Bracket Buster: UAB and Georgia State ruin everyone's bracket but it's awesome
UAB's win over Iowa State on Thursday had quite the impact on those who didn't even lace up. Georgia State upsetting Baylor shortly after pretty much wrapped up the whole "perfect bracket" discussion.
Barely anyone in the nation correctly predicted one of the results, let alone both.
The 60-59 upset win of the No. 14 Blazers over the No. 3 Cyclones impacted well over 90 percent of brackets made on ESPN, Yahoo and CBS.
96% of Yahoo Sports #TourneyPickEm users had No. 3 #IowaState beating No. 14 #UAB. 15% had the #Cyclones in the Final Four.
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) March 19, 2015
Turning to the next game: Iowa State was picked in 94.9% of brackets to win this game, and 1.3% of brackets to win the whole thing.
— ESPN Fantasy Sports (@ESPNFantasy) March 19, 2015
UNREAL.
There are only TWO completed games so far and only 2.9% (!!) of perfect brackets remain http://t.co/pHskMClGST Bracket Challenge.
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) March 19, 2015
It was just the second game of the tournament and fans are already devastated by the result.
And then the No. 14 Panthers beat the No. 3 Bears 57-56, and all hell broke loose in the remaining brackets.
SIMPLY INCREDIBLE.
Only three games down and 0.27% (!!!) of brackets remain perfect on the http://t.co/pHskMClGST Bracket Challenge.
— CBS Sports CBB (@CBSSportsCBB) March 19, 2015
After 3 GAMES: Only 86,737 perfect brackets remain.
How is yours doing in the @Acura Tournament Challenge? http://t.co/6fqgsdS6Tk
— ESPN Fantasy Sports (@ESPNFantasy) March 19, 2015
So don't feel bad if your bracket is busted. Two of the tournament's first three games were enormous upsets. Barely anyone got either one correct, let alone both. And if you got both, you're probably a crazy person.
Look, it's March Madness, this stuff happens. But even for Madness, this is insane. And awesome. Mostly just awesome.