The primary spherical of the NCAA Event is not even midway full but. Likelihood is, your bracket is already busted.
Oakland is Thursday’s greatest bracket buster, the No. 14 Golden Grizzlies taking out the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats.
Per the NCAA, Oakland’s upset left simply 2,178 good brackets standing in its personal bracket recreation. The NCAA mentioned that is a mere 0.06% of entrants.
As of 10 p.m. ET, ESPN pegs the variety of good brackets left on its website at 12,833 … out of twenty-two,114,647 entries.
Thursday’s different bracket busters so far are Duquesne and Oregon, each No. 11 seeds. They’re the one different double-digit seeds in addition to Oakland to tug an upset to this point, knocking off No. 6 seeds BYU and South Carolina, respectively.
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After eight video games, the NCAA mentioned simply 2.43% of brackets remained good, however that is truly a giant step up from final yr, when simply 0.124% of brackets had been unblemished after eight video games. These brackets had been decimated by early upsets of No. 4 Virginia and No. 2 Arizona — and noticed upsets of No. 6 Iowa State and, most notably, No. 1 Purdue earlier than the primary spherical concluded.
Kentucky’s loss as a No. 3 seed — its second to a double-digit seed in three years — wiped lots of people out, although. The NCAA mentioned simply 5.11% of entrants to its bracket recreation picked Oakland, with practically 25% of brackets putting the Wildcats within the Closing 4.
Certain, there’s by no means been an ideal bracket — however there’s nonetheless hope for 1000’s of you on the market. If you happen to’re one of many 2.43%, you would be the primary to do it!