March Madness

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Whose bracket is busted?

I haven't been paying nearly enough attention to the tournament, and I half-assed filled out a bracket.

I have Kansas winning it all, filled out with several other top seeds, entirely based on pointless intuition and not on any serious analysis of skill or talent. I still have no idea what happened with Duke and Belmont in the first round. But considering that Belmont has been like a 15 seed for the past 3 years and has always had to face teams like Georgetown or UConn, good for them for giving Duke a run for their money.

My current theory, is whatever pool you're in, you should always pick against the local conference (in my case the Big10, which has only worked half as well). Everyone will favor those teams, and if you pick them as well, you'll be tied with everyone else, but if your pick against them, you might look like a genius. Or a fool.