Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is one of few with a perfect bracket after day one of March Madness 2024, which featured No. 14 seed Oakland kn🐻ocking out No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday.
Robinson went 16-0 on day one, , whic🧔h posted his bracket on social media.
Just .00038 percent of perfect brackets remain folloไwing a wild slate ofꦜ upsets.
According to ESPN, 🌺just 1,825 perfect brackets remain out of the 22.1 million brackets entered.
Robinson’s bracket correctly included No. 11 seeds Duquesne, Oregon and NC State advancing to the second round.
Robinson — a former All-American at Texas, who was the eighth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft — predicted t💃he Longhorns to win the NCAA title, with UConn, Bayl😼or and Houston in the Final Four.
“@Bijan5Robinson KNOWS BALL,” the NCAA March Madness account wrote in a post on X. “His bracket is STILL perfect.”
Robinson, who reposted the message, wrote, “Perfect day 1 haha kinda dope,” with a smiling emoji.
The star running back’s best selection came via the biggest upset of the day.
Oakland’s stunning 80-76 victory over Kentucky was led by s🐲enior guard Jack Gohlke, who recorde﷽d 32 points in 36 minutes while adding two rebounds and four assists.
Gohlke’s 10 3-pointers were just one short of the NCAA tournament Game 1 record of 11.
It was the most by any player vs. Kentucky in the men’s NCAA tournament since 1990, according to SportsCenter.
All eyes will be on Kentucky head coach John Calipari in the offseason aft🐼er another early NCAA tournament exit.
The Wildcats were sent home by the No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s in 2022.
The first round of the tournament continues Friday afternoon, and Robinson predicts major upsets with No. 15 Western Kentucky beating No. 2 Marquette, No. 12 Grand Canyon downing No. 5 Saint Mary’s and No. 10 Colorado defeating No. 7 Florida.