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March Madness 2026 has arrived with the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament running from March 17 through April 6. Just how rare is a perfect bracket — and is it even possible? Here’s a look at the odds and how prediction market company Kalshi is looking to reward the near impossible.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The madness is nearly upon us, with the NCAA tournament set to tip off officially Thursday. You're probably putting together a bracket trying to find the perfect set of teams to beat your friends, win your office pool, maybe even ...

Bracket math isn't an exact science, but for years mathematicians have told us that the odds of picking a perfect NCAA tournament bracket are a staggering 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (that's 9.2 quintillion). According to Duke math professor ...

Professor Michael Magazine is upending the logical world of math with a good dose of March Madness. Magazine teaches a new class called Bracketology at University of Cincinnati, the home of the 10th-seeded Bearcats, where 33 business students are spending ...

Despite statistical methods that help sports fans improve their brackets, the probability of a perfect bracket remains something of a mystery in mathematics. Photo illustration by Smithsonian.com; Photos courtesy of iStock/spxChrome, iStock/natasaadzic The ...