Fewer than 1% of March Madness brackets remain perfect after first day of games

Nearly every bracket has busted.

Through Friday’s early games, the number of perfect brackets in the NCAA Tournament was down to 0.0044% out of 34 million, according to the NCAA.

ESPN’s tracker listed 1,098 perfect brackets remaining out of 24 million on its site following Ole Miss’ 71-64 win over North Carolina. That game also took out more than 100 brackets in Yahoo Sports’ Men’s Bracket Mayhem, leaving 81 perfect brackets — essentially down to 0%.

CBS Sports had a similar attrition rate, down to 0.005% unblemished brackets following the Ole Miss win.

More than 85% of Yahoo’s brackets had Clemson advancing, but the Tigers lost to McNeese 69-67. That game knocked

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