How many March Madness brackets have a perfect Final Four?

It’s Good Friday, but boy, there are many bad March Madness brackets out there shot to smithereens. In fact, not many people have all four of their Final Four picks still alive in their bracket.

That’s according to stats compiled by NCAA.com.

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The gist: Only a select few picked all four teams in Saturday’s two semifinal matchups.

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Per NCAA.com: “Only 0.3358 percent of total men’s brackets had No. 1 Arizona, No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 UConn and No. 3 Illinois all in the Final Four.”

Feel better now? See, you’re not alone. You are seen … but so is your lousy bracket. It’s not pretty. Just sayin’.

Here’s a look at how well the nation did guessing these teams.

Stats based on entries in NCAA.com’s Bracket Challenge.

4 correct Final Four teams (0.3358% of brackets)

Percentage of brackets with the Michigan Wolverines in the Final Four: 56.76%

3 correct Final Four teams (6.259% of brackets)

Percentage of brackets with the Arizona Wildcats in the Final Four: 53.68%

2 correct Final Four picks (38.356%)

UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley hoists the east regional trophy

Percentage of brackets with the Connecticut Huskies in the Final Four: 13.22%

1 correct Final Four pick (37.0195% of brackets)

Percentage of brackets with the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Final Four: 13.22%

0 correct Final Four picks (18.356% of brackets)

Percentage of brackets with the Iowa State Cyclones in the Final Four: 18.40% (That’s more than UConn)

Final Four picks by region

Most surprising percentage: St. John’s

East

Team

Percent picked to Final Four

No. 1 Duke

61.20

No. 2 UConn

13.22

No. 3 Michigan State

9.59

No. 5 St. John’s

5.10

West

Team

Percent picked to Final Four

No. 1 Arizona

53.68

No. 2 Purdue

13.65

No. 3 Gonzaga

11.40

No. 4 Arkansas

10.09

Midwest

Team

Percent picked to Final Four

No. 1 Michigan

56.76

No. 2 Iowa State

18.40

No. 3 Virginia

8.27

No. 4 Alabama

3.63

South

Team

Percent picked to Final Four

No. 2 Houston

38.17

No. 1 Florida

34.63

No. 3…

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