No One Has a Perfect ESPN.com Bracket, but 51 People Got 30 of 32

Does your bracket look good after two days? I'm feeling pretty good after getting 26 out of 32 right in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and heading into the second round with 14 of my Sweet 16 still remaining, with only Clemson and UConn knocked out. I'm kicking myself for changing my mind about St. Mary's-Miami, but all things considered I like where I stand.

But there are 51 people I'm in awe of: Those are the 51 who sit at the top of the more than 3 million entries on the ESPN.com leaderboard, the 51 people who got 30 out of 32 picks correct in their brackets. Of those 51, seven still have all 16 of their Sweet 16 alive. That's impressive.

But it's also a reminder of how ridiculous it is when you sometimes see those contests that promise multimillion-dollar prizes for anyone with a perfect bracket. A perfect bracket is not going to happen. If more than 3 million people enter at ESPN.com and no one can even get 31 out of 32 right in the first round, we can forget anyone going 63-for-63 in the Tournament as a whole.

Incidentally, of the seven people who got 30 picks right in the first round and still have their whole Sweet 16 remaining, two picked Texas to win it all, two picked Memphis to win it all, one picked Georgetown, one picked UCLA, and one picked, of all teams, Villanova.