March Madness: Kentucky's loss to Oakland crushes millions of brackets

The Kentucy bench watches the final minutes of the team's loss to Oakland in a college basketball game in the first round of the men's NCAA tournament Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Pittsburgh. LAS VEGAS - Kentucky's 80-76 loss to Oakland didn't just end a bunch of perfect brackets. It all but ruined many when it comes to the big picture.

Those having No. 8 seed Mississippi State and No. 6 seed BYU advance out of the first round also took big hits. Each school was predicted to get through the first round in more than 9 million ESPN brackets.A record 22.6 million brackets were filled out on ESPN's site, up 15% over last year. All four are No. 1 seeds, and at 3.8% are the most likely Final Four, according to the brackets. The next closest at 2% includes No. 2 seed Arizona in place of North Carolina out of the West Region.

UConn also was the favorite in the ESPN Tournament Challenge at 24.7%, followed by Houston at 13.6% and Purdue at 10.1%.

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