Brackets

The NCAA basketball playoffs, March Madness, has always been one of my favorite sporting events.  As part of the experience, I fill out the brackets, not to compete, but for the enjoyment.  I usually fill out the ESPN brackets, but this year it was the NCAA brackets.  At this point in the tournament, I’m at the 27th percentile, 1,500,000 people ahead of me.  Now that is terrible.  Any five-year-old who has never seen a basketball game could beat me.

So what’s my winning (not) strategy?  I pick my favorite teams and teams from my favorite conferences.  I used to analyze teams and pick ones that I thought would win.  But, I found myself rooting against the teams I like.  That wasn’t fun.  So this year I picked teams from the ACC and Southeast Conference.  They mostly bombed.  And I usually don’t pick teams from the west coast.  This year they have been brilliant.  In fact, Michigan was the only team east of the Mississippi River in the Elite Eight.

I’ve watched most of the games on TV, but It’s not as much fun when my teams lose in the early rounds.  Next year, I'm going to find a five-year-old to help me with my bracket.

Seasoned Man

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