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Basketball Fans Turn to Unconventional Brackets in Absence of March Madness

March Madness is gone, at least this year — and with it went the tradition of filling out brackets, placing bets, trash talking and friendly competition.

Like most sports events around the country, the NCAA Tournament was canceled to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease spread by the novel coronavirus. Illinois has reported more than 1,200 confirmed cases of the virus, including a Loyola student.

But now, college basketball fans have found ways to fill the void left by the cancelation of March Madness. Instead of choosing which teams will make it to each round, they’re pitting The Office characters, Little Debbie snacks and music artists against each other in brackets inspired by the usual NCAA Tournament brackets.