The first day of March Madness concluded with less than 1% of brackets remaining perfect.
Bracket busting began with the first game of the day between No. 8 Louisville and No. 9 Creighton, with over 56% of brackets predicting the Cardinals to come out on top in that game, per Yahoo Sports.
The biggest upset of the day came when No. 12 McNeese State took down No. 5 Clemson in the first round. This was the least-picked upset on Yahoo Sports, with only 14.8% of brackets selecting the Cowboys.
Multiple platforms have confirmed that fewer than 1% of brackets were perfect through the first full day of games, as ESPN reported that only 25,802 of the more than 24 million brackets remained perfect, according to The Associated Press.
Similarly, the NCAA stated that only 0.0938% of the more than 34 million total brackets were perfect after the first day while CBS Sports confirmed that just 0.09% of brackets were still completely correct, per the AP.
Although millions of college basketball fans attempt to create a perfect bracket every season, the odds are incredibly unlikely due to the high number of upsets and the sheer quantity of games played.
The odds of completing a perfect bracket are just one in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, making it very clear why the accomplishment has not been completed in history, per NBC 5 DFW.
Despite the low odds, fans still find themselves disappointed with every bracket busted.
Regardless, fans can root for their pick to win the entire tournament, with many well-known universities standing out as the most common selections.
Unsurprisingly, the most popular picks to win it all are all number-one seeds, as Duke leads the way with 31% of brackets selecting the Blue Devils as eventual champions.
Florida was the second most selected team among Yahoo Sports users with 21.% of brackets selecting the Gators to win it all, followed by Auburn with 10.5% and Houston with 8.9%.