It’s Good Friday, but boy, there are many bad March Madness brackets out there shot to smithereens. In fact, not many people have all four of their Final Four picks still alive in their bracket.
That’s according to stats compiled by NCAA.com.
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The gist: Only a select few out of several million picked all four teams in Saturday’s two semifinal matchups.
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Per NCAA.com: “Only 0.3358 percent of total men’s brackets had No. 1 Arizona, No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 UConn and No. 3 Illinois all in the Final Four.”
Feel better now? See, you’re not alone. You are seen … but so is your lousy bracket. It’s not pretty. Just sayin’.
Here’s a look at how well the nation did guessing these teams.
Stats based on entries in NCAA.com’s Bracket Challenge.
4 correct Final Four teams (0.3358% of brackets)
Percentage of brackets with the Michigan Wolverines in the Final Four: 56.76%
3 correct Final Four teams (6.259% of brackets)
Percentage of brackets with the Arizona Wildcats in the Final Four: 53.68%
2 correct Final Four picks (38.356%)
UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley hoists the east regional trophy
Percentage of brackets with the Connecticut Huskies in the Final Four: 13.22%
1 correct Final Four pick (37.0195% of brackets)
Percentage of brackets with the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Final Four: 13.22%
0 correct Final Four picks (18.356% of brackets)
Percentage of brackets with the Iowa State Cyclones in the Final Four: 18.40% (That’s more than UConn)
Final Four picks by region
Most surprising percentage: St. John’s
East
|
Team |
Percent picked to Final Four |
|---|---|
|
No. 1 Duke |
61.20 |
|
No. 2 UConn |
13.22 |
|
No. 3 Michigan State |
9.59 |
|
No. 5 St. John’s |
5.10 |
West
|
Team |
Percent picked to Final Four |
|---|---|
|
No. 1 Arizona |
53.68 |
|
No. 2 Purdue |
13.65 |
|
No. 3 Gonzaga |
11.40 |
|
No. 4 Arkansas |
10.09 |
Midwest
|
Team |
Percent picked to Final Four |
|---|---|
|
No. 1 Michigan |
56.76 |
|
No. 2 Iowa State |
18.40 |
|
No. 3 Virginia |
8.27 |
|
No. 4 Alabama |
3.63 |
South
|
Team |
Percent picked to Final Four |
|---|---|
|
No. 2 Houston |
38.17 |
|
No. 1 Florida |
34.63 |
|
No. 3 Illinois |
10.13 |
|
No. 5 Vanderbilt |
4.69 |
Final thoughts
Most people played it chalky safe with their Final Four picks.
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Teams ranked No. 1 – No. 4, in order, were the choices in both the West and Midwest regionals.
Meanwhile, bracketeers did not like the No. 4 seed in the East (Kansas) or the South (Nebraska).
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