The NCAA Tournament is here so it’s time to fill out your bracket with your Final Four picks, upset specials and Cinderellas so you win your March Madness pool.
One of the best times of the sports calendar is upon us with March Madness ready to take over our lives for the next few weeks. Now is the time to get bragging rights on your family, co-workers and friends and win your NCAA Tournament pool.
Filling out the bracket is a prerequisite to enjoying the NCAA Tournament, and it’s important to remember to have fun with it. It’s no fun to go chalk and pick all the top seeds to advance. Historically, the chances of all four No. 1 seeds making the Final Four is not in your favor, so pick some upsets, because that’s what this is all about.
On Selection Sunday when the teams are announced and the regions begin to fill, make sure you’ve printed out our blank NCAA Tournament bracket. This is so much more fun than doing it through an app or website because it’s so satisfying to rip up your bracket, crumple it in your hands, or set it on fire when your picks go bust.
Some of the top teams in the NCAA Tournament this year are Duke, Kentucky, Virginia, Gonzaga, North Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan State and Michigan. Will one of those teams end up cutting the nets down as CBS plays “One Shining Moment?”
Well, that’s why we watch the games on CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV.
And this Tournament is loaded with stars, especially Duke’s Zion Williamson who is the front-runner to win the National Player of the Year and be the top pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Whether you hate Duke or not, it’s hard not to love Zion and the excitement and joy he brings to the court.
But there are great players all around the country, and in every region of the bracket, so be sure you’re tuned in when the games begin on Thursday, March 21 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. It’s also important to remember the First Four games that begin on March 19-20 if your bracket counts those two play-in games.
May the basketball gods look down on you with favor as you try to win your bracket. And if your bracket is busted my Friday afternoon, make sure you join Sports Illustrated’s real-time bracket challenge that lets you change picks during games.