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ESPN Sets Record With 5.9 Million Brackets For 'March Madness'

‘National Bracket' Picks Chalk:  Kansas, Ohio State, Duke, Pitt As 'Final Four'

Tim Baysinger (Broadcasting & Cable) -- Multichannel News, 3/17/2011 3:20:00 PM

ESPN.com saw a record 5.9 million brackets submitted for their annual "Men's Tournament Challenge," up 24% from last year's 4.8 million.

In the ‘National Bracket,' which shows the percentage of people who picked each winner, the majority of fans picked a "Final Four" of Kansas, Ohio State, Duke, and Pittsburgh. Those are the No. 1 seeds for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

Almost 26% went on to pick Ohio State as the eventual national champion. A breakdown of how many times each team was selected to win in each round can be found here.

At one point ESPN.com saw 5,180 brackets submitted per minute, or 86 per second.

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