity, John	37	24
Somerstein, Sophia	36	26
Busch, Kevin	36	26
McDermott, Brad	36	26
Levitt, Joe	36	26
Pietrs, Sunny	36	26
Skomal, Mike	35	31
Koerting, Robb	35	31
Chubet, Charlie	35	31
Wands, James	34	34
McDonagh, Eamon	34	34
Nielsen, Adam	34	34
Sanford, Skylar	33	37
Nelles, Steve	33	37
Huck, Robb	32	39
Hirigoyen, David	32	39
McGuinn, Jacob	31	41
Twombly, Amy	31	41
Behrens, Ryan	31	41
Stummer, Nancy	31	41
Ziskey, Matt	31	41
Twombly, Mark	31	41
Healy, Kevin	31	41
Twombly, Sawyer	31	41
Schneeman, Erin	30	49
Steiner, Pete	30	49
McMurray, Jimmy	30	49
Kahl, Alexander	30	49
Conway, Megan	30	49
Glarner, Greg	29	54
Hudson, Jamie	29	54
Conway, Dan	29	54
Stummer, Kenny	29	54
Tibbetts, Yoi	29	54
McDonagh, Brian	29	54
Coady, Brian	29	54
NOVOGRATZ, chris	28	61
Miller, Taylor	28	61
hyun, sandy	28	61
McDonagh, Vaughan	28	61
Miller, Tanner	28	61
Pape, Brad	27	66
Proos, John	27	66
Trost , Michael	27	66
Millenson-Wilens, Thea	26	69
Scull, Peter	26	69
McDonagh, Matt	25	71
Bergan, Mike	25	71
Schneeman, Nick Jr	25	71
Steiner, Nolan	25	71
Mills, Sean	25	71
Pietrs, Roman	24	76
Spale, Todd	23	77
Manheimer, Jay	23	77
Walker, Chris	23	77
Steiner, Evan	23	77
Maguire, George	22	81
Conway, Maisie	21	82
Laughlin, Tim	21	82
Stummer , Eric	21	82
Kahl, Anna	20	85
Sweet, Brian	20	85
Menear, Cory	20	85
Stummer, John	19	88
Sexton, Andrew	19	88
Campbell, Corey	19	88
Conway, Della	19	88
Woodley, David	17	92
McDonagh, Eoin	17	92
Garrity, Molly	17	92
Haynes, Matt	16	95
Bolton-Steiner, Dan	16	95

Each contestant's points summed across every completed tournament they've entered

