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Long before the end of the first round, all CBS Sports Bracket Challenge materials were destroyed. After just one slice of the Bracket Challenge survived day one, the only hold was no longer perfect after No.5-seeded Colorado’s 96-73 win over No.12-seeded Georgetown in the eastern region. With the NCAA Basketball Tournament back for the first time since 2019 – after being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the United States last spring – March certainly brought the usual madness on the medium.
The first big domino to drop came in the southern region where No.15 seed Oral Roberts knocked down No.2 seed Ohio State 75-72 in an absolute shock on Friday. How much of a shock? Among CBS Sports Bracket Challenge users, 97% had the Buckeyes overtaking the Golden Eagles in the first round, and for good reason – this is only the ninth time, since the field expanded to 64. teams in 1985, that a No.15 seed knocked out a No.2 seed. To make matters worse for some of those OSU supporters, 4% of all Bracket Challenge players had the Buckeyes winning the whole thing.
After that, the number of perfect brackets was quite low and that number continued to decline for the rest of the day with more upheaval. The No.12 seed Oregon State beat the No.5 seed from Tennessee, the No.11 seed Syracuse treated the No.6 seed from San Diego State in the Midwest Regional and No. 13 North Texas knocked out No. 4 Purdue in the South Regional.
The March Madness is truly back, the upheavals and surprises are sure to continue in this year’s NCAA tournament.
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