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#pounditFriday, March 29, 2024

How many brackets had Michigan State winning it all?

Tom-Izzo-Michigan-StateMichigan 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.

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.

No perfect brackets remained on Yahoo after the upset.

On CBS Sports, the numbers were very similar:

If you had Michigan State winning it all, we feel your pain. If you didn’t you may 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.

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