Contestant	Years Played	Total Points	Rank
Nicholson, Kevin	4	166	1
Busch, Kevin	4	164	2
Garrity , David	4	162	3
Maguire, Charles	4	159	4
Glarner, Greg	4	155	5
Schneeman, Dr Nick	4	154	6
Sweet, Brian	4	153	7
Keis, Don	4	153	7
McDermott, Brad	4	148	9
Levitt, Joe	4	145	10
Sticha, Jim	4	144	11
Chubet, Charlie	4	143	12
Hirigoyen, David	4	142	13
Schneeman, Nick Jr	4	139	14
Laughlin, Tim	4	138	15
Conway, Dan	4	137	16
Busch, Mike	4	137	16
Twombly, Craig	4	134	18
Schneeman, Erin	4	131	19
Twombly, Amy	4	130	20
Salmen, Tom	3	129	21
Smith, Jerry	3	128	22
Scull, Peter	4	126	23
Wilens, Mark	3	125	24
Kahl, Anna	4	120	25
Stummer, John	4	120	25
McDonagh, Matt	4	120	25
Devine, Shawn	4	118	28
Stummer , Eric	4	118	28
Bolton-Steiner, Dan	4	116	30
Hinton, Mike	3	115	31
Conway, Sullivan	3	115	31
Trost , Michael	4	115	31
Garrity, John	4	111	34
Millenson-wilens , Luc	3	110	35
Kahl, Alexander	4	110	35
Spale, Todd	4	110	35
Backe, Ken	3	108	38
Skomal, Mike	3	107	39
McGuinn, Jacob	4	105	40
Menear, Cory	4	105	40
Twombly, Owen	3	103	42
Galvin, Josh	3	101	43
Bergan, Mike	4	100	44
Conway, Della	3	99	45
Mills, Sean	3	97	46
Nelles, Steve	3	96	47
Ziskey, Matt	3	96	47
Doonan, Andrew	3	96	47
Tibbetts, Yoi	3	95	50
McDonagh, Lucia	2	95	50
Proos, John	3	94	52
Woodley, David	4	93	53
McDonagh, Vaughan	3	93	53
McMurray, Jimmy	3	91	55
Novogratz, Chris	3	88	56
Conway, Megan	3	84	57
Walker, Chris	3	84	57
Veith, JJ	2	82	59
Scull, Holly	2	81	60
Sexton, Andrew	3	79	61
McDonagh, Lucia	2	78	62
McDonagh, Brian	3	78	62
Thomey, Pierre	2	77	64
Burns, Melissa	2	76	65
Nielsen, Adam	2	74	66
Bowers, David	2	73	67
Stummer, Kenny	2	72	68
Young, Damon	2	71	69
Young, Kim	2	71	69
Zoucha, Forrest	2	70	71
Veith, JJ	2	70	71
McDonagh, Eamon	2	70	71
Conway, Maisie	2	69	74
Olson, Matt	2	69	74
Huck, Robb	2	68	76
Stummer, Nancy	2	68	76
McDonagh, Bernie	2	63	78
Miller, Taylor	2	61	79
Frazier, Jason	2	59	80
McGuinn, Patrick	2	58	81
Lopez, Dan	2	57	82
Manheimer, Jay	3	56	83
Haynes, Matt	2	54	84
Hudson, Jamie	2	54	84
Campbell, Corey	2	53	86
Hilt, Rich	1	53	86
Conway, Maisie	2	52	88
McDonagh, Eoin	2	51	89
Miller, Tanner	2	46	90
Garrity, Molly	2	45	91
Maguire, George	2	45	91
Harrington, John	1	45	91
McDonagh, Eamon	1	45	91
Sunwall, Chris	1	44	95
McGuinn, Aidan	1	44	95
Siedlik, Jeff	1	44	95
Garrity, Tom	1	44	95
Cohen, Andrew	1	43	99
McDonagh, Eoin	2	42	100
shafer, jerry	1	42	100
Huyck, Molly	1	42	100
Beck, Tim	1	41	103
Wilmes, Mike	1	41	103
Conway, Sulli	1	40	105
Stenger, Mike	1	39	106
Pape, Brad	2	38	107
Maguire, Virginia	2	38	107
Hasting, Amy	1	37	109
Maguire, George	2	37	109
Nielsen, Elle	1	37	109
Somerstein, Sophia	1	36	112
Pietrs, Sunny	1	36	112
McDonagh, Eamon	1	35	114
Manheimer, Jay	1	35	114
Koerting, Robb	1	35	114
Wands, James	1	34	117
Sanford, Skylar	1	33	118
Nelles, Steve	1	33	118
Braden, Adam	1	31	120
Behrens, Ryan	1	31	120
Twombly, Mark	1	31	120
Healy, Kevin	1	31	120
Twombly, Sawyer	1	31	120
Bulling, Paul	1	31	120
Conway, Della	1	30	126
Steiner, Pete	1	30	126
Jorgensen, Marty	1	30	126
McDonagh, Brian	1	30	126
Roth, Dan	1	30	126
Romano, James	1	29	131
Hyland, Meg	1	29	131
Coady, Brian	1	29	131
Miller, Tanner	1	29	131
NOVOGRATZ, chris	1	28	135
Starkey, Brett	1	28	135
hyun, sandy	1	28	135
Grad, Brian	1	27	138
Hetman, Jim	1	27	138
Millenson-Wilens, Thea	1	26	140
Steiner, Nolan	1	25	141
Pietrs, Roman	1	24	142
McGuinn, Matthew	1	23	143
Steiner, Evan	1	23	143
Eoloff, Eric	1	20	145
Ganguli, Suman	1	17	146
McDonagh , Vaughan	1	16	147
Walker, Chris	1	15	148
Beyer, Chris	1	14	149
Hernandez, Keith	1	11	150

Parent and kid accounts rolled up into one household score

Household	Members	Total Points	Rank
Conway Family	4	403	1
Stummer Family	3	260	2
McDonagh Family	2	215	3
Nielsen Family	2	111	4
Steiner Family	3	78	5
Pietrs Family	2	60	6

