It has not taken lengthy for March Insanity to reside as much as its title.
A number of upsets by double-digit groups, headlined by Kentucky’s stunning loss to Oakland on Thursday evening, have resulted in bracket heartbreak.
The Oakland Golden Grizzlies bench reacts throughout the second half of a sport in opposition to the Kentucky Wildcats within the first spherical of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Match at PPG PAINTS Area on March 21, 2024 in Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty Photos)
Following the Wildcats’ 80-76 loss to the 14th-seeded Golden Grizzlies, the NCAA introduced that lower than 1% of good brackets stay. The precise determine was .00038%.
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It started with No. 11 seed Duquesne upsetting sixth-seeded BYU for a 71-67 victory. Mississippi State’s loss to Michigan State added to the mayhem, bringing the proper brackets within the “Males’s Bracket Problem Sport” all the way down to 13.89%.
Wins by two extra double-digit groups – Oregon and Nevada – introduced that quantity all the way down to 2.43%.
Kentucky’s loss to Oakland appeared like the ultimate nail within the coffin. In response to the NCAA web site, round 2,100 good brackets of the greater than 29 million entered throughout main platforms stay good.
Aaron Bradshaw, #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats, reacts on the bench throughout the second half of a sport in opposition to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies within the first spherical of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Match at PPG PAINTS Area on March 21, 2024 in Pittsburgh. (Joe Sargent/Getty Photos)
Nevertheless, one notable title appears to have lucked out.
Atlanta Falcons operating again Bijan Robinson is among the many lower than 1% with an ideal bracket.
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A slender victory due to the assistance of a controversial name within the closing seconds of Kansas vs. Samford on Thursday might have saved a number of extra brackets.
A.J. Staton-McCray, #5 of the Samford Bulldogs, known as for a foul on Nicolas Timberlake, #25 of the Kansas Jayhawks, with 14 seconds left throughout the second half within the first spherical of the NCAA Males’s Basketball Match at Delta Heart on March 21, 2024 in Salt Lake Metropolis. (Christian Petersen/Getty Photos)
Regardless of the upsets, the NCAA experiences that the figures this season are nonetheless higher than in comparison with final 12 months. Throughout that interval, solely 787 brackets remained good after the primary day of the match.
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