How every şěĐÓĘÓƵ men's and women's bracket busted in 2025 March Madness
The final perfect women’s bracket falls on 58th game
It was an incredible run, but the last perfect women’s bracket has finally fallen.
The final bracket, “” on fell when No. 1 UCLA took down No. 3 LSU, 72-65, in the Elite Eight.
The 57 consecutive correct picks to start the tournament surpassed last year's final bracket, which correctly picked the first 50 games of the tournament. The final men’s bracket this year fell in the second round, the 43rd game of the tournament, when No. 3 Kentucky beat No. 6 Illinois.
We began the şěĐÓĘÓƵ women’s basketball approximately 5 million brackets submitted across major online games — , ESPN, , and .
Between the men’s and women’s tournaments, there were approximately 39 million publicly available brackets submitted.
And while this year’s run in the women’s tournament was certainly impressive, 2025 marks another year without any perfect brackets.
Final perfect women's brackets remains with South Carolina's win
Reigning national champion and No. 1 South Carolina survived, beating No. 2 Duke, 54-50, and so did the last remaining perfect women's bracket.
The incredible run from "" on marches on with just six games remaining in the şěĐÓĘÓƵ women's basketball tournament. Last year, the final perfect bracket was busted in the 51st game. In 2023, no perfect brackets made it out of the second round.
Here are the picks the last perfect bracket has for the rest of the tournament:
Elite Eight
- No. 3 LSU over No. 1 UCLA
- No. 1 Texas over No. 2 TCU
- No. 2 UConn over No. 1 USC
Final Four
- No. 2 UConn over No. 3 LSU
- No. 1 South Carolina over No. 1 Texas
Championship
- No. 1 South Carolina over No. 2 UConn
Last perfect women's bracket heads into Elite Eight
The last perfect women's bracket survives to another round.
makes the bracket "" on a perfect 56-for-56 in the şěĐÓĘÓƵ women's basketball tournament. We began the tournament with around 5 million brackets. The Sweet 16 started with 33 left. Nine were left standing after Friday's action — and No. 2 TCU's win over No. 3 Notre Dame to start the day eliminated eight of them.
Last year, the final perfect bracket was busted in the 51st game of the tournament.
Here's what the last perfect bracket has throughout the rest of the tournament:
Elite Eight
- No. 1 South Carolina over No. 2 Duke
- No. 3 LSU over No. 1 UCLA
- No. 1 Texas over No. 2 TCU
- No. 2 UConn over No. 1 USC
Final Four
- No. 2 UConn over No. 3 LSU
- No. 1 South Carolina over No. 1 Texas
Championship
- No. 1 South Carolina over No. 2 UConn
55 games in, 1 perfect women's bracket still stands
There's still a perfect women's bracket standing.
No. 1 UConn's 82-59 win over No. 3 Oklahoma left no doubt as the final perfect bracket, "" on keeps on marching in its quest for perfection. Paige Bueckers was electric, scoring 40 points in the win.
Here are the picks for the next three games, which takes us through Sunday:
Sweet 16
- No. 1 USC over No. 5 Kansas State
Elite Eight
- No. 1 South Carolina over No. 2 Duke
- No. 3 LSU over No. 1 UCLA
Final perfect women's bracket remains intact with Texas win
The final perfect women's bracket, "" on , is still intact after No. 1 Texas' 67-59 win over No. 5 Tennessee.
Here's who they picked in the final Sweet 16 games and tomorrow's Elite Eight games.
Sweet 16
- No. 2 UConn over No. 3 Oklahoma
- No. 1 USC over No. 5 Kansas State
Elite Eight
- No. 1 South Carolina over No. 2 Duke
- No. 3 LSU over No. 1 UCLA
Only 1 perfect women's bracket left after TCU's win
And then there was one.
After 53 games, the nearly five million submitted women's brackets across major online games is down to just one perfect bracket.
No. 2 TCU's 71-62 win over No. 3 Notre Dame eliminated eight of the nine brackets that remained coming into Saturday's action, including the final two perfect brackets on CBS. The Women's Bracket Challenge Game, Yahoo and USA Today already lost their final perfect brackets. Last year, the final perfect bracket was eliminated in the 51st game of the tournament.
The final remaining bracket on ESPN is called "." Here are the teams they have advancing in the final three games of the Sweet 16:
- No. 1 Texas over No. 5 Tennessee
- No. 2 UConn over No. 3 Oklahoma
- No. 1 USC over No. 5 Kansas State
9 perfect women’s brackets left midway through Sweet 16
We’re 52 games into the şěĐÓĘÓƵ women’s basketball tournament and there are still nine perfect brackets left.
Last year, the final perfect bracket fell in the 51st game, but this year’s totals have continued to pace ahead of last year’s due to the lack of major upsets.
