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The men’s NCAA tournament bracket is one of the toughest documents in sports to parse: It features 68 teams, most of which you haven’t watched all season, seeded via a process that is needlessly complex. The system is so complicated that ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has to live in an underground bunker for months on end to figure it out.
The 2021 NCAA March Madness bracket!
How can you possibly win your office bracket pool besides randomly guessing, like the person who somehow wins it every year? Glad you asked. Here’s a region-by-region look at the good, bad, and bizarre in this year’s field to help you make sense of it all.
No. 2 Alabama to Face No. 15 Iona in March Madness First Round
For the first time since 2018, the Alabama Crimson Tide (24-6) will prepare to face an opponent in the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The No. 2 seed Crimson Tide travels to the March Madness facilities in Indianapolis to take on the No. 15 seed Iona Gaels in the East region bracket.
Led by former Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, the Gaels went 12-5 in a season marred by COVID-19 cancellations at the beginning and end of their season. The Gaels responded convincingly, capping the season by winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament and clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness in New Rochelle: Iona Books Ticket To The Big Dance - New Rochelle, NY - Legendary hoops coach Rick Pitino will return to the NCAA tournament, this time with New Rochelle's Iona Gaels men's basketball program.