The men's NCAA and NIT brackets are up and ready to play. The women's brackets will be up around 9pm tonight. Make sure you read the rules before you play. Good luck!

is there a way to go back and look at the brackets after we are done.
call me stupid, but i have not figured that out it.....

#1 seeds
Since Kentucky won their championship in 1978 as the #1 team going into the tournament, only four teams have won the National Championship while being ranked #1 in the polls going into the tourney - 1982 North Carolina, 1992 Duke, 1995 UCLA and 2001 Duke.

Since the NCAA started seeding teams (1979), only four times has the championship matched two #1 seeds:
1982 North Carolina vs. Georgetown
1993 North Carolina vs. Michigan
1999 Duke vs. Connecticut
2005 North Carolina vs. Illinois

Only twice since full seeding of all tournament teams began in 1979 have no #1 seeds made the Final Four:

1980:
Louisville - 2
Iowa - 5
Purdue - 6
UCLA - 8

2006:
UCLA - 2
Florida - 3
LSU - 4
George Mason - 11

Since the expansion to 64 teams in 1985, there has never been a case where all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four.
The closest it has ever come to this was in 1993 when three #1 seeds (Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina) and a #2 seed (Kansas) made it.
On two other occasions, three #1 seeds made it to the Final Four accompanied by a #4 seed:
1997 (#1 seeds: Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina; #4 seed: Arizona)
1999 (#1 seeds: Connecticut, Duke, Michigan State; #4 seed: Ohio State).
The only team to beat three #1 seeds in a single tournament was #4 seed Arizona in 1997 (it's impossible to beat all four #1 seeds in a single tournament).
The 2006 tournament was the first tournament in an even-numbered year since 1990 in which one of the #1 seeds did not lose in the second round. (This means that from 1990-2004 inclusive, a #1 seed was upset during the tournament's first weekend every other year.) Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, no #1 seed has lost in the second round in an odd-numbered year.
A #1 seed has never lost in the first round to a #16 seed.

Low seeds
Lowest seeds to reach each round since 1985 (Sweet Sixteen onward):

Sweet Sixteen: #14 seed:
Cleveland State in 1986
Chattanooga in 1997

Elite Eight: #12 seed:
Missouri in 2002

Final Four: #11 seed:
LSU in 1986
George Mason in 2006

Championship Game: #8 seed:
Villanova in 1985 - won championship

While lower seeds have made the Final Four in the 64-team era (as shown above), the University of Pennsylvania's 1979 appearance is notable as they made it as a #9 seed—out of 10 teams in their region. In fact, they defeated the #10 seed, St. John's University in the regional final, following three upsets by each team.
Additionally, in 1980, UCLA made the title game as an #8 seed (with 12 seeds in each region), a record tied by Villanova in the 64-team era. However, UCLA's run was later vacated by the NCAA

First-round games
No #16 seed has ever defeated a #1 seed since the field was expanded to 64 teams, though some have come close. Eleven #16 seeds have come within 10 points of a #1 seed, with five of them coming within 5 points. Two have come within one point. Only one #16-#1 game has gone to overtime (Murray State vs. Michigan State in 1990).

The five #16 seeds that have come within 5 points of a #1 seed are:
Fairleigh Dickinson against Michigan in 1985 (4 points, 59-55)
Princeton against Georgetown in 1989 (1 point, 50-49)
East Tennessee St. against Oklahoma in 1989 (1 point, 72-71)
Murray State vs. Michigan State in 1990 (4 points, 75-71 in OT)
Western Carolina vs. Purdue in 1996 (2 points, 73-71)

Only four #15 seeds have ever defeated #2 seeds:
Richmond over Syracuse 73-69 in 1991
Santa Clara over Arizona 64-61 in 1993
Coppin State over South Carolina 78-65 in 1997
Hampton over Iowa State 58-57 in 2001

Since the inception of the 64-team tournament in 1985 each seed # has played a total of 88 first-round games.
The #1 seed has beaten the #16 seed all 88 times (100%).
The #2 seed has beaten the #15 seed 84 times (95%).
The #3 seed has beaten the #14 seed 73 times (83%).
The #4 seed has beaten the #13 seed 70 times (80%).
The #5 seed has beaten the #12 seed 59 times (67%).
The #6 seed has beaten the #11 seed 61 times (69%).
The #7 seed has beaten the #10 seed 53 times (60%).
The #8 seed has beaten the #9 seed 41 times (47%).

One-loss and unbeaten teams
Since the Indiana Hoosiers went undefeated in 1976, no team entering the tournament undefeated or with only 1 loss has gone on to win the national championship.

