And just like that, the last perfect brackets are officially toast.
Millions of hopefuls entered the NCAA Tournament dreaming of a flawless bracket, but by March 23, those dreams were shattered—because, well, March Madness.
The destruction began March 22 when Michigan’s 91-79 win over Texas A&M wiped out the final perfect Yahoo Sports bracket. Poor Shawno was riding high with a spotless Grand Bracket until the Wolverines took down the Aggies. CBS Sports lost its last perfect entry the same night, thanks to BYU’s nail-biting two-point win over Wisconsin and Texas Tech’s victory over Drake.
By March 23, the chaos was complete. Florida’s 77-75 win over UConn continued the bracket carnage, and Duke’s dominant 89-66 win over Baylor left just one perfect bracket standing on ESPN’s tracker. But that didn’t last long—Kentucky’s 84-75 win over Illinois put the final nail in the coffin, leaving 24.3 million imperfect brackets in its wake. The Wildcats also finished off the last remaining perfect bracket in the NCAA’s own tournament challenge, making it 34 million busted brackets in total.
Creighton, meanwhile, took home the title of biggest bracket-buster after its 89-75 win over Louisville in the first round—knocking out a staggering 13.3 million brackets in a single game.
And for a special kind of “achievement,” ESPN reported that 30 unlucky participants somehow managed to get every single pick wrong. Honestly, that might be harder than picking a perfect bracket.
March Madness, you never disappoint.
