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I make no guarantees of success, but I do assure you that you'll be smarter and more prepared to dive right into the deep end of your pool once you scroll through everything I've laid out below. Let's see the evidence. Over the years, teams that have won it all have checked a lot of boxes. You can make the stats tell you a lot of things you want to hear. But if you've got a top per-possession D and a guard that's definitely projected to be drafted, you've got a solid shot.

Only a handful of teams meet this criteria each year. Six apply now. Four have two clear draft-worthy guards. Thirty-six programs have won a national title dating to , when Oregon won its only championship. All four teams from the first Final Four are in the field this year: Ohio State was runner-up back in '39; Villanova and Oklahoma were semifinalists. Georgetown, a 12, is the lowest-seeded team in this year's field with a national title. Seven of the previous 19 won a title, but none since , meaning none in the modern era -- since the tournament expanded in The top five for this year: Gonzaga, Houston The No.

UMBC forever. Gonzaga is this year's No. It's the fourth time the Zags have made the top line. This year, you should be suspicious of West Virginia , Purdue and Villanova -- only teams seeded fifth or better that were one-and-done in their league tourneys. Gonzaga is the No. Gonzaga is the only undefeated team, while Colgate and Winthrop are rare cases of mid-major teams entering the NCAA with just one loss.

The last team to do it was Murray State in It's the first time in the modern era of the NCAA Tournament that two one-loss mid-majors are playing in the same tournament. It's the first time since the NCAA Tournament expanded in to 64 teams that an at-large team and a team from a power conference has the most losses entering the Big Dance.

Get every pick, every play, every upset and fill out your bracket with our help! Bonaventure won a first-round NCAA Tournament game, the longest drought for any team in the field that has previously made the tournament. Who's No. Texas : Illinois faced 17 Quad 1 foes, the most of anyone in college hoops, and went in those games.

When Gonzaga gets matched up with its No. Here's every line for every Friday and Saturday game. Gonna have some fresh new faces on the biggest stage this year. The most popular No. When will we see it again? Seven times a No. Those results were: Southern vs. Gonzaga ; Western Carolina vs. Purdue ; Murray State vs. Illinois ; East Tennessee State vs. Oklahoma ; Princeton vs. Georgetown ; and Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Others think that picking the most games correctly should weigh more on the outcome, like in the example 1,2,3,4,5,6.

I definitely don't like the idea of putting all of the weight on the championship game, you are basically eliminating everyone that does not correctly guess the winner of the tournament. I do however feel that picking the winner in a field of 64 68 does have importance, so I prefer to use the first scoring method in the list above 1,2,3,4,6, This gives the people that correctly pick the tournament champion an advantage, but does not completely eliminate the people that didn't correctly guess the champion.

Yes, the NCAA has really threw us for a loop with these new play in games. It wouldn't be so bad if all four of the play-in games were going to make up the 16 seed in each different region. But, the NCAA committee has decided they need to have a couple of 11 and 13 seeds participate in these play-in games instead of two of the 16 seeds.

Anyway, you're still wondering how to incorporate these games into your office pool. This article gives more detail on what you should do with the play-in games, but you basically have 2 options:.

You could also try a "multiplier pool", where each game you pick correctly, the "seed" number is multiplied by the points in that round. Example using the 1,2,3,4,6,10 system: A 1 seed pick in the first round is worth 1 point, a 15 seed would be worth 15 points.

With action so close to tip off, you've most likely already filled out one or more brackets, or gotten that printer rolling again with the NCAA Tournament printable bracket. But there's still time to gather up a few friends and family and create a bracket pool. Because what's better than being able to talk trash to those you love after nailing that first-round upset? You can also check out our LIVE, updating March Madness bracket with plenty of matchup analysis and other tools to help make your picks.

Fill out your bracket now for your chance to win a brand new Nissan Rogue and a trip to the Final Four. Don't wait, brackets lock soon! From there you can add members to your pool, create your own special group name and, of course, fill out your bracket online in an easy-to-manage format.

It is very easy to manage after you create the group. As a pool manager, you can also decide how you want to score each round of the bracket.