9.2 quintillion. Those are the odds of predicting a perfect March Madness bracket — so don't feel bad if yours vaporized. Here's how two researchers devised a mathematical system to predict upsets.
If, like me, none of your teams are left standing for this weekend'sAccording to the NCAA, a perfect bracket has never verifiably been picked. The longest streak happened in 2019 when an Ohio manof the tournament before having his bracket busted on the 50th game when Purdue beat Tennessee in the Sweet 16.
Since 2003, Sokol, the Georgia Tech professor, has worked with his colleague Dr. Paul Kvam to put togetherWith five seconds left in the Peach Bowl Classic between Georgia Tech and Tennessee, Georgia Tech had just taken a 69-67 lead over the Vols when Tennessee's Jon Higgins made a desperation 3-point buzzer-beater shot. Miraculously it went in and Georgia Tech lost the game 70-69.
"It was kind of tough to be at Georgia Tech and say, we have this mathematical system that we don't influence at all. But, hey, it happens to be saying Georgia Tech is going to get to the Final Four! And then they made it," Sokol says."We were obviously really happy as Georgia Tech professors and we were also happy professionally that it kind of vindicated that pick."
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