How's your bracket lookin'

**Vandelay** · 03-21-2009, 12:24 AM

How are everyones NCAA brackets looking? Mine was great until I lost three out of these last four today. Overall I got 24 out of 32 in the opening round. And how about three 12 seeds and a 13 seed advancing? I don't pay much attention to the regular season, but I do enjoy the tournament.

**Chiefster** · 03-21-2009, 01:33 AM

Not as good today as it did yesterday.

**Sn@keIze** · 03-21-2009, 03:45 AM

23 of 32. the midwest region absolutaly murdered me today.

Im three behind the top spot. not lookin good.

**Chiefster** · 03-21-2009, 09:41 AM

So far I have guessed only 24 correctly.

**AussieChiefsFan** · 03-21-2009, 10:39 PM

What are you guys talking about? Is is Some kind of fantasy Football or something?

**Vandelay** · 03-21-2009, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by AussieChiefsFan

What are you guys talking about? Is is Some kind of fantasy Football or something?

College basketball tournament, it's an American thing I guess.

**AussieChiefsFan** · 03-22-2009, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by Vandelay

College basketball tournament, it's an American thing I guess.

So are you guys talking about differents team's scores or what?

**DT14PRIEST** · 03-22-2009, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by AussieChiefsFan

So are you guys talking about differents team's scores or what?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Men's_Division_I_Basketball_Championship

The bracket for this year can be found there. Its a big deal in the US

**AussieChiefsFan** · 03-22-2009, 01:05 AM

ok, I know what it is now, but what do you guys mean when you say "I got only 24 correct"? Got what correct?

**DT14PRIEST** · 03-22-2009, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by AussieChiefsFan

ok, I know what it is now, but what do you guys mean when you say "I got only 24 correct"? Got what correct?

There is a field of 64 teams that start out at the beginning of the tournament, that divides up to 32 individual games (1v1) in the first round. So when you do a bracket and the first round concludes someone says 'I got 24 right' that means that person correctly predicted 24 games missing only 8 games total from the first round of 64. You continue this for each round until the tournament finishes and the Champion is crowned for that season.

So 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1, is how each round is determined or 1st round, 2nd round, Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final Four, Championship Game, National Champion, to be more technical.

http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/bracket

That is a link to the bracket as it stands now, officially.