Overview
- The NCAA reported that only 36,000 perfect brackets remained by the end of the first day, out of over 34 million submitted.
- Creighton University’s win over Louisville in the tournament's opening game eliminated over half of all brackets.
- McNeese State's upset over Clemson and Arkansas's victory over Kansas further slashed perfect brackets to under 1%.
- Drake University’s win over Missouri reduced the remaining perfect brackets by over half again.
- The astronomical odds of a perfect bracket, estimated at 1 in 9.22 quintillion, highlight the challenge and allure of the competition.