There were 23 perfect NCAA tournament brackets left — including one made by a 3-year-old — when Friday's slate of games started.
Kennesaw State guard Quincy Ademokoya leaves court after their loss against Xavier during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 17, 2023, in Greensboro, N.C. There were 23 perfect NCAA tournament brackets left — including one made by a 3-year-old — when Friday’s slate of games started.No. 7 Michigan State's win over No. 10 USC knocked 13 of those perfect brackets out to start the day. TheNo.
over No. 14 Kennesaw State in the second game of the day. The Musketeers rallied back from a 13-point hole in the second half to take a 72-67 win. One person had picked Kennesaw State to win, which brought the number of perfect brackets down to just nine. While UC Santa Barbara gave it a run, and even held a one-point lead at halftime, No. 3 Baylor pulled ahead in the second half to take the 74-56 win in the third game on Friday. That knocked out two more perfect brackets, bringing the number down to seven.
Unfortunately, that game knocked the 3-year-old's bracket out, too. He had picked the Gauchos to advance into the second round. On the women’s side, nearly three-fourths of brackets were eliminated after just two games. No. 8 South Florida beat No. 9 Marquette in overtime in the first game of the day. Then No. 7 Arizona beat No. 10 West Virginia 75-62. That eliminated a whopping 71.7% of brackets.
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