Head-to-head record between household members, across every year both played

Household	Contestant A	Contestant B	Years Head-to-Head	A Wins	B Wins
Conway Family	Dan Conway	Sullivan Conway	3	1	2
Conway Family	Dan Conway	Della Conway	3	2	1
Conway Family	Sullivan Conway	Della Conway	3	1	2
Stummer Family	John Stummer	Kenny Stummer	2	0	2
Stummer Family	John Stummer	Nancy Stummer	2	0	2
Stummer Family	Kenny Stummer	Nancy Stummer	2	1	1
Conway Family	Dan Conway	Maisie Conway	2	1	1
Conway Family	Sullivan Conway	Maisie Conway	2	1	1
Conway Family	Maisie Conway	Della Conway	2	1	1
McDonagh Family	Matt McDonagh	Lucia McDonagh	2	0	2
Pietrs Family	Roman Pietrs	Sunny Pietrs	1	0	1
Steiner Family	Pete Steiner	Evan Steiner	1	1	0
Steiner Family	Pete Steiner	Nolan Steiner	1	1	0
Steiner Family	Evan Steiner	Nolan Steiner	1	0	1
Nielsen Family	Adam Nielsen	Elle Nielsen	1	1	0

How far each seed number has typically advanced across all completed tournaments

Seed	Bids	Avg Wins	Sweet 16+	Elite 8+	Final Four+	Champ. Game+	Title
1	16	3.31	81.3	56.3	50.0	31.3	18.8
2	16	2.31	81.3	43.8	6.3	6.3	0.0
3	16	1.88	56.3	31.3	6.3	0.0	0.0
4	16	1.94	62.5	18.8	12.5	6.3	6.3
5	16	1.38	37.5	12.5	12.5	6.3	0.0
6	16	1.06	31.3	18.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
7	16	0.75	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
8	16	0.38	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
9	16	1.00	12.5	12.5	6.3	0.0	0.0
10	18	0.33	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
11	22	0.50	9.1	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0
12	16	0.31	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	16	0.13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
14	16	0.06	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	16	0.13	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
16	24	0.04	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

How chalky or chaotic each tournament was

Year	Avg Seed (Sweet 16+)	Avg Seed (Elite 8+)	Avg Seed (Final Four+)	Champion	Champion Seed
2026	3.8	3.1	1.8	MI	1
2025	3.4	1.6	1.0	Florida	1
2024	3.3	4.0	4.3	U Conn	1
2023	4.9	4.6	5.8	U Conn	4

Each contestant's best and worst finishes across every completed tournament they've entered

