Mine is purely speculation, as I haven't really followed college BB this year. Much like every other year. But it's March Madness, so you fill out a bracket.

I have been that way with basketball in general, used to love it but not so much anymore.

Plus, with the brackets, got annoyed with kids and people that know nothing about basketball, beating me. It is more about luck than anything.

What I figured out is it is much more fun to enjoy the games by not filling out a bracket. It's really hard to root against Duke or Kansas to go out early because you have to pick them to go deep in the tournament. Those feel good underdog stories feel much better when you aren't pizzed they took out one of your final four teams.

Still,, I toss my $20 into the pot and fill out the brackets. Lost on a tie breaker a couple years ago.

But I'm in another pool that uses squares, way more fun. $100 entry...first round $50/game and up from there. And there are no seemingly bad numbers as might happen in the Super Bowl.

this year I have 2 (higher seed) and 8 (lower seed).

won two games tonight, higher seed 2, lower seed 8.

pays $100, equal to the buy in. Pay out goes up from here and I have my buy in back.

So much more fun than brackets, every game is a potential win.

yep...and it blew up my bracket...had VA going all the way...#-o

Weird, but VA now is associated with two of the biggest upsets in college basketball history: the loss to Chaminade when ranked No.1 years ago, and now as the first ever No.1 team losing in the Tourney to a 16 seed...

[ram27bat]

My best bracket is at 93% and has Villanova winning the trophy. Other one has MSU winning, but it's at 82% now.

because of that, I asked for a Chaminade cap (and received from) Conan. Loved that Ralph Sampson lost.