Only 5 perfect brackets remain in the NCAA men's tournament after Michigan State gets past Louisville to reach Sweet 16
There were just six Yahoo Sports users who made it through the first round of the tournament unscathed.
The dream of a perfect bracket, at least on the men’s side of things, is just about over. After starting the second round with six Yahoo Sports users still undefeated so far in the NCAA tournament, only five brackets were still left standing just two games into play on Saturday. All six users had Michigan rolling into the Sweet 16, something the Wolverines have now done in their past seven NCAA tournament appearances.
Michigan, the top seed in the Midwest Region, beat Saint Louis 95-72 to start the day . It was the second game, though, that knocked one user out. Michigan State fended off Louisville to grab a 77-69 win and reach the Sweet 16.
The Cardinals were playing without star Mikel Brown Jr. , who was dealing with a back injury. One of the six brackets that started the day had the Cardinals making it into the Sweet 16, something they’ve not done since 2015 when Rick Pitino was still their head coach.
All five of the remaining brackets have Duke, the top overall seed in the tournament, advancing past TCU in the third game of the day. If the Horned Frogs can play spoiler, we could be finished early. Busted brackets filled first day Less than 700 Yahoo Sports users even entered the second day of play still perfect after a slew of upsets on Thursday — including TCU’s win over Ohio State , High Point’s win over Wisconsin and VCU’s comeback win over North Carolina .