Tournament Challenge: Middle Tennessee's upset shrinks pool


Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer	8y
Tournament Challenge: Middle Tennessee's upset shrinks pool





Following Middle Tennessee's upset over Minnesota in the 2017 NCAA tournament, only 16.4 percent of brackets remain perfect (3,089,150 out of 18,797,085). No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee was picked in 42.9 percent of brackets, one of the higher totals for lower-seeded teams. Only 14.6 percent of brackets have Middle Tennessee advancing past No. 4 Butler to the Sweet 16. No. 5 seed Minnesota's loss hurt 57.1 percent of brackets. 20.1 percent of brackets had the Gophers making the Sweet 16.