Yesterday was the first day of the March Madness games with some amazing upsets and surprising wins! We have updated the bracket above and will be paying close attention to today’s games. Please check our bracket on Monday for the Sweet 16.

Please click the bracket above or read the outcomes below to see how your favorite nonprofit held up.

Round 1 – March 17-18

Hampton – Clayton Early Learning Beat Manhattan – Denver Dumb Friends League   (74-64)

Robert Morris – Denver Health Foundation Beat North Florida – There With Care   (81-77)

Ole Miss – Volunteers of America Beat BYU – Parkinson Association of The Rockies (94-90)

Dayton – KATA Foundation Beat Boise State – Challenge Aspen (56-55)

Round 2 – March 19-20

Kentucky – Davita (Bridge of Life) Beat Hampton – Clayton Early Learning (79-56)

Cincinnati – Aspen Film Beat Purdue – Theatre Aspen (66-55)

Butler – Phoenix Multisport Beat Texas – The Bridge Project – DU (56-48)

Notre Dame – PawsCo Beat Northeastern – Wings Over The Rockies (69-65)

Arkansas – Zane Beadles Parade Foundation Beat Wofford – ACE Scholarships (56-53)

North Carolina – Morgridge Family Foundation (Book Trust) Beat Harvard – Global Down Syndrome Foundation (67-65)

Xavier – TAPS Beat Ole Miss – Volunteers of America (76-57)

Georgia State – Children’s Diabetes Foundation Beat Baylor – Remington Park (PDJF) (57-56)

Ohio State – Livewell Colorado Beat VCU – Hutchison Family Trust (75-72) 

Arizona – YMCA Metro Denver Beat Texas Southern – Brent’s Place (93-72)

Villanova – Oklahoma Heart Hospital Beat Lafayette – Women’s Foundation of Colorado (93-52)

NC State – Morgan Adams Foundation Beat LSU – Invest in Kids (66-65)

Utah – John Lynch Foundation Beat Stephen F. Austin – University of Colorado Hospital Foundation (57-50)

Georgetown – Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association Beat Eastern Washington – Central City Opera (84-74)

UCLA – Aspen Junior Golf Beat SMU – Muscular Dystrophy Association (60-59)

UAB – Goodwill Industries of Denver Beat Iowa State – Seeds of Hope Foundation (60-59)

 So far in this tournament, the “4-Point Play” Second Place Prize is leaning towards Lafayette – Women’s Foundation of Colorado  who currently was defeated by the largest point spread of 41 points. The “Bonus +1” Second Place Prize drawing currently has only one entrance, North Florida – There With Care, who scored exactly 35 points in the first half. Every time any teams scores 35 points in either half, they will have the opportunity to be entered into the drawing. The winners of the Second Place prizes will be announced at the end of the tournament.

“We are not affiliated with the NCAA or March Madness. This is a bracket that we create to coincide with the college basketball championship to create awareness of nonprofits throughout our community”