Only 0.3 percent of brackets perfect after first day of College Hockey Bracket Challenge 2019

American International’s upset of St. Cloud State knocked out a lot of chances for perfect brackets (photo: Jim Rosvold).

Update, 10:30 p.m. EDT Friday: After the first four games of the tournament, there are only six perfect brackets. That’s 0.3 percent of the 1,749 entries.


The No. 1 overall seed was the most popular choice to win the 2019 NCAA men’s hockey championship in our College Hockey Bracket Challenge contest.

St. Cloud State was the pick to win in 759 of the 1,749 brackets entered, with Minnesota Duluth as the second choice.

Here’s the full breakdown:

TeamPicksPct.
St. Cloud State75943.40%
Minnesota Duluth38021.73%
UMass1277.26%
Northeastern1045.95%
Minnesota State1035.89%
Denver633.60%
Clarkson623.54%
Notre Dame432.46%
Quinnipiac321.83%
Cornell201.14%
Ohio State150.86%
Bowling Green120.69%
Providence120.69%
Arizona State100.57%
American International40.23%
Harvard30.17%

Follow the contest at social.uscho.com and see the full NCAA tournament bracket here.