Most Points Scored in March Madness: Single Game, Highest Scoring Games, Tournament Records

Notre Dame guard Austin Carr's 61 points remains a single-game NCAA tournament record. | Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images

There’s a reason the NCAA tournament is referred to as March Madness. Because there’s no shortage of wild, unexpected outcomes. 

Of course included in those are shocking upsets—the moments where David knocks Goliath out and captivates the nation—but those aren’t the only things that make for some madness in March.