I had no idea that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was so much fun. . . until last year when I participated in a bracket pool for the first time. . .and won! That’s right, fingers crossed for a second win!
Here’s what I have learned so far, the more you know about the teams and the match ups the worse you tend to do. . .but with that said I don’t make my picks completely blind. I did a tad bit of research, as in about 10 minutes worth of reading and then made my picks.
In the first round I pretty much made my choices based on the rankings. Although I have learned there is normally at least one 5 & 12 ranking match that is an upset and that you can really go either way on the 8 & 9 seed match ups. Thus the reason I picked my Fightin’ Texas Aggies to beat the hell out of BYU. (Sorry about the loss to my BYU friends!)
Second round gets a little trickier. . .but I am still relatively confident in my picks. . .
This tournament really makes you do odd things, for instance I find myself thinking. . .”Go Horns!” What?? When do I cheer for the Longhorns. . .but still, I picked them to win the first round and I don’t want to be wrong!
So far I am 7 for 8 as the evening’s games just begin. . .
Here are the high points of my picks, I picked UNC to win the tournament. . .I am doubting myself on this one but I guess we will just have to wait and see. My final 4 is Michigan St. defeating U Conn and UNC beating Pitt.
Of Course the one and only team I am okay with ruining my brackets is A&M. . .if they beat UConn this weekend I will be ecstatic! Good luck everyone and Gig ‘em!
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