{"id":697064,"date":"2026-04-04T02:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697064\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T02:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:56:27","slug":"how-many-march-madness-brackets-have-a-perfect-final-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697064\/","title":{"rendered":"How many March Madness brackets have a perfect Final Four?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Good Friday, but boy, there are many bad March Madness<\/a> brackets out there shot to smithereens. In fact, not many people have all four of their Final Four picks<\/a> still alive in their bracket.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to stats compiled by NCAA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

The gist: Only a select few out of several million picked all four teams in Saturday\u2019s two semifinal matchups.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Final Four map shows every state\u2019s pick to win NCAA Tournament<\/a><\/p>\n

Per NCAA.com: \u201cOnly 0.3358 percent of total men\u2019s brackets had No. 1 Arizona, No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 UConn and No. 3 Illinois all in the Final Four.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feel better now? See, you\u2019re not alone. You are seen \u2026 but so is your lousy bracket<\/a>. It\u2019s not pretty. Just sayin\u2019.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at how well the nation did guessing these teams.<\/p>\n

Stats based on entries in NCAA.com\u2019s Bracket Challenge.<\/p>\n

4 correct Final Four teams (0.3358% of brackets)\"\"<\/p>\n

Percentage of brackets with the Michigan Wolverines in the Final Four: 56.76%<\/p>\n

3 correct Final Four teams (6.259% of brackets)\"\"<\/p>\n

Percentage of brackets with the Arizona Wildcats in the Final Four: 53.68%<\/p>\n

2 correct Final Four picks (38.356%)\"UConn<\/p>\n

UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley hoists the east regional trophy<\/p>\n

Percentage of brackets with the Connecticut Huskies in the Final Four: 13.22%<\/p>\n

1 correct Final Four pick (37.0195% of brackets)\"\"<\/p>\n

Percentage of brackets with the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Final Four: 13.22%<\/p>\n

0 correct Final Four picks (18.356% of brackets)\"\"<\/p>\n

Percentage of brackets with the Iowa State Cyclones in the Final Four: 18.40% (That\u2019s more than UConn)<\/p>\n

Final Four picks by region\"\"<\/p>\n

Most surprising percentage: St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n

East<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Percent picked to Final Four<\/p>\n

No. 1 Duke<\/p>\n

61.20<\/p>\n

No. 2 UConn<\/p>\n

13.22<\/p>\n

No. 3 Michigan State<\/p>\n

9.59<\/p>\n

No. 5 St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n

5.10<\/p>\n

West<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Percent picked to Final Four<\/p>\n

No. 1 Arizona<\/p>\n

53.68<\/p>\n

No. 2 Purdue<\/p>\n

13.65<\/p>\n

No. 3 Gonzaga<\/p>\n

11.40<\/p>\n

No. 4 Arkansas<\/p>\n

10.09<\/p>\n

Midwest<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Percent picked to Final Four<\/p>\n

No. 1 Michigan<\/p>\n

56.76<\/p>\n

No. 2 Iowa State<\/p>\n

18.40<\/p>\n

No. 3 Virginia<\/p>\n

8.27<\/p>\n

No. 4 Alabama<\/p>\n

3.63<\/p>\n

South<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Percent picked to Final Four<\/p>\n

No. 2 Houston<\/p>\n

38.17<\/p>\n

No. 1 Florida<\/p>\n

34.63<\/p>\n

No. 3 Illinois<\/p>\n

10.13<\/p>\n

No. 5 Vanderbilt<\/p>\n

4.69<\/p>\n

Final thoughts\"\"<\/p>\n

Most people played it chalky safe with their Final Four picks.<\/p>\n

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Teams ranked No. 1 \u2013 No. 4, in order, were the choices in both the West and Midwest regionals.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, bracketeers did not like the No. 4 seed in the East (Kansas) or the South (Nebraska).<\/p>\n

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