Tracking How Many Perfect Brackets Remain in 2023 March Madness NCAA Men's Tournament

Creating a perfect men's NCAA tournament bracket is a nearly impossible task, and that proved to be the case again this year.

In the aftermath of No. 1 Purdue's historic loss to No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night, all brackets are now busted across all platforms tracked by NCAA.com.

Ultimately, there were few perfect brackets remaining after 15th-seeded Princeton pulled off the major upset over No. 2 Arizona on Thursday.

The biggest blow, though, came from the second game of the tournament with No. 13 seed Furman earning a wild 68-67 win over No. 4 Virginia, knocking out a large portion of brackets.

It came after more than half of brackets lost the first game, with Maryland winning what was a true toss-up on paper against West Virginia.

Charleston was a popular upset pick but fell short against San Diego State, ruining even more selections.

With 63 games to pick overall, fans still should never hold their breath that they'll complete a perfect bracket. There is a one in 9.2 quintillion chance of getting all of your picks correct, per Mike Benzie of NCAA.com.

It does get slightly easier when you factor in seeds, especially noting No. 1 seeds have only lost once to a No. 16 in men's NCAA tournament history.

Upsets still happen, and teams that are heavily picked to make the Final Four often lose in the first two rounds.

In 2022, all perfect brackets were ruined by the second day of the first round, per Benzie.

The same held true this year.

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