Hi, my name is Charles Curtis and I am NOT a college basketball fan.
That is, until March. Then? Like the rest of you, I kick my feet up on my couch with my laptop and watch wall to wall hoops in the first week of men’s March Madness.
And, like you, I invest in filling out a bracket for a pool. Well, actually, it’s more like I fill out a dozen or so brackets for multiple pools. Have I won? I think I came in the top-five … twice in my life.
But here’s the thing that you already know: You don’t need to be a college hoops expert to win a bracket pool!
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So I did what I do every year and read some expert takes on Cinderellas, upset picks and top teams in trouble and filled out a bracket using (shameless plug) our For The Win printable bracket.
Some notes:
1. I heard Purdue has a really good big man in Zach Edey. But I do know that sometimes it’s the shooters who win tourney games at the line and beyond the arc. Hence why they lose at some point in the East.
2. Pardon the (Not TCU) pick, but I’m writing this before the play-in games. And I’m picking whoever wins the 11-seed game between Arizona State and Nevada, because one play-in team always wins again.
3. I love Shaka Smart. I would like to see Marquette go far. Biased? Maybe.
4. Is it chalky? Yes. But I have Drake winning twice for what it’s worth.
Good luck!
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