The Cyclones put up one of the worst offensive games in NCAA tournament history, and fell to No. Those four brackets were then split on the Iowa State-Pittsburgh game. That eliminated three more perfect brackets. 12 VCU 63-51 after a tight battle in Albany, New York. The remaining seven brackets were split on the fourth game on Friday, which cut the number down even further. He had picked the Gauchos to advance into the second round. Unfortunately, that game knocked the 3-year-old's bracket out, too. That knocked out two more perfect brackets, bringing the number down to seven. 3 Baylor pulled ahead in the second half to take the 74-56 win in the third game on Friday. While UC Santa Barbara gave it a run, and even held a one-point lead at halftime, No. Kennesaw State, despite leading by 13 points in the second half, fell to Xavier in their first round NCAA tournament game on Friday.
One person had picked Kennesaw State to win, which brought the number of perfect brackets down to just nine. The Musketeers rallied back from a 13-point hole in the second half to take a 72-67 win. 14 Kennesaw State in the second game of the day. 3 Xavier just barely edged out a win over No.
The Spartans led most of the way and pushed ahead late to take the 10-point win and get into the second round. 10 USC knocked 13 of the 23 perfect brackets out to start the day. Purdue was the fourth-most popular pick to win the national championship. The Knights only made the tournament on a technicality, too. 1 seed, following Virginia's 20-point loss to UMBC in 2018. It marked just the second time in history that a No. 1 Purdue on Friday, which officially ruined the last Yahoo Sports perfect bracket after 24 games. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson pulled off a wild 63-58 upset over No. It was then one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history that officially busted the final bracket on Friday night. By late afternoon, after Pittsburgh and Creighton won their opening round matchups, only one was left. Just four games into the day, that number was cut down to four. All rights reserved.There were 23 perfect NCAA men's tournament brackets left - including one made by a 3-year-old - when Friday’s slate of games started. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. For those picking San Diego State, however, the loss really stings as 23.5% of those brackets had the Aztecs reaching the Sweet 16.įor 108 entrants, the quest for perfection continues Saturday. 6 San Diego State, although Tournament Challenge players weren't too surprised as 41.8% of entries picked Syracuse to advance to the second round, the highest percentage among 11-seeds. The final upset came with Syracuse knocking off No. Only 12.5% of all entries picked the Mean Green to advance, and nearly half of all brackets (49.7%) had the Boilermakers reaching the Sweet 16. The next huge hit to the bracket pool was provided by No. Of all the 12-seeds in the ESPN Tournament Challenge, the Beavers were actually picked the least (21.5%), below Winthrop (26.8%), UCSB (27.6%) and trendy 12-seed pick Georgetown (42.7%). The traditional 12-over-5 upset happened next with Oregon State taking down No. In fact, the Buckeyes were the sixth-most-picked team among ESPN's brackets to cut down the nets as champions.įor those fortunate enough to pick Oral Roberts, many doubled down - with 272,122 brackets having the Golden Eagles advancing to the Sweet 16. 2 Ohio State, as a whopping 13,992,289 brackets (95.2%) had the Buckeyes advancing to the second round. After just 16 games, only 108 remain unblemished. There were 14.7 million brackets entered in ESPN's Tournament Challenge prior to the start of the NCAA tournament. 11 seed all advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament.Īnd with it came the return of "bracket busters" - the annual quest for perfect prognostication that inevitably goes awry and results in the hypothetical - or literal, for some - shredding of brackets. Men's College Basketball, North Texas Mean Green, Syracuse Orange, Oregon State Beavers, Oral Roberts Golden EaglesĪfter a year without it, March Madness returned in a big way Friday with a No. Only 108 NCAA tournament brackets in ESPN's Tournament Challenge remain unblemished after first day
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