It is that most wonderful time of year again when the college basketball season reaches its glorious and chaotic culmination: the NCAA tournament, a.k.a March Madness!
Last year I did a very small scale bracket competition here (which I won, thanks Gonzaga), but hopefully we can get a few more people in it this year! You donāt necessarily need basketball knowledge to join in, all you have to do is pick a winner for each game progressing in rounds to the final where you pick your champion. Teams are seeded 1-16 in each of the four āregionsā of the bracket, it is highly unlikely for a 16 seed to win its match, but other than that upsets abound so donāt pick all to seeds - the knack is trying to pick the correct upsets.
All you need to join in is an account on the ESPN website, and to follow this link to join the DiS group I have set up.
You need to have your picks submitted by Thursday when the games start. Please feel free to ask any questions you have about this which may help you join in. Just a bit of fun really, would be great to get a decent crowd in for it.
I do my home state Connecticut Huskies,. They have been awful pretty much after Kevin Ollie (who replaced the great Jim Calhoun) won their 4th title which Jimās team.
Third straight year they have missed the tournament. Awful, dark times for the Huskies menās basketball. Womenās basketball on the other hand is the pinnacle.
Have the womenās team ever not been at the pinnacle? Feels like they are always amazing.
I am an Oregon fan, really got lucky getting at the right moment to win the Pac12 tournament otherwise I think it would have been a narrow miss this year.
and for those out there that donāt follow the sport, no worries. I had my gf fill out a bracket last year and she just went off the better sounding team mascots and won 3k!
They have been great for a long time under Geno Auriemma. I donāt follow the women as much, but my dad is probably the biggest womenās bball fan in the state.
Oregon eh? Is Dana Altman still their coach? They have one of the coolest hardwood floors in all of college basketball.
Yes, I love that floor so much! It is well-executed enough to make it not gimmicky I think.
Altman is still the coach, I think he is on a really long contract too. Honestly think (perhaps too optimistically) he could win Oregon a championship one year.
I know nothing at all about basketballā¦ didnāt stop me taking home the 2017 championship! My school didnāt run a 2018 championship, but itās back in this year. Could lightening strike twice? Bullish about my chances tbh.
Want to join in with us this year? No prize, aside from being able to lord it over your fellow competitors, but that is what March Madness is really about after allā¦
at the right moment to win the Pac12 tournament otherwise I think it would have been a narrow miss this year.
(obvs you donāt have to if you donāt want to)
King in the fourth 
