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Falcons RB Bijan Robinson is one of the very few college basketball fans that still has a perfect bracket after Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament.
The rusher somehow predicted each of the 16 winners on an opening day full of chaos. He might just have a shot at landing that Warren Buffett prize money this spring!
March Madness is the most exciting time of the year for sports fans as they attempt to successfully navigate the impossible task of successfully picking victors in the Big Dance. Starting off with 32 matchups between 64 teams, most find themselves questioning those initial decisions after the first few contests that take place.
That was again the case for most on Thursday as lower seeded teams flexed their muscles while dispatching those supposed favorites to continue their Cinderella stories.
A few upsets of note included Kentucky falling to Oakland and Duquesne knocking off BYU.
Those pesky 11-seeds went a perfect 3-0 against the higher seeded sixes, and a few other close calls nearly busted those brackets even further.
When all was said and done, more than 99.99% of brackets saw at least one loss.
Of those remaining was Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson.
.@Bijan5Robinson‘s bracket!
Longhorns win the title 🤘
Western Kentucky > Marquette 🤯
2️⃣ double-digit seeds in the Elite 8 👀#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/kFm4ZqLNNQ— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2024
Robinson was BOLD in his predictions, taking his alma mater Texas to win it all. While many might have criticized his picks when released a few days prior, the doubters have quickly been quieted as we look ahead to Friday.
Robinson’s Longhorns picked up a win easily, keeping his champion alive for at least another day.
Somehow, he correctly guessed the five upsets (at least in terms of seeding), while avoiding falling for trendy picks like McNeese State and Drake.
The final game of the day might’ve been Robinson’s most stressful as Kansas tried to blow a 20-point lead against Samford only to be bailed out by the officials at the last second.
As it stands, though, his bracket remained perfect.
Can he keep it going in Day 2? It’s highly unlikely.
No one has ever been on record going a perfect 63-0, with odds sitting somewhere around 1 in 9.2 quintillion.
But maybe he can compete for the current mark of 49 straight games – which came back in 2019.
His next test comes in a matchup between Northwestern and FAU. Bijan Robinson has the Wildcats advancing to the round of 32.