How many brackets had Michigan State winning it all ?

Search
Joined
Jan 17, 2007
Messages
99,709
Tokens
Michigan State's upset loss to Middle Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday will go down as one of the biggest in March Madness history. Not only was it a 2-15 match-up and therefore a huge upset by seeding, but just take a look at how many brackets were busted by the Spartans losing.



In ESPN's brackets, nearly two-thirds of all users had the Spartans in the Final Four and nearly a quarter had them winning it all.


SportsCenter ‎@SportsCenter
61.8% of @ESPNFantasy brackets picked Michigan State in their Final Four.
22.3% picked Sparty to win it all.
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2016-03-18T21:02:07+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: 18 Mar 2016, 21:02:07 (UTC)">5:02 PM - 18 Mar 2016

</time>
And for good measure, ESPN adds that only six perfect brackets remained after the upset.
On Yahoo, the Spartans were the second most popular choice to win it all at 27.3 percent.


Brad Evans ‎@YahooNoise
27.3% of Yahoo Tourney Pick 'Em players had Michigan State winning it all, second only to 31.3% Kansas. March Madness folks ...
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2016-03-18T20:54:49+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: 18 Mar 2016, 20:54:49 (UTC)">4:54 PM - 18 Mar 2016</time>

On CBS Sports, the numbers were very similar, with 23.5 percent of users picking Michigan State to win the tournament.

CBS Sports CBB ‎@CBSSportsCBB
- 64.6% of CBS Sports brackets had MSU going to the Final Four
- 42% had MSU going to the Championship game
- 23.5% had MSU winning it all
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2016-03-18T21:03:26+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: 18 Mar 2016, 21:03:26 (UTC)">5:03 PM - 18 Mar 2016</time>



If you had Michigan State winning it all, we feel your pain. If you didn't, you might enjoy all the memes and jokes following the loss.


Michigan State is now the eighth two-seed to lose to a 15-seed in NCAA Tournament history, joining '91 Syracuse, '93 Arizona, '97 South Carolina, '01 Iowa State, '12 Missouri, '12 Duke and '13 Georgetown.
 

Forum statistics

Threads
1,106,769
Messages
13,438,849
Members
99,338
Latest member
chaicoca816
The RX is the sports betting industry's leading information portal for bonuses, picks, and sportsbook reviews. Find the best deals offered by a sportsbook in your state and browse our free picks section.FacebookTwitterInstagramContact Usforum@therx.com