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Originally Published 1 year ago — by Yahoo Sports
A single Yahoo bracket, trisdyn’s Rad Bracket, remains perfect through the second round of the women’s NCAA tournament, with a record of 48-0. On the men's side, all perfect brackets have been eliminated. Notably, Caitlin Clark and No. 1 Iowa narrowly beat West Virginia, while USC and Gonzaga also advanced to the Sweet 16.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Bleacher Report
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson achieved a perfect 16-for-16 record in his March Madness bracket on the first day of the tournament, remaining flawless through the early action on Friday. With over 2,100 perfect brackets remaining after the first day, Robinson was among the 1,000-plus people still perfect, correctly predicting several seeding upsets. His national title prediction is Texas, his former college team, but faces a challenge in the next round against No. 2 Tennessee.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by ESPN
Gregg Nigl, a neuropsychologist from Ohio, came close to a perfect March Madness bracket in 2019, picking the first 49 games correctly before his streak ended. His remarkable run, which he didn't even remember filling out, garnered media attention and a trip to Anaheim to watch the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games. Despite missing out on a perfect bracket, Nigl cherished the experience and time spent with his son during the memorable trip.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo Sports
Only one perfect bracket remains out of the original 23 after Friday's slate of NCAA men's tournament games. The remaining bracket has correctly picked the first 23 games and predicts No. 5 Duke to win the tournament over No. 3 Gonzaga. On the women's side, nearly three-fourths of brackets were eliminated after just two games.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Axios
The odds of filling out a perfect March Madness bracket are approximately 1 in 9.2 quintillion, according to the NCAA. These odds improve to 1 in 120.2 billion if you have some knowledge of basketball. The closest anyone has come to a perfect bracket was in 2019, when an Ohio neuropsychologist correctly picked the first 49 games before losing in the Sweet 16.