WASHINGTON — March Madness is officially here and we now know which 68 teams will compete in the 2024 men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.
The First Four will kick things off for the men on Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 20 in Dayton, Ohio. Then, the remaining 64 teams will compete when the First Round gets underway on Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22.
You can click here or below to download a printable men's tournament bracket to fill out for March Madness 2024. And even though there has never been a perfect March Madness bracket, maybe this is your year?
The women's tournament gets underway with the First Four on Wednesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 21. Then, the remaining 64 teams will compete when the First Round gets underway on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23.
You can click here or below to download a printable women's tournament bracket.
What are the odds of a perfect bracket?
According to NCAA.com, if you were to simply guess or flip a coin for each matchup, the odds of a perfect NCAA bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
However, NCAA.com also notes that the odds are more like 1 in 120.2 billion, if the person making the bracket takes into account info about which teams are better and tournament history.
It's believed that the closest anyone has gotten to a perfect bracket occurred just five years ago.
During the 2019 tournament, an Ohio man correctly guessed all the games going into the Sweet 16, according to NCAA.com. But his streak of 49 correct picks was ended when Purdue beat Tennessee 99-94 in overtime of the second game in the Sweet 16.
Last year, it took just 25 games for there to be no more perfect brackets - after No. 16 FDU stunned No. 1 Purdue.
In 2022 and 2021, it took just 28 games for there to be no more perfect brackets.