{"id":33033,"date":"2024-03-23T00:06:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/kentucky-loss-headlines-march-madness-upsets-unraveling-millions-of-brackets\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T00:06:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:36:12","slug":"kentucky-loss-headlines-march-madness-upsets-unraveling-millions-of-brackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/kentucky-loss-headlines-march-madness-upsets-unraveling-millions-of-brackets\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky loss headlines March Madness upsets, unraveling millions of brackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/p>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. 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Click here.<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">It has not taken long for <u>March Madness<\/u> to live up to its name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Several upsets by double-digit teams, headlined by <u>Kentucky\u2019s shocking loss<\/u> to Oakland on Thursday night, have resulted in bracket heartbreak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/oakland_celebrate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Oakland bench reacts\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Oakland Golden Grizzlies bench reacts during the second half of a game against the Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 21, 2024 in Pittsburgh.<\/span> <span>(Joe Sargent\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the Wildcats\u2019 80-76 loss to the 14th-seeded Golden Grizzlies, the NCAA announced that less than 1% of perfect brackets remain. The exact figure was .00038%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It began with No. 11 seed <u>Duquesne upsetting sixth-seeded BYU<\/u> for a 71-67 victory. Mississippi State\u2019s loss to Michigan State added to the mayhem, bringing the perfect brackets in the &#8220;Men&#8217;s Bracket Challenge Game&#8221; down to 13.89%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wins by two more double-digit teams \u2013 Oregon and Nevada \u2013 brought that number down to 2.43%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>KANSAS MEN\u2019S BASKETBALL ADVANCES AFTER CONTROVERSIAL CALL HINDERS SAMFORD UPSET: \u2018AN INCREDIBLE PLAY\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Kentucky\u2019s loss<\/u> to Oakland seemed like the final nail in the coffin. According to the NCAA website, around 2,100 perfect brackets of the more than 29 million entered across major platforms remain perfect.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/kentucky_bench.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Wildcat bench reacts\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Aaron Bradshaw, #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats, reacts on the bench during the second half of a game against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in the first round of the NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 21, 2024 in Pittsburgh.<\/span> <span>(Joe Sargent\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, one notable name seems to have lucked out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is among the less than 1% with a perfect bracket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A narrow victory thanks to the help of a controversial call in the final seconds of Kansas vs. Samford on Thursday may have saved a few more brackets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/timberlake_fouled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Nicolas Timberlake fouled\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A.J. Staton-McCray, #5 of the Samford Bulldogs, is called for a foul on Nicolas Timberlake, #25 of the Kansas Jayhawks, with 14 seconds left during the second half in the first round of the NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament at Delta Center on March 21, 2024 in Salt Lake City.<\/span> <span>(Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the upsets, <u>the NCAA<\/u> reports that the figures this season are still better than compared to last year. 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