How many possible combinations for brackets are there?

Syringer

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
19,333
3
71
Trying to do the math for this but got confused..

And I'm sure it's not either 42, eleventy billion, or spider.
 

CrackRabbit

Lifer
Mar 30, 2001
16,642
62
91
Originally posted by: Syringer
Trying to do the math for this but got confused..

And I'm sure it's not either 42, eleventy billion, or spider.


Somewhere between spider and eleventy billion.
 

Nitemare

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
35,461
4
81
Originally posted by: chuckywang
64 total games (including playin), so 2^64 total brackets. That's a HUGE number.

Eliminate the 4 16-1 upsets though as they have never happened
 

chuckywang

Lifer
Jan 12, 2004
20,133
1
0
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: chuckywang
64 total games (including playin), so 2^64 total brackets. That's a HUGE number.

Eliminate the 4 16-1 upsets though as they have never happened

well yes, but the question was how many total brackets, not how many total sensible brackets.