NEW YORK — The first blockbuster upset of March Madness: Twitter over CBS on Selection Sunday.
The NCAA said Sunday night it’s looking into how a copy of this year’s tournament bracket got leaked online.
The bracket was being shared on Twitter about 20 minutes after the start of the two-hour CBS telecast.
“We go through great lengths to prevent the tournament field from being revealed early, and the NCAA took its usual measures to protect this from happening,” the NCAA said Sunday night in a news release.
CBS declined to comment.
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The telecast drew wide criticism on social media for drawing out the selections of the 68 teams. Some Kentucky players fell asleep during the show.
It’s not clear who posted the tweet, which was labeled “Spoiler alert.” The account used a Kansas logo as its avatar. The user later changed the name and protected the account, shortly before the account appeared to be deleted and turned over to a different user.
