top line
According to the sports network, on Thursday, just two days after the start of the men's NCAA tournament, more than 22 million March Madness slot requests were voided on ESPN's platforms alone, leaving a perfect slot remaining in the ESPN-NCAA slot challenge. The odds of winning are approximately 0.001%, meaning the odds of winning are zero. It will remain as it is.
No. 6 BYU fell short to Duquesne Dukes in the first round of NCAA men's March Madness. … [+]
important facts
Just over 0.001% of the bracket is NCAAThe Capital One March Madness Bracket Challenge continued its perfect streak in just one day, including an upset of 11th-seeded Duquesne over 6th-seeded Brigham Young University.
Of the more than 22 million brackets submitted to ESPN, fewer than 850 were still unbroken as of Thursday night, and only 34 brackets remain. Yahoo Fantasy Sports'The challenge remained perfect.
The Duquesne Dukes won 71-67 in the game, which was decided Thursday, but less than a quarter of the field played. Yahoo Fantasy Sports” competition was selected — fewer than 5% of brackets have the Dukes advancing to the Sweet 16.
In the West Region, No. 9 seed Michigan State also pulled off a slight upset with a 69-51 victory over No. 8 seed Mississippi State, while in the Midwest Region, No. 11 seed Oregon State defeated No. 6 seed South They came from behind to defeat Carolina State with a score of 87-73.
Late Thursday night, Oakland pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the tournament so far, thanks to Oakland senior Jack Goelke's near-record 10 3-pointers, and clinched the No. 14 seed in the South. They defeated third-seeded Kentucky.Just over 5% Oakland won the NCAA Challenge bracket.
The upsets continued Friday, with No. 9 seed Northwestern defeating Florida Atlantic.
big number
1,000,000. That's how much a perfect bracket can win in USA Today Sports' Bracket Challenge. Meanwhile, the contestant who wins the highest bracket will win $25,000, even if they don't pick all the games correctly. The winner of CBS Sports' Bracket Challenge will receive his $6,000 in tickets and lodging to his 2025 NCAA Final Four, while ESPN will give his $5,000 prize to 10 people .
amazing facts
There has never been a perfect March Madness bracket, and this year is unlikely to be an exception. According to the NCAA, the odds of correctly selecting the winner of all 67 games in the tournament would be a worst-case scenario of 1 in 9.2 quintillion if chosen at random, but contestants with knowledge of college basketball would have a worst chance of 1 in 9.2 quintillion. 1, which is a fairly high probability. .
tangent
Last year's men's March Madness tournament saw No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson suffer a surprising upset over No. 1 seed Purdue in the first round, and only took one day of tournament play before all the brackets were eliminated. Ta.
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