The 2026 NCAA Men's Tournament concluded Monday with Michigan's national championship victory over UConn, following Final Four triumphs over Arizona and Illinois, respectively, producing exactly three game-winning buzzer beaters per official tracking. Dylan Darling's layup lifted St. John's past Kansas in the Round of 32 on March 22, Trey Kaufman-Renn's tip-in propelled Purdue over Texas in the Sweet 16 on March 26, and Braylon Mullins' iconic 35-foot three-pointer stunned No. 1 Duke to send UConn to the Final Four in the Elite Eight on March 29. Absent late-stage drama in Indianapolis, the modest total reflects March Madness' rarity of such heroics amid 67 games.