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Tourney Bracket 101: Tips on how to make your March Madness picks

The college basketball regular season is over. Selection Sunday has come and gone. The NCAA tournament – the drama, the pageantry, the elation, the heartbreak – is here. And that means somebody in your life is talking about brackets.

It may be a friend, or a family member, or a coworker. No matter who it is, they’re talking about seeds, and Cinderellas, and Final Fours and upsets. All of which would sound nonsensical or foreign for 11 months of the year.

But this month? This is March. March means Madness. And unless you hate money and fun, no matter your level of basketball fandom, you should be preparing to indulge.