Tens of millions of NCAA brackets have been filled out and entered in the past six years of the .
Naturally, only six of those have emerged victorious.
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Those six championship brackets averaged 51.8 correct pics out of the total 63 games every year โ a picking percentage of about .822. In the same time the average Bracket Challenge Game bracket has managed approximately 42 correct picks, for a pick accuracy of almost 66.7 percent.
The biggest takeaway from this bracket Hall of Fame? Look at where the scarce red marks are: Way off to the sides, in the early rounds.
Only one of these winning brackets didn't get all four Elite Eight games correct, and every single one of them went three-for-three in the Final Four and championship. If you're going to take some risks, do it early. These brackets averaged a pick accuracy of .799 over the first 48 games, but that shot up to .900 over the final 15.
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For your own takeaways, check out each bracket below.
Here is the bracket of every Bracket Challenge Game winner since 2014:
2014
Bracket name: Meshach34ers
Total points: 167
Total accuracy: 49/63 (77.8 percent)
Round breakdown:
1ST ROUND | 2ND ROUND | SWEET 16 | ELITE EIGHT | FINAL FOUR | CHAMP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25/32 | 11/16 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
2015
Bracket name: bradmmsmith744
Total points: 179
Total accuracy: 54/63 (85.7 percent)
Round breakdown:
1ST ROUND | 2ND ROUND | SWEET 16 | ELITE EIGHT | FINAL FOUR | CHAMP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25/32 | 15/16 | 7/8 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
2016
Bracket name: schmidt
Total points: 171
Total accuracy: 50/63 (79.4 percent)
Round breakdown:
1ST ROUND | 2ND ROUND | SWEET 16 | ELITE EIGHT | FINAL FOUR | CHAMP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25/32 | 11/16 | 7/8 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
2017
Bracket name: KELSEY 2017
Total points: 174
Total accuracy: 54/63 (85.7 percent)
Round breakdown:
1ST ROUND | 2ND ROUND | SWEET 16 | ELITE EIGHT | FINAL FOUR | CHAMP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28/32 | 13/16 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
2018
Bracket name: Che 3
Total points: 163
Total accuracy: 51/63 (81 percent)
Round breakdown:
1ST ROUND | 2ND ROUND | SWEET 16 | ELITE EIGHT | FINAL FOUR | CHAMP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27/32 | 12/16 | 6/8 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
2019
Bracket name: mjbrewer
Total points: 178
Total accuracy: 53/63 (84.1 percent)
Round breakdown:
1ST ROUND | 2ND ROUND | SWEET 16 | ELITE EIGHT | FINAL FOUR | CHAMP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26/32 | 12/16 | 8/8 | 4/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 |