By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.

The biggest bracket buster so far was No. 9 seed Indiana's 76-68 win over No. 8 seed Utah in the first round, ending 1.2 million perfect brackets. No. 10 Oregon's 77-73 overtime win over No. 7 Vanderbilt in the first round took out an additional 633,227.

Last year, there were only four brackets that remained perfect after the first two rounds of the women’s tournament.

Teachers are scoring big with students by bringing the spirit of March Madness into the classroom. Every year, college basketball teams face off in the NCAA tournament where even fair-weathered viewers turn into die-hard spectators.

Four of the best teams in the country get set to battle it out to determine who earns the title of national champions in the NCAA Men’s Final Four. For just the second time in tournament history, the top seed from each region advanced to the final stage of the tournament.

I've got more March Madness for you today, including some NIT thoughts. I also want to talk about NFL kickoffs and, separately, tattoos? But first, another update on the Reason Friends and Family Bracket Contest.

With wins by Houston and Auburn on Sunday, next weekend’s Final Four will have all four No. 1 seeds for the second time in NCAA Tournament history. The only other time since seeding began in 1979 was in 2008,

This is only the second time in tournament history that the Final Four will involve all top seeds. The last time was in 2008, which ironically was when the Final Four was also hel

While some have complained that the lack of upsets have made the 2025 NCAA tournament a little less interesting, what we're left with is all four No. 1 seeds in the Final Four for only the second time in history.