Duquesne delivered the first big upset of the men's NCAA Tournament with a stunning 71-67 win against No. 6 BYU on Thursday. A record 22.6 million brackets were filled out on ESPN's site, up 15% over last year.
Duquesne delivered the first big upset of the men's NCAA Tournament with a stunning 71-67 win against No. 6 BYU on Thursday. In the day's first game, No. 9 Michigan State defeated No. 8 Mississippi State 66-51. Just 57.4% of all brackets remained intact after that game finished, A record 22.6 million brackets were filled out on ESPN 's site, up 15% over last year. UConn is the favorite in the ESPN Tournament Challenge at 24.7%, followed by Houston at 13.6% and Purdue at 10.1%.
If you were to simply guess or flip a coin for each matchup, the odds of a perfect NCAA bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808. However, NCAA.com also notes that the odds are more like 1 in 120.2 billion, if the person making the bracket takes into account info about which teams are better and tournament history. According to NCAA.com. But his streak of 49 correct picks was ended when Purdue beat Tennessee 99-94 in overtime of the second game in the Sweet 16. WBNS would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather
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