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Here are the most common Final Four picks in brackets for the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Mar 16, 2022, 01:13 IST
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  • It is time to fill out your March Madness brackets.
  • We took a look at nearly 10 million ESPN brackets to see who are the most popular Final Four picks.
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March Madness is back, and it is time to fill out your brackets.

Read more: Here's your printable 2022 NCAA men's tournament bracket

There are two big keys to a successful bracket: 1) successfully pick as many upsets as possible early in the tournament; 2) nail at least a couple of the Final Four teams.

We took a look at the nearly 10 million brackets that have been filled out in ESPN's Men's Tournament Challenge to determine which teams are the most popular Final Four picks. While the highest seeds are always the most popular, the percentages can provide insight into which top teams the public thinks are most vulnerable to an upset.

Here are the teams in each region picked to reach the Final Four in at least 10% of the brackets.

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West

  • 1 Gonzaga — 58.2%
  • 2 Duke — 17.5%
  • 3 Texas Tech — 10.3%

South

  • 1 Arizona — 44.0%
  • 3 Tennessee — 19.4%
  • 2 Villanova — 16.6%

East

  • 2 Kentucky — 30.7%
  • 1 Baylor — 30.3%
  • 3 Purdue — 15.0%
  • 4 UCLA — 11.1%

Midwest

  • 1 Kansas — 43.5%
  • 2 Auburn — 23.0%
  • 5 Iowa — 12.1%
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