Poll: Who's at the Top of Your March Madness Bracket?
The NCAA tournament kicked off today, and both Marquette and UW advanced past the first round.
All across the country, devoted college basketball fans (and less-devoted basketball fans) have etched out a bracket of who they think will advance in each round of the NCAA Tournament. It was hard not to hear about the start of March Madness on Thursday morning, whether it was in a water cooler conversation or on social network sites. An estimated 50 million Americans participate in March Madness office betting pools, according to MSN, and 86 percent of their survey respondents said they spend at least part of their work day following the tournament. For the fourth straight year, President Barack Obama is weighing in with his picks. Obama chose North Carolina to win the tournament, with Kentucky, Ohio State and Missouri also making it to …
Denise Konkol
11:13 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
I filled my brackets out in about 6 minutes. I could not tell you what individual game winners I have outside of MU or WI, neither of which I have surviving to the sweet 16. So far my 'blind squirrel strategy' is working.... more ›