NCAA BY THE NUMBERS
- $1.5 billion: Amount of lost workplace productivity due to the tournament, according to the consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas
- $2.5 billion: FBI's estimated amount of illegal wagering in office pools and other bets
- 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 1: Odds on picking a perfect bracket according to Pregame.com
- $15,452.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 1 seeds if you live in state
- $28,101: Average annual cost to attend the No. 1 seeds if you live out of state
- $14,469.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 16 seeds if you live in state
- $19,734.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 16 seeds if you live out of state
- $70,322,772: Average athletic budget at the No. 1 seeds according to Blue Ribbon
- $9,056,728.75: Average athletic budget at the No. 16 seeds according to Blue Ribbon
- $1.36: Salary you wasted your employer by reading this list
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