What is the average combined score of March Madness Final?
To get a near perfect average combined score of a March Madness final, a well researched total can be derived from the averages of the past tournaments
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In the final game of the NCAA Tournament, all March Madness brackets need a score prediction to serve as a tiebreaker. The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament comprises of teams competing in seven single-elimination rounds to reach the Final Four.
To get a near-perfect average combined score of a March Madness final, a well-researched total can be derived from the averages of past tournaments. By tracing the scores of every March Madness men’s final from 1987 up until 2022, a round figure of average combined scores has been figured. And here’s what we’ve derived.
1987 was the first ever men’s NCAA Tournament featuring the three-pointer. So it is only fair that the data collected for the average combined scores are taken from the total combined scores, average individual score, and the average winning margin from 1987.
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What is the average combined score of March Madness Final?
The average combined score of the March Madness Final is approximately 145.4 calculating scores since the 1987 Finals. If rounded off, the average combined score stands at 145 sharp.
Consequently, the average individual score has been 72.5 from our data. This has been rounded off to 73. From the final scores since 1987, the average winning margin stands at 9.1, rounded down to 9. The overall prediction for the finals scoreline of the NCAA Tournament men’s championship game averages at 77-68.
Here are the Best Score Predictions summed up from the average scores since the 1987 Finals:
- Average Combined Score: 145
- Average Individual Score: 73
- Average Winning Margin: 9
- Average Scoreline: 77-68
Although the formula employed is based on the previous results, it is indeed a safe prediction bet. As one of the most common scores since 1993, teams that made final appearances have either scored 77 or 68 six times.
Here are three of the recent finals that either saw a 77 or 68 point scoreline.
- 2019: Virginia vs Texas Tech [85-77]
- 2016: Villanova vs UNC [77-74]
- 2015: Duke vs Wisconsin [68-63]
Hence it is a near perfect average score for the March Madness brackets to serve as a tiebreaker. Although uneven for a few exceptional final scores, 145 is the average combined final score for the men’s Championship.
Women’s average combined score of Championship finals
The women’s Championship results were slightly different than the men’s averages. Using a similar extensive set of data, the women’s total combined average final score stands at 113.4. This can be rounded off to 133.
Subsequently, the average individual score is calculated at 66.5 which can be roughly rounded off to 67. As for the winning margin, teams generally had an average total point difference of 11.8, rounding off to 12.
In context to the men’s set of finals, the calculated average scores came out slightly uneven for the women’s. Here are the best average score predictions summed up for the women’s Championship finals:
- Average Combined Score: 133
- Average Individual Score: 67
- Average Winning Margin: 12
- Average Scoreline: 73-61
In recent years, these are the finals that featured either 73 or 61 in the final score lines.
- 2018: Notre Dame vs Mississippi State [61-58]
- 2003: Connecticut vs Tennessee [73-68]
Although these are calculated from the averages of previous final scores, it isn’t really possible to get the perfect bracket after all. Nevertheless, statistics and repetition will surely help you come to a safe final prediction.
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