Oral Roberts busted 5.1M perfect brackets with upset win

Oral Roberts upset Ohio State, the No. 2 seed in the South Region, 75-72 in overtime. IndyStar-USA TODAY Sports

Oral Roberts busted 5.1 million perfect brackets with upset win over Ohio State

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 3/19/21

The Oral Roberts upset win over Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament on Friday busted millions of brackets just hours into the Big Dance's first day.

Oral Roberts upset Ohio State, the No. 2 seed in the South Region, 75-72 in overtime. Many brackets were busted because 15 vs. 2 upsets are not very common.

ESPN fantasy expert Matthew Berry shared that 95.2 percent of nearly 15 million brackets on ESPN had Ohio State winning. He says 5.1 million perfect brackets were ruined by the upset.

A whopping 13,992,289 brackets picked the Buckeyes to beat Oral Roberts – that’s 95.2% of all brackets. Of the 14.7 million brackets on @ESPNFantasy’s Tournament Challenge, only 103,125 remain perfect; 5.1 million perfect brackets were busted by Oral Roberts’ victory over OSU.

— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) March 19, 2021

NCAA.com says 33.7 percent of their Bracket Challenge Game entrants were perfect prior to the Oral Roberts upset. After Oral Roberts’ win, they say only 0.42 percent of brackets are still perfect.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are without a doubt happy to be a spoiler. They have moved on to the second round and will get to face Florida. They’re also hoping this will get them verified.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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