How all men's and women's brackets busted in the 2024 NCAA tournaments

Indiana made it close late, but undefeated No. 1 South Carolina topped the No. 4 Hoosiers 79-75 in Friday's Sweet 16 game.

The Gamecocks' win pushed the last perfect bracket — ESPN's "Courtney’s COURT 2" — to 50 picks in a row to begin the tournament.

Let's take a look at the bracket's predictions for the entire Sweet 16, with the predicted winner in bold:

• No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Oregon State — CORRECT ✅
• No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 Indiana — CORRECT ✅
• No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 3 NC State
• No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Gonzaga
• No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 3 LSU
• No. 1 Iowa vs. No. 5 Colorado
• No. 1 USC vs. No. 5 Baylor
• No. 3 UConn vs. No. 7 Duke

No. 3 Oregon State's 70-65 win against No. 2 Notre Dame in the first game of the Sweet 16 took out three of the last four perfect brackets among the major online games.

That leaves "Courtney’s COURT 2" in ESPN's Women's Tournament Challenge as the only perfect bracket — and we started by tracking more than 4 million brackets at the start of the tournament.

Here are Courtney’s COURT 2's picks for the remaining Sweet 16 games:

• South Carolina vs. Indiana
• Stanford vs. NC State
• Texas vs. Gonzaga
• LSU vs. UCLA
• Iowa vs. Colorado
• USC vs. Baylor
• UConn vs. Duke

There are just six perfect women's brackets with one first round game remaining.

No. 1 USC pulled away to beat No. 8 Kansas, 73-55. Two of the eight remaining perfect brackets among major online games had the Jayhawks winning. With just one game to go in the second round, here's where the perfect brackets stand:

• Women's Bracket Challenge Game: 0
• ESPN: 5
• CBS: 0
• Yahoo: 1
• USA Today: 0

In the final first round game, four of the entries picked No. 4 Gonzaga while two have No. 5 Utah. There's no doubt perfect brackets will move into Friday's Sweet 16 action. The only question is, how many?

Another final, another perfect bracket falls.

We're now down to eight perfect brackets remaining in major online games. No. 1 Iowa held off to beat No. 8 West Virginia 64-54 to advance to the Sweet 16, knocking off yet another one of the remaining entries. Through 45 games, here's where the perfect brackets stand:

• Women's Bracket Challenge Game: 0
• ESPN: 7
• CBS: 0
• Yahoo: 1
• USA Today: 0

More perfect brackets will fall tonight. Of the eight remaining brackets, all of them have No. 2 UCLA winning over No. 7 Creighton. Between No. 1 USC and No. 8 Kansas, six have the Trojans advancing while two have the Jayhawks. In the final game, there's an even 4-4 split between No. 4 Gonzaga and No. 5 Utah.

Another one bites the dust.

No. 3 UConn's 72-64 victory over No. 6 Syracuse leaves just 11 perfect women's brackets remaining in major online games. Only one of the remaining dozen entries had the Orange beating the Huskies. Here's where we stand 43 games into the tournament:

• Women's Bracket Challenge Game: 0
• ESPN: 9
• CBS: 1
• Yahoo: 1
• USA Today: 0

No. 6 Tennessee's spirited second-half rally came up short against No. 3 NC State, sharing their heartbreak with three more perfect brackets that fell Monday afternoon.

The Wolfpack's victory ensures that there are only 12 more perfect brackets left across the major bracket games. Here's a breakdown of the perfect bracket landscape entering a loaded evening window: 

• Women's Bracket Challenge Game: 0
• ESPN: 9
• CBS: 1
• Yahoo: 2
• USA Today: 0

Last year, the last perfect women's bracket fell when Stanford — then a No. 1-seed — suffered a shocking second round defeat.

The Cardinal did not let history repeat itself, defeating No. 7 Iowa State 87-81 in a thrilling overtime affair that lasted late into Sunday night (or early Monday morning for those on Eastern Standard Time), keeping their postseason hopes and the final 18 remaining perfect women's brackets alive. The last perfect entries in major online games are on ESPN (14), CBS (2) and Yahoo (2).

We began the tournament with more than four million entries. Here's how we went from more than 1,300 perfect brackets to 18 Sunday:

• No. 7 Duke def. No. 2 Ohio State — 202 perfect
• No. 5 Colorado def. No. 4 Kansas State — 99 perfect
• No. 3 LSU def. No. 11 Middle Tennessee — 81 perfect
• No. 3 Oregon State def. No. 6 Nebraska — 40
• No. 1 Texas def. No. 8 Alabama — 38
• No. 5 Baylor def. No. 4 Virginia Tech — 18

Last year, the final perfect bracket was busted in the 40th game of the tournament — 40 games in, the quest for perfection will continue Monday.

No. 5 Baylor defeated No. 4 Virginia Tech 75-72 to bring the total number of perfect women's brackets to 18.

The game was evenly split among the entries remaining in major online games with 18 picking the Bears and 22 selecting the Hokies. We began the day with more than 1,300 perfect brackets, here's where we stand now:

• Women's Bracket Challenge Game: 0
• ESPN: 14
• CBS: 2
• Yahoo: 2
• USA Today: 0

All of the remaining entries have No. 2 Stanford over No. 7 Iowa State in the final game tonight. Will they move onto the fourth day of the tournament or will the quest for perfection end tonight?

No. 3 Oregon State's 61-51 win over No. 6 Nebraska leaves just 40 perfect women's brackets remaining.

We started the day with more than 1,300 perfect entries — the tournament began with more than four million entries — across major online games. The Beavers' win eliminated 41 of the remaining 81 entries. Here's where we stand 37 games into the tournament:

• Women's Bracket Challenge Game: 1
• ESPN: 30
• CBS: 7
• Yahoo: 2
• USA Today: 0

Last year, the final perfect brackets were busted 40 games into the tournament.

No. 3 LSU pulled away in the second half to beat No. 11 Middle Tennessee 83-56, dropping the number of perfect women's brackets in major online games to 81.

Just one perfect entry remains in the Women's Bracket Challenge Game. Here's where we stand:

• WBCG: 1
• ESPN: 63
• CBS: 14
• Yahoo: 3
• USA Today: 0*

*Last perfect bracket busted with No. 5 Colorado's win.