How many perfect brackets remain? Women's March Madness has less than 1 million remaining
How many perfect brackets are left in the women's basketball NCAA Tournament? Here's what's left after Friday's early slate of March Madness games.
Day 1 of the 2026 women's NCAA Tournament is in the books. In the 16 games played on Friday, March 20, all of the lower seeds prevailed, including No. 1 Texas, which picked up a dominant 87-45 win over Missouri State to open March Madness.
No. 4 Minnesota and No. 6 Baylor needed huge fourth quarters to advance.
REQUIRED READING: March Madness games today: Ranking the 16-game Women's NCAA Tournament schedule for Saturday For women's college basketball fans who filled out brackets with the expectation that the NCAA Tournament selection committee made the right calls, that decision likely paid off. However, for the fans who filled out brackets while hoping and praying for upsets, well, sorry. Your bracket is likely busted.
Here's a look at how many perfect brackets remain in women's March Madness, with some opportunities for upsets on the horizon, still: How many people still have a perfect bracket in women's March Madness? Last updated Noon ET on March 2 1 A little under 1 million (beginning with 5 million) As of Noon ET on March 21, less than one million perfect brackets remain in either the ESPN or NCAA bracket challenges. The NCAA does not provide the full number of brackets submitted.