The 2026 NCAA tournament Perfect Bracket Tracker
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Key Points:
- The first day of the men’s NCAA tournament featured three upsets, reducing the number of perfect brackets from over 36 million to about 14,000 after 16 games, a significant drop compared to previous years.
- Notable upsets included No. 12 High Point over No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 11 VCU’s historic comeback against No. 6 North Carolina in overtime, and No. 9 TCU defeating No. 8 Ohio State, each eliminating millions of perfect brackets.
- No. 1 Duke narrowly avoided a major upset by beating No. 16 Siena 71-65, preserving roughly 1.15 million perfect brackets, as Duke was heavily favored in most brackets.
- VCU