Contestant	Years Played	Best Finish	Worst Finish	Avg Rank
Hilt, Rich	1	5 (2024)	5 (2024)	5.0
McDonagh, Lucia	2	2 (2024)	11 (2025)	6.5
Stenger, Mike	1	9 (2025)	9 (2025)	9.0
Siedlik, Jeff	1	10 (2026)	10 (2026)	10.0
Garrity, Tom	1	10 (2026)	10 (2026)	10.0
Harrington, John	1	12 (2023)	12 (2023)	12.0
McDonagh, Eamon	1	12 (2023)	12 (2023)	12.0
Sunwall, Chris	1	13 (2024)	13 (2024)	13.0
Nielsen, Elle	1	14 (2025)	14 (2025)	14.0
shafer, jerry	1	15 (2026)	15 (2026)	15.0
McGuinn, Aidan	1	15 (2023)	15 (2023)	15.0
Salmen, Tom	3	8 (2023)	33 (2024)	17.0
Smith, Jerry	3	4 (2023)	33 (2024)	17.0
Cohen, Andrew	1	17 (2024)	17 (2024)	17.0
Beck, Tim	1	18 (2026)	18 (2026)	18.0
Wilmes, Mike	1	18 (2026)	18 (2026)	18.0
Huyck, Molly	1	20 (2024)	20 (2024)	20.0
Nielsen, Adam	2	6 (2025)	34 (2026)	20.0
Nicholson, Kevin	4	5 (2023)	38 (2025)	20.3
Maguire, Charles	4	9 (2023)	29 (2025)	20.5
Busch, Kevin	4	4 (2024)	29 (2025)	20.8
Hinton, Mike	3	17 (2025)	29 (2024)	21.3
Veith, JJ	2	14 (2026)	31 (2023)	22.5
Conway, Sulli	1	24 (2023)	24 (2023)	24.0
Bowers, David	2	1 (2025)	48 (2023)	24.5
Garrity , David	4	4 (2026)	58 (2024)	24.8
McDonagh, Eamon	2	17 (2025)	34 (2026)	25.5
Somerstein, Sophia	1	26 (2026)	26 (2026)	26.0
Pietrs, Sunny	1	26 (2026)	26 (2026)	26.0
Schneeman, Dr Nick	4	15 (2023)	54 (2025)	26.8
McDermott, Brad	4	2 (2025)	56 (2024)	27.0
Stummer, Nancy	2	14 (2025)	41 (2026)	27.5
Backe, Ken	3	11 (2024)	61 (2023)	27.7
Huck, Robb	2	17 (2025)	39 (2026)	28.0
Stummer, Kenny	2	2 (2025)	54 (2026)	28.0
Wilens, Mark	3	2 (2026)	45 (2025)	29.0
Keis, Don	4	1 (2024)	58 (2023)	29.5
McDonagh, Lucia	2	7 (2026)	52 (2023)	29.5
Scull, Holly	2	5 (2026)	54 (2025)	29.5
Glarner, Greg	4	3 (2023)	54 (2026)	30.0
Koerting, Robb	1	31 (2026)	31 (2026)	31.0
Levitt, Joe	4	2 (2023)	76 (2024)	31.5
Skomal, Mike	3	17 (2024)	48 (2023)	32.0
Thomey, Pierre	2	7 (2024)	57 (2023)	32.0
Busch, Mike	4	15 (2026)	74 (2024)	32.0
Veith, JJ	2	27 (2024)	38 (2025)	32.5
Sweet, Brian	4	3 (2024)	85 (2026)	32.5
Olson, Matt	2	29 (2025)	36 (2024)	32.5
Burns, Melissa	2	5 (2024)	61 (2023)	33.0
Twombly, Craig	4	2 (2025)	58 (2023)	34.0
Sticha, Jim	4	9 (2026)	65 (2025)	34.0
Wands, James	1	34 (2026)	34 (2026)	34.0
Hasting, Amy	1	34 (2023)	34 (2023)	34.0
Hirigoyen, David	4	20 (2024)	45 (2025)	34.3
Conway, Sullivan	3	3 (2026)	56 (2024)	34.7
Twombly, Owen	3	8 (2026)	80 (2024)	35.0
Chubet, Charlie	4	9 (2023)	54 (2025)	35.0
Doonan, Andrew	3	5 (2025)	78 (2024)	35.7
Zoucha, Forrest	2	10 (2026)	63 (2024)	36.5
Young, Damon	2	7 (2023)	66 (2024)	36.5
Sanford, Skylar	1	37 (2026)	37 (2026)	37.0
Nelles, Steve	1	37 (2026)	37 (2026)	37.0
Conway, Maisie	2	20 (2024)	55 (2023)	37.5
Braden, Adam	1	38 (2025)	38 (2025)	38.0
Millenson-wilens , Luc	3	6 (2026)	75 (2025)	39.0
Ziskey, Matt	3	29 (2025)	47 (2024)	39.0
Conway, Della	3	13 (2024)	88 (2026)	39.3
Young, Kim	2	34 (2023)	45 (2024)	39.5
McDonagh, Eamon	1	40 (2024)	40 (2024)	40.0
Manheimer, Jay	1	40 (2024)	40 (2024)	40.0
Conway, Dan	4	11 (2024)	60 (2025)	40.5
Behrens, Ryan	1	41 (2026)	41 (2026)	41.0
Twombly, Mark	1	41 (2026)	41 (2026)	41.0
Healy, Kevin	1	41 (2026)	41 (2026)	41.0
Twombly, Sawyer	1	41 (2026)	41 (2026)	41.0
Scull, Peter	4	6 (2025)	69 (2026)	42.3
Nelles, Steve	3	34 (2023)	60 (2024)	42.7
