March Madness perfect bracket count drops to just over 200 out of 36 million after opening round

The perfect March Madness bracket might still exist, but the chances have narrowed significantly after the first round of games wrapped up on Friday night. 

Of the more than 36 million brackets filled out across major sports platforms, only 224 flawless entries remained entering the second round on Saturday, according to the NCAA’s website. 

Roughly 14,000 brackets remained after a trio of upsets on Thursday, and despite no Cinderella stories on Friday, that number was further reduced to 224.