Here are some takeaways following the historic 16-1 upset:
Congrats to UMBC! They busted the final 24 brackets: None of our 17.3 million brackets remain perfect.
Percent of brackets picking No. 1 Virginia to get to Round 2 (96.7 percent), Sweet 16 (89.7 percent*), Elite Eight (58.7 percent), Final Four (48.2 percent), Title game (32.9 percent*), Champions (18.5 percent*). *highest percentage
Of the 17.3 million Tournament Challenge brackets, only 579,666 (3.35 percent) picked No. 16 UMBC to take down No. 1 Virginia. (Note: Plenty of those presumably came via the randomized bracket draw option.)***
The teams picked most to win the title, now that Virginia (18.5 percent) is out of the way: Villanova (16.3 percent), Duke (9.8 percent), Michigan St. (8.6 percent), Kansas (7.9 percent), UNC (6.9 percent).
Percentage who correctly picked each game:
No. 16 UMBC (3.35 percent*** see above) over No. 1 Virginia
No. 4 Auburn (87 percent) over No. 13 Charleston
No. 9 Kansas St. (43.5 percent) over No. 8 Creighton
No. 3 Michigan St. (93.9 percent) over No. 14 Bucknell
No. 1 Xavier (96.7 percent) over No. 16 Texas Southern
No. 7 Nevada (46.2 percent) over No. 10 Texas
No. 5 West Virginia (82.6 percent) over No. 12 Murray St.
No. 10 Butler (58.0 percent) over No. 7 Arkansas
No. 2 UNC (95.9 percent) over No. 15 Lipscomb
No. 2 Cincinnati (92.9 percent) over No. 15 Georgia St.
No. 13 Marshall (13.5 percent) over No. 4 Wichita St.
No. 2 Purdue (95.7 percent) over No. 15 CS Fullerton
No. 7 Texas A&M (50.8 percent) over No. 10 Providence
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