Daniel Wilco | NCAA.com | March 26, 2018 The 10 brackets with the best chance to win the Bracket Challenge Game Loyola Chicago vs. Michigan Final Four Preview Share In the past seven years, no bracket in the Capital One Bracket Challenge Game has ever won without predicting the Final Four perfectly. That could change this year. VIEW THE FULL BCG LEADERBOARD Three brackets are tied for first place heading into the Final Four. Two of those picked a perfect Final Four, and have Kansas winning the title. The third went 3-for-4 in the semifinals, but has Villanova as its champion. Here’s how past BCG winners have fared in each round: FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SWEET 16 ELITE EIGHT FINAL FOUR CHAMP. TOTAL 2017 28 26 24 32 32 32 174 2016 25 22 28 32 32 32 171 2015 25 30 28 32 32 32 179 2014 25 22 24 32 32 32 167 2013 22 24 28 24 32 32 162 2012 23 24 28 24 32 32 175 2011 25 20 20 16 32 32 145 Notice that those three brackets only cover two of the Final Four teams. What about Loyola Chicago and Michigan? RELATED: 54 brackets correctly predicted the Final Four There are two brackets in the top 10 who could win if Loyola takes the title. But history is not on their side. Only three 11 seeds had made the Final Four before the Ramblers, and none advanced to the championship game. Only one of the top 25 brackets has Michigan winning the title. Here's which bracket will win in each of the eight remaining scenarios: Championship game Winning bracket Current place Current points Max points Loyola Chicago beats Villanova Bueller T4 98 162 Loyola Chicago beats Kansas O.T.F / Giani Garcia T6 96 160 Michigan beats Villanova Team Bellissimo T6 96 160 Michigan beats Kansas Ethanhdkshsish / Wayne's Winner T26 92 156 Villanova beats Loyola Chicago Ayden Thuemler T73 90 154 Villanova beats Michigan Che 3 T1 99 163 Kansas beats Loyola Chicao RHoshina T1 99 163 Kansas beats Michigan stirskull T1 99 163 In half of these scenarios, this year’s champion will have the fewest total points since 2011’s winner. That 2011 tournament was one of the craziest in recent memory, with a Final Four consisting of a 3 seed, 4 seed, 8 seed, and 11 seed. That is the highest total seed value for a Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. For as hectic as this year’s tournament has been (UMBC’s historic upset seems like eons ago), the total Final Four seed value is just 16, which would put it at sixth all time. Rank Year Total seed value Teams Champion 1 2011 26 (11) VCU, (8) Butler, (4) Kentucky, (3) UConn UConn 2 2000 22 (8) Wisconsin, (8) UNC, (5) Florida, (1) Michigan St Michigan St 3 2006 20 (11) George Mason, (4) LSU, (3) Florida, (2) UCLA Florida T4 2013 18 (9) Wichita St, (4) Michigan, (4) Syracuse, (1) Louisville Louisville* T4 2014 18 (8) Kentucky, (7) UConn, (2) Wisconsin, (1) Florida UConn 6 2018 16 (11) Loyola Chicago, (3) Michigan, (1) Villanova, (1) Kansas TBD T7 1986 15 (11) LSU, (2) Louisville, (1) Duke, (1) Kansas Louisville T7 2016 15 (10) Syracuse, (2) Villanova, (2) Oklahoma, (1) UNC UNC T9 1992 13 (6) Michigan, (4) Cincinnati, (2) Indiana, (1) Duke Duke T9 2010 13 (5) Butler, (5) Michigan St, (2) West Virginia, (1) Duke Duke March Madness brackets: How do seeds perform in the Final Four? When thinking about Final Four picks, what should you look for? READ MORE How much experience coaches have when they reach their first Final Four A look at the years of experience (as a head coach) it took each NCAA coach to reach the Final Four in March Madness. READ MORE How First Four teams do in the NCAA tournament Here is how at-large participants in the First Four have done since 2011 and why you should consider picking one in your NCAA bracket. READ MORE