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          Tournament Challenge: USC's upset over SMU causes a stir

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          • Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2017, 10:32 PM
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          Through six games Friday of the 2017 NCAA tournament, here's a look at what the results mean for the ESPN Tournament Challenge:

          Following USC's win over SMU, 4,648 perfect brackets remained out of 18,797,085. (Note: North Carolina's win over Texas Southern is not reflected):

          No. 7 Michigan defeats No. 10 Oklahoma State

          • Michigan was chosen to advance past Oklahoma State in 73 percent of brackets.

          • 24 percent of brackets have the Wolverines reaching the Sweet 16.

          • Michigan will play Louisville (70 percent of entries had this matchup). 31 percent of brackets see Michigan pulling off the upset.

          No. 3 Baylor defeats No. 14 New Mexico State

          • Baylor was picked in 88 percent of brackets to advance past New Mexico State.

          • 53 percent have them going to the Sweet 16 and 14 percent to the Elite Eight.

          • Baylor will play No. 11 USC.

          • Baylor is picked to win in 80 percent of brackets that correctly picked the matchup against USC.

          No. 8 Arkansas defeats No. 9 Seton Hall

          • Arkansas was picked in 49.5 percent of brackets to defeat Seton Hall, so it was a slight upset.

          • Only 3.7 percent of brackets have the Razborbacks advancing to the Sweet 16.

          • The Razorbacks will play North Carolina next.

          • 47.9 percent of entries have this matchup in the second round. Only 5.7 percent have the Razorbacks winning.

          No. 3 Oregon defeats No. 14 Iona

          • Oregon was chosen to defeat Iona in 92.5 percent of brackets.

          • 70 percent of brackets see the Ducks in the Sweet 16, 29 percent see them in the Elite Eight and 11 percent in the Final Four.

          • Oregon will face either Creighton or Rhode Island in the next round.

          • Oregon vs. Creighton was picked in 56 percent of brackets. 77 percent of brackets see Oregon advancing.

          • Oregon vs. Rhode Island was picked in 36.1 percent of brackets. 75 percent of brackets see Oregon winning.

          No. 2 Louisville defeats No. 15 Jacksonville State

          • Louisville was picked in 95 percent of brackets to beat Jacksonville State.

          • 69 percent of brackets have the Cardinals advancing to the Sweet 16, 47.2 to the Elite Eight and 19.8 to the Final Four.

          • Louisville faces No. 7 Michigan next.

          • 70 percent of entries have Louisville facing Michigan in the second round.

          • 69 percent of brackets have Louisville winning that matchup.

          No. 11 USC defeats No. 6 SMU

          • This was chosen in only 18.28 percent of brackets

          • SMU was an Elite Eight team for 9.51 percent of entries.

          • USC was chosen to make the Sweet 16 in only 4.7 percent of brackets.

          • The Trojans will face Baylor next.

          • USC was picked to defeat Baylor in 20 percent of brackets that featured this matchup.