Bijan Robinson Reveals March Madness Bracket Predictions After Perfect Day 1 in 2024

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, who correctly predicted all 16 first-round games on Day 1 of the NCAA men's Division I basketball tournament last year, revealed his selections for this season.

Last year, only 0.0396 percent of brackets remained perfect after Day 1 of the tournament, per NCAA.com (h/t NFL.com's Kevin Patra). Robinson's was one of them.

It was an impressive feat that included picks of No. 14 Oakland beating No. 3 Kentucky plus three No. 11 seeds (Duquesne, Oregon and North Carolina State) winning as well.

Robinson's luck ran out on Day 2, and his national championship pick of Texas, where he starred before going to the Falcons in 2024, lost in the second round. He did have a couple impressive choices, though, such as taking No. 11 seed North Carolina State to the Elite Eight (the Wolfpack eventually made the Final Four).

Robinson likes making bold picks, based on his bracket this year. He notably has UC San Diego going to the Final Four. Robinson had No. 11 Texas as well, but the Longhorns fell 86-80 to Xavier in the First Four. Technically, though, bracket picks don't start until the first round, so Robinson now would have Xavier as a Final Four team.

Robinson picked No. 1 Duke and No. 1 Florida alongside them, with the Gators taking down the Blue Devils in the national championship.

He also has seven double-digit seeds in the Sweet 16, including No. 13 Grand Canyon, No. 12 McNeese State and No. 12 Liberty.

The first round of the NCAA tournament begins Thursday with No. 8 Louisville facing No. 9 Creighton at 12:15 p.m. ET. Robinson has Creighton in that one.

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