**Summary: Donald Trump Misses March Madness Bracket Deadline**
Former President Donald Trump missed the opportunity to submit a March Madness bracket, but he hinted at the possibility of submitting one retroactively.
### Trump’s March Madness Bracket Situation
**Who:** Donald Trump
**What:** Missed the deadline to fill out a March Madness bracket
**When:** March 2023
**Where:** Outside the White House
**Why:** In response to a question from a reporter about his bracket participation
During a press conference on Friday, Trump was asked by Fox News Senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy if he had completed a March Madness bracket. Trump admitted, “I didn’t. I should have. Have there been upsets? A couple, right?” He then suggested he could provide a backdated bracket, which would allow him to bypass the early round losses that affected many participants.
### March Madness Bracket Statistics
– As of Friday’s early first-round games, the NCAA reported that only 0.0044% of the 34 million brackets submitted were still perfect.
– ESPN’s tracker indicated that 1,098 perfect brackets remained out of 24 million after Ole Miss defeated North Carolina 71-64.
– This game eliminated over 100 brackets in Yahoo Sports’ Men’s Bracket Mayhem, leaving just 81 perfect brackets.
– CBS Sports reported a similar decline, with only 0.005% of brackets remaining unblemished after the Ole Miss victory.
– Over 85% of Yahoo’s brackets had predicted Clemson would advance, but they lost to McNeese State 69-67, which also impacted 6.6 million ESPN brackets.
– Creighton was identified as a major upset after defeating Louisville 89-75, knocking out over 13 million brackets.
### Conclusion
With the unpredictable nature of March Madness, many brackets have been significantly affected by early upsets. Will Trump take the plunge and submit a backdated bracket, or will he sit this tournament out?
### FAQs:
**Q: What percentage of March Madness brackets remained perfect after the first round?**
A: Only 0.0044% of the 34 million brackets submitted were still perfect after the early first-round games.
