There are plenty of double-digit wins once March Madness rolls around. But to really put your name in the record book of the biggest blowouts in NCAA Tournament history, you need to win by at least 40 points.
In the history of the NCAA Tournament, only about three dozen games have been decided by 40 or more. Less than half of those occurred within the last 20 years.
Unsurprisingly, many of the biggest blowouts in March Madness history happened in the first round, when a top seed devastated some poor low-major squad.'
However, a few of the results might surprise you, with 40 or 50-point blowouts happening in the Elite Eight or later.'
NCAA Tournament: Biggest Blowouts in March Madness History
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| Score | Margin of Victory | Year | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati 99, DePaul 59 | 40 | 1960 | Round 2 |
| Princeton 109, Providence 69 | 40 | 1965 | Regional Final |
| Arizona 90, Cornell 50 | 40 | 1988 | Round 1 |
| Kansas 107, Niagara 67 | 40 | 2007 | Round 1 |
| Wisconsin 75, American 35 | 40 | 2014 | Round 1 |
| Arkansas 117, Ga. State 76 | 41 | 1991 | Round 1 |
| Duke 99, Florida A&M 58 | 41 | 1999 | Round 1 |
| Duke 97, Tulsa 56 | 41 | 1999 | Round 2 |
| UCLA 70, Miss. Valley St 29 | 41 | 2008 | Round 1 |
| Villanova 53, Lafayette 52 | 41 | 2015 | Round 1 |
| Notre Dame 108, Austin Peay 66 | 42 | 1974 | Round 1 |
| Illinois 96, Northwestern State 54 | 42 | 1974 | Round 1 |
| Villanova 90, Penn 47 | 43 | 1971 | Regional Final |
| Oklahoma 124, Louisiana Tech 81 | 43 | 1989 | Round 2 |
| Indiana 97, Wright State 54 | 43 | 1993 | Round 1 |
| Duke 95, Monmouth 52 | 43 | 2001 | Round 1 |
| Florida 112, Jackson State 69 | 43 | 2007 | Round 1 |
| N. Carolina 101, Radford 58 | 43 | 2009 | Round 1 |
| Gonzaga 98, Norfolk State 55 | 43 | 2021 | Round 1 |
| DePaul 99, Eastern Kentucky 55 | 44 | 1965 | Round 1 |
| Kentucky 96, Rider 52 | 44 | 1993 | Round 1 |
| Villanova 95, Oklahoma 51 | 44 | 2016 | Final Four |
| N. Carolina 112, Rhode Island 67 | 45 | 1993 | Round 1 |
| Kentucky 113, Mt St. Mary's 67 | 46 | 1995 | Round 1 |
| VCU 88, Akron 42 | 46 | 2013 | Round 1 |
| Duke 101, UConn 54 | 47 | 1964 | Regional Final |
| Duke 84, Winthrop 37 | 47 | 2002 | Round 1 |
| Syracuse 81, Montana 34 | 47 | 2013 | Round 1 |
| UCLA 109, Wyoming 60 | 49 | 1967 | Round 2 |
| Syracuse 101, Brown 52 | 49 | 1986 | Round 1 |
| UConn 103, Chattanooga 47 | 56 | 2009 | Round 1 |
| Kansas 110, Prairie View 52 | 58 | 1998 | Round 1 |
| Loyola 111, Tennessee Tech 42 | 59 | 1963 | Round 1 |