Info The odds of a perfect NCAA bracket are 1 in 9.2 quintillion

[Charmonium]

The last time anyone had a perfect bracket after Day Two was 2019, probably since that was the last time that there were precious few upsets.

 

[Stopsignhank]

My perfect bracket lasted 4 games.

 

[waffleironhead]

Badgers failed me early this year.

 

[Charmonium]

Is there a women's version of March Madness? I assume that I would've heard about that by now.

 

[manly]

OP inflated the probability; each contest is not a 50/50 coin flip. My bracket is flawless, since I haven't filled one out in over 15 years.

There once was a guy who went 49/49 but his bracket was soon busted thereafter:

How one fan picked the greatest March Madness bracket ever built

In 2019, a neuropsychologist in Columbus, Ohio, picked the greatest known bracket in men's NCAA basketball history. How he pulled it off is still a mystery.

www.espn.com

Is there a women's version of March Madness? I assume that I would've heard about that by now.

I don't watch women's hoops, but Iowa's Caitlyn Clark is the ladies version of Steph Curry.

 

[manly]

Good men's championship so far, tied 23-23.
Zach Edey is beasting; I can't tell if he'll be any good in the NBA. After winning college player of the year last season, he was projected to be a 2nd round pick. So he stayed at Purdue to win the award again, and drastically improved his draft prospects.

Is there a women's version of March Madness? I assume that I would've heard about that by now.

Pretty wild:

Iowa-S.C. most-watched hoops game since 2019

Caitlin Clark and Iowa have the top three television audiences for women's basketball.

www.espn.com

 

[MinervaLaw]

OP inflated the probability; each contest is not a 50/50 coin flip. My bracket is flawless, since I haven't filled one out in over 15 years.

There once was a guy who went 49/49 but his bracket was soon busted thereafter:

How one fan picked the greatest March Madness bracket ever built

In 2019, a neuropsychologist in Columbus, Ohio, picked the greatest known bracket in men's NCAA basketball history. How he pulled it off is still a mystery.

www.espn.com

I saw an interview with him on ESPN about a week ago. He should play the lottery! He was perfect pretty darn far into the tourney, but ended up being busted. They think he has the best streak in bracket history. I know it's pretty much pure luck he got that far, but it's hilarious because he got sick and didn't watch the games over the weekend, but came out perfect, lol.

Personally, I was rooting for Tennessee to make it to the final four, but sadly, that didn't happen. Kind of glad UCON won though. Only because a good friend went to Purdue and I don't have to listen to him gloat.

 

[RearAdmiral]

Won my group so now I get to take my wife to a nice dinner!

 

[MinervaLaw]

Won my group so now I get to take my wife to a nice dinner!

That's awesome. I fill out a bracket every year, but I think I'm more into Fantasy Football than March Madness. It's a coin flip . Congrats and take her to somewhere nice, like a Burger King or McD's. Show off your new found wealth Women love a big mac or double whopper. There's a pun somewhere in there!

 

[RearAdmiral]

That's awesome. I fill out a bracket every year, but I think I'm more into Fantasy Football than March Madness. It's a coin flip . Congrats and take her to somewhere nice, like a Burger King or McD's. Show off your new found wealth Women love a big mac or double whopper. There's a pun somewhere in there!

I spent a vigorous 10 minutes filling out my bracket lol. I'm definitely more into FF as well, but even that is taking a backseat to life. I'm thinking of showing her some love with the ol' whopper jr.

 

[Paratus]

Did you know you can force a winning streak of n games if you have 2^n teams playing?

So March madness always drives 1 winning streak 6 games long.

If you forced everyone in the world to play basket ball for next years March madness the best team would win 29 games straight.

This has been my TED talk.