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The final step in completing your NCAA Tournament bracket is to predict the total final score of the national title game matchup for tiebreaking purposes. Although it may seem like a small detail, it can be the difference in earning bragging rights as the winner of your bracket pool.

If you’re in this predicament and stuck on what number to put for this year’s national title game happening on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, we are here to help. Instead of putting 10 or 10,000 as a random score, we are here to provide you with some past data that will hopefully get you on track to winning your bracket pool. 

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The average score of national title games since 2010 is 135.7. The highest-scoring title game since that time period happened in 2019, when Virginia defeated Texas Tech 85-77 (162 total) in overtime. The lowest-scoring championship game in the same stretch occurred when UConn outlasted Butler 53-41 (94) in a dismal game to win the national title in 2011. 

Speaking of UConn, the Huskies have won the last two national titles over Purdue and San Diego State, respectively, and the total score of both games landed at 135. Below is a complete list of every national title game since 2010, with final scores and total scores included for your convenience.

Every national championship total score 2010

YearChampionship ResultTotal Score2024UConn 75, Purdue 601352023UConn 76, San Diego State 591352022Kansas 72, North Carolina 691412021Baylor 86, Gonzaga 701562020Canceled due to Covid-19N/A2019Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77 (OT)1622018Villanova 79, Michigan 621412017North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 651362016Villanova 77, North Carolina 741512015Duke 68, Wisconsin 631312014Connecticut 60, Kentucky 541142013Louisville 82, Michigan 761582012Kentucky 67, Kansas 591262011Connecticut 53, Butler 41942010Duke 61, Butler 59120