. >> but sasha anderson of north carolina has had no trouble picking winners. not only predicted the final four, she even has gonzaga and unc in the finals. and oh, by the way, she's 12. >> i think that north carolina is going to win. >> reporter: after the mayhem of march and millions of busted brackets, this 12-year-old from north carolina is having a buzz-worthy year. >> even show my bracket didn't go all the way, my final four was correct. and that's all that mattered to me. >> reporter: she picked north carolina and gonzaga in the finals. >> inside. and one. >> reporter: the seventh grader at mountain island lake academy has blown away the competition in the school's march madness math contest. even her teacher is impressed. >> i'm shocked. beginners luck. beaten out 70 kids and ten teachers. ingly he uses it as a fun way for students to start thinking about colleges. >> get the kids exposure to more colleges. that was the purpose. >> reporter: and her mom couldn't be more proud. >> we're so excited and happy for her. the entire family are big sports fans.

but for sasha anderson, in north carolina, she had no trouble picking winners at all this year. not only with a perfect final four. she had gonzaga and unc in the finals. oh, and, by the way, she's 12. >> i think south carolina is going to be there. >> reporter: after the mayhem of march and millions of busted brackets, this 12-year-old from north carolina is having a buzzworthy year. >> even though my bracket didn't go all the way, my final four was correct. that's all that mattered to me. >> reporter: she even picked north carolina and gonzaga in the finals. >> inside. and one. >> reporter: the seventh grader has blown away her competition in the school's march madness math class contest. even her teacher, mr. lawson, is impressed. >> i'm shocked. because it's like beginner's luck. she's beating out 70 kids and 10 teachers right now. >> reporter: mr. lawson uses the ncaa tournament as a fun way for students to start thinking about colleges. >> just to get the kids exposed to more colleges. that was the purpose. >> reporter: her mom couldn't be more proud. >> we're so excited a

no one picked this match-up in our brackets but sasha anderson did. years old and her seventh grade math teacher is joining us with her. denzelle lawson and sasha, good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> sasha, you filled out this bracket in class. it's the first time you have ever done it. you had eight minutes to do it. you picked the final four, not only the final two. are you surprised? >> yes, i'm very surprised for it to be my first bracket. >> mr. lawson, you're sasha's seventh grade math teacher. what were you hoping the kids were going to learn by filling out all these brackets. >> what i wanted to do is just get the kids engaged in colleges. just get them exposed to different colleges and just get their mind off of the testing because this is testing season right now. i just wanted to do something fun for the kids. [ applause ] >> i want to ask you this, how did you pick the final four? how did you decide what teams you were putting in your bracket? >> well, i looked at how they were ranked in their conferences and then i just saw ho