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March Madness has already lived up to the hype, not one full day into the 2026 Men's Basketball Tournament.
Indeed, the vast majority of fans who created their brackets, hoping against hope to beat the impossibly long odds of creating a perfect bracket, have already seen their hopes dashed.
The most likely culprit? No. 12 seed High Point, led by Chase Johnston, upending Greg Gard and No. 5 seed Wisconsin. No. 9 TCU technically scored an upset over No. 8 Ohio State, to say nothing of the near-disaster of No. 1 overall Duke eking out a 71-65 win over No. 16 seed Siena.
REQUIRED READING: Who is Chase Johnston? High Point guard is latest March Madness hero
And yet, perfection yet remains — for now, at least.
Here's a look at how many perfect brackets remain in March Madness, with plenty more opportunities for upsets on the horizon:
Last updated 7 p.m. ET on March 19
As of 7 p.m. ET on March 19, less than a million perfect brackets remain in either the ESPN or NCAA bracket challenges. Though the NCAA does not provide the full number of brackets submitted, ESPN does, providing some insight into just how maddening the NCAA Tournament has been.
Only 576,882 perfect remains out of 26,029,409 brackets submitted — a measly 2.2% of all brackets.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How many brackets are still perfect in March Madness? Tracking brackets
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Indeed, the vast majority of fans who created their brackets, hoping against hope to beat the impossibly long odds of creating a perfect bracket, have already seen their hopes dashed.
The most likely culprit? No. 12 seed High Point, led by Chase Johnston, upending Greg Gard and No. 5 seed Wisconsin. No. 9 TCU technically scored an upset over No. 8 Ohio State, to say nothing of the near-disaster of No. 1 overall Duke eking out a 71-65 win over No. 16 seed Siena.
REQUIRED READING: Who is Chase Johnston? High Point guard is latest March Madness hero
And yet, perfection yet remains — for now, at least.
Here's a look at how many perfect brackets remain in March Madness, with plenty more opportunities for upsets on the horizon:
How many people still have perfect bracket in March Madness?
Last updated 7 p.m. ET on March 19
- ESPN: 576,882 perfect brackets remain (beginning with 26,029,409)
- NCAA: 725,000+ perfect brackets remain
As of 7 p.m. ET on March 19, less than a million perfect brackets remain in either the ESPN or NCAA bracket challenges. Though the NCAA does not provide the full number of brackets submitted, ESPN does, providing some insight into just how maddening the NCAA Tournament has been.
Only 576,882 perfect remains out of 26,029,409 brackets submitted — a measly 2.2% of all brackets.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How many brackets are still perfect in March Madness? Tracking brackets
Continue reading...