We began the Sweet 16 with 33 perfect brackets among the major online games. No. 2 Duke’s win over No. 3 North Carolina brought that number down to 19, No. 1 South Carolina’s win eliminated another bracket and then No. 3 LSU’s victory over No. 2 NC State brought the total down to nine. All the remaining brackets had No. 1 UCLA winning late.
The , and have no perfect brackets left. Here are the picks by the remaining perfect brackets — seven on and two on — for Saturday’s games:
- No. 3 Notre Dame — 8; No. 2 TCU — 1
- No. 1 Texas — 8; No. 5 Tennessee — 1
- No. 2 UConn — 9; No. 3 Oklahoma — 0
- No. 1 USC — 9; No. 5 Kansas State — 0
Only 9 perfect women's brackets remain
We're in single digits now.
Of the 18 remaining brackets, half had No. 2 NC State moving onto the Elite Eight. But No. 3 LSU won 80-73, bringing the number of perfect brackets to nine and eliminating the last bracket on Yahoo in the process. Last year, the last perfect bracket fell in the 51st game of the tournament.
All of the remaining brackets have UCLA winning in the final game, the 52nd game of the tournament, Friday night.
Here's how the numbers now look across games:
- ESPN: 7
- CBS: 2
- Yahoo: 0
- Women's BCG: 0
- USA Today: 0
South Carolina's win leaves 18 perfect women's brackets
We're 50 games into the şěĐÓĘÓƵ women's basketball tournament and 18 brackets remain perfect following No. 1 South Carolina's 71-67 win over No. 4 Maryland.
The Gamecocks' win did, however, eliminate the final perfect bracket remaining in the Women's Bracket Challenge game named "," the only remaining bracket that had the Terrapins moving on.
Here's how many brackets remain across major online games:
- ESPN: 13
- CBS: 4
- Yahoo: 1
- Women's BCG: 0
- USA Today: 0
Perfect women's brackets drop to 19 with Duke win
No. 2 Duke beat rival No. 3 North Carolina to begin Friday's Sweet 16 action, 47-38, to advance to the Elite Eight and eliminate 14 perfect brackets among the major online games.
That leaves 19 brackets still perfect through 49 games. Next up is No. 1 South Carolina taking on No. 4 Maryland — where 18 brackets have the Gamecocks advancing.
Here's how the numbers look for each game:
- ESPN: 13
- CBS: 4
- Women's BCG: 1
- Yahoo: 1
- USA Today: 0
Perfect bracket tracking continues now in women's Sweet 16
Bracket tracking is BACK.
Though men's brackets busted on Sunday — after an impressive run into the second round — there are still 33 perfect women's brackets left going into today's Sweet 16 games.
Action begins with No. 2 Duke facing rival No. 3 North Carolina. Of the 33 brackets, 19 have Duke winning and 14 went with the Tar Heels.
Follow along all day long as we see if any brackets can make it through the day safely. Last year, brackets busted when NC State topped Stanford in the Sweet 16 on game No. 51.
Here are today's women's games:
33 perfect women’s brackets remain after second round
We’re not done tracking perfect women’s brackets yet.
After the first weekend of the şěĐÓĘÓƵ women’s basketball tournament, 33 perfect brackets remain.
Yes, 33 people correctly predicted the first 48 games of the tournament. Here’s how many remain across major online games:
- Women’s BCG: 2
- : 25
- : 4
- : 2
- : 0 (Final bracket eliminated during Kansas State’s win Sunday)
Last year, just four perfect brackets survived the first two rounds, with the final perfect bracket being eliminated in the 51st game.
We began this year's tournament with approximately 5 million entries across major online games. About 2,500 were perfect in the first round and 141 remained perfect heading into Monday.
Here’s how we went from 141 to 33 Monday:
- No. 2 NC State def. No. 7 Michigan State — 120 perfect
- No. 1 Texas def. No. 8 Illinois — 118 perfect
- No. 3 Oklahoma def. No. 6 Iowa — 78 perfect
- No. 4 Maryland def. No. 5 Alabama — 44 perfect
- No. 3 LSU def. No. 6 Florida State — 40 perfect
- No. 3 North Carolina def. No. 6 West Virginia — 33 perfect
Just 33 perfect women's brackets remain after UNC's victory
As more teams see their March dreams come to an end, so too do the number perfect women's brackets.
No. 3 North Carolina's 58-47 win over No. 6 West Virginia brings the number of brackets to 33 heading into the final two games of the night. All of the remaining brackets have No. 2 UConn and No. 1 Southern California advancing to the Sweet 16.
Here's the breakdown of remaining brackets by major online games:
- Women's BCG: 2
- : 25
- : 4
- : 2
LSU's resounding win leaves 40 perfect women's brackets
No. 3 LSU's dominating 101-71 win over No. 6 Florida State eliminated four more perfect women's brackets, bringing the total down to 40.
Here's the breakdown across online games:
- Women's BCG: 2
- : 31
- : 5
- : 2