Perfection has been achieved and not just for 16-0 Indiana.
The No. 1 Hoosiers’ 27-21 victory over No. 10 Miami (Fla.) on Monday night not only clinched a flawless season, but also meant 12 brackets ended perfect in NCAA.com’s College Football Bracket Challenge. Eleven games, eleven right picks.
Indiana was the most popular national champion prediction in the CFBCG this year, with 28.1 percent of brackets predicting the Hoosiers to win it all. However, Miami’s surprising run to the title game eliminated many brackets, with only 2.72 percent of brackets projecting the Hurricanes to win the championship. In fact, 85.88 percent of brackets had No. 2 Ohio State or No. 3 Georgia in the title game, and neither team advanced past the semifinals.
Here’s how we got to the final, perfect 12 brackets:
- No. 9 Alabama def. No. 8 Oklahoma — 52 percent remain perfect
- No. 10 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 7 Texas A&M — 16.8 percent remain perfect
- No. 6 Ole Miss def. No. 11 Tulane — 13.7 percent remain perfect
- No. 5 Oregon def. No. 12 James Madison — 12.9 percent remain perfect
- No. 10 Miami def. No. 2 Ohio State — 2 percent remain perfect
- No. 5 Oregon def. No. 4 Texas Tech — 1 percent remain perfect
- No. 1 Indiana def. No. 9 Alabama — 0.6 percent remain perfect
- No. 6 Ole Miss def. No. 3 Georgia — 74 perfect brackets remain
- No. 10 Miami def. No. 6 Ole Miss — 42 perfect brackets remain
- No. 1 Indiana def. No. 5 Oregon — 20 perfect brackets remain
- No. 1 Indiana def. No. 10 Miami — 12 perfect brackets
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