COLUMBUS, Ohio — Most of us have trashed our busted NCAA men's basketball tournament brackets by now.
But there's reportedly one man whose bracket remains unblemished, and he happens to live in Ohio.
According to NCAA.com, Columbus native Gregg Nigl is holding strong with a perfect bracket after the first 48. Nigl is a 40-year-old neuropsychologist who says he's been filling out brackets for the last 10 to 15 years. Nigl told NCAA.com he filled out four this year.
When it comes to strategy, Nigl said he listens to bracketology analysis, looks at rankings, considers coaches, and sometimes, it's just about which city or team he likes better.
NCAA.com says Nigl is the first person to have ever reached this feat, noting a kid picked a perfect Sweet 16 in 2010, but used the CBS bracket game, which allowed picks to be changed after the tournament started. In that case, it was impossible to determine if the bracket was truly perfect.
In the end, Nigl has picked Gonzaga over Kentucky in the championship game.
Read the rest of the full interview with Nigl here.
