How many perfect brackets remain? Women's March Madness has less than 1 million remaining
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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.
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 21
- 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.
Depending on how many perfect brackets under a million are remaining, that means around 20% of the brackets filled out are still perfect.
Of course, with 16 more games scheduled for Saturday, March 21, there's a good chance we see that percentage fall even more by the end of the day.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How many perfect brackets are left in women's March Madness?