Laughlin, Tim	4	6 (2023)	82 (2026)	42.8
Schneeman, Nick Jr	4	10 (2024)	71 (2026)	43.0
Bulling, Paul	1	43 (2023)	43 (2023)	43.0
Schneeman, Erin	4	12 (2023)	60 (2025)	43.3
Novogratz, Chris	3	13 (2024)	74 (2023)	44.0
Galvin, Josh	3	9 (2024)	75 (2025)	44.0
Mills, Sean	3	23 (2023)	71 (2026)	44.0
Tibbetts, Yoi	3	29 (2024)	54 (2026)	45.0
Garrity, John	4	17 (2025)	75 (2023)	45.0
Conway, Della	1	45 (2023)	45 (2023)	45.0
McDonagh, Brian	1	45 (2023)	45 (2023)	45.0
Roth, Dan	1	45 (2023)	45 (2023)	45.0
McDonagh, Bernie	2	36 (2024)	55 (2023)	45.5
McDonagh, Vaughan	3	29 (2025)	61 (2026)	45.7
McDonagh, Matt	4	22 (2025)	71 (2026)	46.5
McMurray, Jimmy	3	45 (2025)	50 (2024)	48.0
Proos, John	3	33 (2024)	66 (2026)	48.0
Trost , Michael	4	13 (2024)	75 (2023)	48.0
Romano, James	1	48 (2023)	48 (2023)	48.0
Stummer, John	4	17 (2023)	88 (2026)	48.8
Twombly, Amy	4	1 (2023)	80 (2025)	49.0
Steiner, Pete	1	49 (2026)	49 (2026)	49.0
Walker, Chris	3	9 (2025)	77 (2026)	50.7
Miller, Taylor	2	41 (2023)	61 (2026)	51.0
Hyland, Meg	1	51 (2025)	51 (2025)	51.0
Miller, Tanner	1	51 (2025)	51 (2025)	51.0
Lopez, Dan	2	37 (2023)	66 (2024)	51.5
Bolton-Steiner, Dan	4	11 (2023)	95 (2026)	51.5
Kahl, Anna	4	27 (2024)	85 (2026)	51.8
Jorgensen, Marty	1	52 (2024)	52 (2024)	52.0
Spale, Todd	4	21 (2023)	80 (2024)	53.0
Haynes, Matt	2	11 (2025)	95 (2026)	53.0
Conway, Megan	3	49 (2026)	60 (2025)	53.7
Devine, Shawn	4	1 (2026)	80 (2024)	53.8
Kahl, Alexander	4	24 (2023)	77 (2024)	53.8
Coady, Brian	1	54 (2026)	54 (2026)	54.0
McGuinn, Patrick	2	39 (2023)	70 (2025)	54.5
Frazier, Jason	2	40 (2024)	70 (2025)	55.0
Stummer , Eric	4	24 (2023)	82 (2026)	56.0
Campbell, Corey	2	25 (2025)	88 (2026)	56.5
Starkey, Brett	1	58 (2024)	58 (2024)	58.0
McGuinn, Jacob	4	41 (2026)	78 (2025)	58.0
McDonagh, Eoin	2	25 (2025)	92 (2026)	58.5
Hudson, Jamie	2	54 (2026)	65 (2025)	59.5
McDonagh, Brian	3	54 (2026)	66 (2024)	59.7
Grad, Brian	1	60 (2024)	60 (2024)	60.0
Hetman, Jim	1	60 (2024)	60 (2024)	60.0
Conway, Maisie	2	38 (2025)	82 (2026)	60.0
Menear, Cory	4	8 (2024)	85 (2026)	60.3
Sexton, Andrew	3	43 (2023)	88 (2026)	60.7
NOVOGRATZ, chris	1	61 (2026)	61 (2026)	61.0
hyun, sandy	1	61 (2026)	61 (2026)	61.0
McGuinn, Matthew	1	61 (2023)	61 (2023)	61.0
Bergan, Mike	4	24 (2023)	83 (2024)	62.0
McDonagh, Eoin	2	52 (2024)	77 (2023)	64.5
Miller, Tanner	2	61 (2026)	68 (2023)	64.5
Maguire, George	2	65 (2025)	71 (2024)	68.0
Millenson-Wilens, Thea	1	69 (2026)	69 (2026)	69.0
Ganguli, Suman	1	69 (2023)	69 (2023)	69.0
Maguire, Virginia	2	66 (2023)	73 (2024)	69.5
Woodley, David	4	50 (2024)	92 (2026)	70.3
Eoloff, Eric	1	71 (2024)	71 (2024)	71.0
Steiner, Nolan	1	71 (2026)	71 (2026)	71.0
McDonagh , Vaughan	1	71 (2023)	71 (2023)	71.0
Pape, Brad	2	66 (2026)	78 (2023)	72.0
Walker, Chris	1	72 (2023)	72 (2023)	72.0
Manheimer, Jay	3	60 (2025)	80 (2023)	72.3
Garrity, Molly	2	54 (2025)	92 (2026)	73.0
Pietrs, Roman	1	76 (2026)	76 (2026)	76.0
Maguire, George	2	72 (2023)	81 (2026)	76.5
Steiner, Evan	1	77 (2026)	77 (2026)	77.0
Beyer, Chris	1	78 (2024)	78 (2024)	78.0
Hernandez, Keith	1	83 (2024)	83 (2024)	83.0

How first-time contestants have fared compared to returning contestants

Group	Entries	Avg Points	Avg Rank
Rookies (1st Year)	150	33.0	39.5
Veterans (2nd+ Year)	190	32.0	44.0