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Years of Success
SmartBracket™ has delivered a strong track record in the past 8 tournaments.
We keep track of the SmartBracket™ results and share them below!
92.4th percentile
The 2025 SmartBracket™ 3-Question Midwest-focused Bracket achieved an impressive 92.4th percentile on ESPN's Tournament Challenge, continuing our strong track record of bracket predictions outperforming several AI brackets and fan favorites.
97th percentile
In 2024, the SmartBracket™ national bracket finished at 97% on ESPN's Tournament Challenge, while a ChatGPT-generated bracket ranked at 45.7%.
83rd percentile
In 2023, the SmartBracket™ 1-click bracket scored an impressive 83.2%, while the 3-question Midwest themed bracket came even stronger at 88.4%!
Between 84-86% percentile
In 2022, the SmartBracket™ 3-question bracket again came in strong! Depending on the tilt (local or national favorites), SmartBracket™ came in between 84-86% at the final ESPN Tournament Challenge!
87th percentile
For 2021, we had another 3-question bracket that clocked in at the 87th percentile on ESPN's Tournament challenge! Meanwhile the ESPN Fan Recommendations only clocked in at 21st percentile.
91st percentile
For 2019, SmartBracket™'s 3-question bracket had another stellar performance, at the 91st percentile on ESPN's Tournament challenge!
For 2020, SmartBracket™'s interface went through a significant update. However, the tournament cancellation meant it couldn't be put to use in the tournament. However, we were able to apply all the work to the 2021 tournament!
96th percentile
SmartBracket™'s One-Click Bracket finished in the 96th percentile.
Over 43% of survey responders reported finishing third or better in their pools.
88.4th percentile
SmartBracket™'s example 3-question bracket was perfect after day 1; ranked in the 98.5th percentile in the finals, picking both finalists; and finished the tournament in the 88.4th percentile.
SmartBracket™ was listed in the leading business publication in America as one of the Best Ways To Win Your NCAA Tournament Office Pool for the second year running.
95th percentile
60% of SmartBracket™ survey respondents reported finishing third or better in their pools in 2016, while more than 35% won their pool.
The national SmartBracket™ finished in the 95th percentile in both the Yahoo! and ESPN bracket competitions in 2016, ahead of more than 12 million other brackets.
The leading business publication in America named SmartBracket™ as the Best Way to Pick a Winning Tournament Bracket!
SmartBracket™ is built on the Rapid Recursive Toolbox
Technology
SmartBracket™ works by capitalizing on opportunities to get relative points, which arise when teams are over- or undervalued. The secret is—there is a difference between how good a team actually is, and how good your friends think they are—and we take advantage of that difference!
SmartBracket™ evaluates opportunities for relative points in all 9 possible brackets (in less than a second!), to make selections that give your bracket highest chance of success.
SmartBracket™ is powered by Rapid Recursive, which consists of patented and patent-pending technology.
Copyright
The content on the Supported Intelligence, SmartBracket™, and related websites is covered by copyright ©2025, Supported Intelligence LLC.
Patents
The Rapid Recursive® Toolbox is protected by US patents 9,798,700; 10,460,249; and 10,546,248; Japanese patent JP6284472; and Korean patent 10-2082522.
Trademarks
Supported Intelligence® and Rapid Recursive® are registered trademarks of Supported Intelligence LLC. SmartBracket™ is a trademark of Supported Intelligence LLC.
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