The odds of completing a perfect March Madness bracket are one in 2.4 trillion. A person has a better chance of becoming the President of the United States or being crushed to death by a vending machine.
However, when March rolls around this year, the chances of having a perfect bracket will be slimmer, and March Madness will be must-see television because of unprecedented parity.
College basketball needed parity to help the sport recover from the dark cloud that hangs following the FBI corruption scandal.
In Oct. 2018, the FBI concluded a three-year probe focused on coaches being paid ten of thousands dollars to steer NBA-bound players toward sport agents, financial advisers and apparel companies.