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Robby General Jr | NCAA.com | March 18, 2022

Only 192 perfect brackets remain after wild Thursday in the NCAA men's tournament

Watch the final 2:30 of No. 15 Saint Peter's OT win over No. 2 Kentucky

The opening day of the first round of the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament saw huge upsets and three overtime games. It also busted most of the more than 20 million brackets across the four major online games we're tracking — Men's Bracket Challenge Game, ESPN, Yahoo and CBS.

After a few more near-upsets and another overtime game in the final four games, only 192 perfect brackets remain heading into Friday:

In 2021, there were 121 perfect brackets after the first day of the tournament.

Click or tap here to see how your BCG bracket is doing.

There were several major upsets that caused most of the damage Thursday, including:

We'll continue to track the remaining perfect brackets throughout the 2022 NCAA tournament. Friday's games start with a 7-10 matchup between Ohio State and Loyola Chicago.

UPSETS: We're tracking every upset in the 2022 DI men's basketball tournament

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