How Do You Complete An NCAA Basketball Bracket?
Every spring brings the excitement, intrigue, passion and pure joy of the basketball spectacle that is March Madness. Many experts boast philosophies about filling out the perfect bracket, but by just following a few consistent steps, you can make the most out of your bracket every year. Get an NCAA bracket as soon as it is released. Printing several brackets will give you an opportunity to look at the field of 65 teams from a broader perspective. These brackets can be found at most major sports Web sites (see Resources below). Familiarize yourself with the different NCAA conferences and the Associated Press (AP) poll and NCAA coaches’ poll. These polls are published weekly in newspapers and on Web sites throughout the season. Studying them will give you a glimpse of the teams that played well during the season. Evaluate individual teams and their conference and overall records. Teams with more wins than losses have a good chance at the NCAA Tournament, but that doesn’t make them locks
