Madness is nearly here, with college basketball teams of all stripes rapidly turning their focus toward Selection Sunday. The women's tournament figures to see intense competition, with no clear, runaway favorite emerging from a pack of talented contenders.

According to the NCAA, the odds of a perfect bracket increase, in theory, to about 1 in 120 billion if you apply logic. That includes picking favorites. The closest known attempt was a bracket that remained perfect through the first 49 games in 2019.