Mitt Romney is among the one percent.
That is, the ex-Massachusetts governor and failed presidential candidate ranks among the top one percent in ESPN's NCAA Tournament challenge. Even better, his bracket bests 99.8 percent of the 11.57 million entries in ESPN's pool.
Romney correctly picked six of eight Elite Eight teams, then nailed the Final Four and title game matchups. He has Duke beating Wisconsin in the final — which is perfectly fitting, considering FiveThirtyEight's model gives the Blue Devils a 47 percent chance to win it all.
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