In 1979, Indiana State entered the national championship game undefeated (33-0) before losing to Michigan State.

Both Illinois (in 2005) and Duke (in 1999) entered their national championship games with 37-1 records, only to lose in the final game.

Massachusetts (35-1) in 1996 (later vacated) and UNLV (34-0) in 1991 both lost their national semifinal games.

Kansas entered the 1997 NCAA Tournament with a record of 32-1, but was beaten in the sweet sixteen by the eventual champion, Arizona.

The 1976 tournament was also the last to feature two unbeaten teams—eventual champion Indiana and Rutgers. Rutgers went 31-0 before losing in both the semifinals (to Michigan) and the third-place game (to UCLA).

Misc
In 1966, Texas Western (UTEP) became the first Division I school to ever win the championship with a starting lineup of all African American players. This story was the inspiration for a movie, Glory Road. This game occurred at Cole Field House on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. This was the first of two games hosted at this venue.

All team, official, and committee travel for the tournament (and for the NCAA as a whole year-round) is handled by a single travel agency: Short's Travel Management in Waterloo, Iowa.

The winning team is traditionally given the floor from the championship venue to keep. What the school does with it varies: some schools sell pieces of it to fans, others simply put it in storage, and still others use it in their venues, such as Florida did in 2006, re-painting the RCA Dome hardwood and placing it in the O'Connell Center. The only exception to this was in 1978: for that year's Final Four, the NCAA had to truck in Indiana's court from Assembly Hall to the Checkerdome in St. Louis, as the basketball floor at that hockey arena had been warped as a result of water damage.

The NCAA has banned the Bi-Lo Center and Colonial Center in South Carolina from hosting tournament games, despite their sizes (16,000 and 18,000 seats, respectively) because of an NAACP pro-*test*-('") at the Bi-Lo Center during the 2002 first and second round tournament games over that state's refusal to take down the Confederate Battle Flag from their state capitol. Following requests by the NAACP and Black Coaches Association, the Bi-Lo Center, and the newly built Colonial Center, which was built for purposes of hosting the tournament, were banned from hosting any future tournament events.

Championship margins
Grea-*test*-('") margin of victory in a championship game: 30 points (UNLV 103–Duke 73, 1990).
Smallest margin of victory in a championship game: 1 point
Indiana 69–Kansas 68, 1953
North Carolina 54–Kansas 53 [3OT], 1957
California 71–West Virginia 70, 1959
North Carolina 65–Georgetown 64, 1982
Indiana 74–Syracuse 73, 1987
Michigan 80–Seton Hall 79 [OT], 1989

Oh why dont you try to make us change our picks again !

I am still calling for a huge upset in the first round this year....like a 15 over a 2 or a 14 over a 3. I JUST FEEL IT, MARK IT DOWN !

The NCAA has banned the Bi-Lo Center and Colonial Center in South Carolina from hosting tournament games, despite their sizes (16,000 and 18,000 seats, respectively) because of an NAACP pro-*test*-('") at the Bi-Lo Center during the 2002 first and second round tournament games over that state's refusal to take down the Confederate Battle Flag from their state capitol.


figures...


anyways.......that was interesting......Grim, you have too much time on
your hands

The Men's NIT has begun. No more brackets will be accepted.

You have one more day to submit a Women's NIT bracket.

There are still FAR more NCAA Men's brackets submitted than there are Women's. I don't know how to make this any plainer. You can't win the cash unless you play both.

You all have two hours left to get your picks in on the men's bracket. Still a couple days on the women's.

There are still about 30 or so people that are going to be SOL where the cash prize is concerned.

It all starts in 10 min. How many are you gonna be mad when #13 Davidson opens up the tourny with a win over #4 Maryland ? It could happen. I love March Madness.

They are tied right now with 14 min to play

Maryland dominated the last 3 minutes and won going away.

The Curry kid(Dale's boy) was fantastic for Davidson.

VCU baby!

Those guys were money all year.

How bout North Texas? I realise its still early but with 5:00 left in the 1st half they are up on Memphis by 4. Doubt anyone predicted North Texas to even hang with them, and they probably wont in the second half but who knows. ITS MADNESS BABY!

120 Men's brackets submitted.
86 Women's brackets submitted.

Some people just don't listen.

was vcu beating duke not the most awesome sight you've ever seen. i really get sick of hearing about them and all the other acc teams that the media is in love with. to see an upset like that just does wonders for a guys mood. vcu to the final four baby, well, the thankful 32 anyway. wonder if dickie V got choked on his popcorn?