One person came one first-round women's NCAA Tournament game away from perfection in the CBS Sports Bracket Challenge. The one miss occurred when 10th-seeded South Dakota State defeated No. 7 Oklahoma State 74-68 on March 22.

Hometown loyalty, family connections and gut instincts have paid off for this former high school player, at least so far.

Statesman staffers had strong brackets but the longtime columnist Cedric Golden had a particularly good one. Was yours better than his?