March Madness: Only 6 Perfect Brackets Remain

0:00On March 21st, perfect brackets on Yahoo Sports are vanishing quickly in the men's NCAA tournament. After a solid Thursday, Friday's first round games last the number of undefeated entries. Just four games in, only 196 users remained perfect. By the end of the night, that dropped to a mere six. The opening matchup did the heaviest damage early on. Kentucky's banked buzzer-beater forced overtime and sealed a win over Santa Clara, nearly having the perfect count to 354. Shrey Ford victories, by Texas Tech, Arizona, and Virginia, trimmed it further to 227. Upsets ramped up the eliminations later. Utah State's late surge held Villanova to three points in the final six minutes for an 86-76 upset, knocking out over 100. Brackets alone. Iowa's win over Clemson in close calls like UCLA's narrow victory added to the toll. Tennessee, Purdue, St. John's, Kansas, and Miami, all advanced without major drama, but still wiped out the rest.

1:02Iowa State over Tennessee State in Alabama, over Hofstra, pushed it below 200 for good. Those six survivors now face the second round, where heavy favorites like top-seated Arizona await. Expect even more drama as March Man is heats up.