If you’re a High Point fan, a VCU Ram, or a Troy Trojan, your team didn’t just win a game in the NCAA Tournament — it helped destroy one of the largest bracket pools in history.
And if you bleed Badger red or Carolina blue, the numbers behind your team’s loss might sting even more than the final score.
A record 26.6 million people submitted a March Madness bracket on ESPN this year, up 7% compared to last year’s 24.4 million. At peak, ESPN Tournament Challenge registered more than 766 brackets per second.
According to the NCAA, more than 36 million brackets were submitted across major online g...
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