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The men s NCAA tournament routinely costs employers billions of dollars in productivity, and there s no question that filling out brackets is a major contributor to that deficit.
No matter your situation diehard fan, casual viewer, regular March Madness watcher or simply someone with a pulse we ll try nearly anything to pick an accurate bracket. Everything from team-by-team research and historical trends to coin flips, jersey colors and team nicknames may contribute to your choices.
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To start, forget about perfection. A group of researchers at the University of Hawaii estimated that there are 7.5 quintillion grains of sand on Earth, Daniel Wilco of NCAA.com said. If we were to pick one of those at random and then give you one chance to guess which of the 7.5 quintillion grains of sand on the entire planet we had chosen, your odds of getting it correct would be 23 percent better than picking a perfect bracket by coi
March Madness: Predictions for Pac-12 teams in the NCAA Tournament
A rocky end of the regular season and an early loss to Cal at the Pac-12 Tournament crushed Stanford men s basketball s hopes of making the NCAA Tournament. The Pac-12 will be far from underrepresented, however, as five of the conference s teams gear up for tournament play. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)
on March 16, 2021
Selection Sunday is behind us, and the Pac-12 secured an impressive five spots in the NCAA Tournament largely thanks to Oregon State stealing a bid with an unprecedented Pac-12 Tournament victory. Now that we have the draws, I’m going to give my analysis of all five teams’ Tournament outlook.
Michigan State making the best of odd NCAA Tournament preparation
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Posted Mar 17, 2021
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talks with forward Joey Hauser (20) in the second half of their Big Ten basketball game against Purdue at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Friday, January 8, 2021. Purdue won the game, 55-54. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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He’s never seen it look quite like it did on Tuesday.
The Spartans traveled from downtown Indianapolis to West Lafayette on Tuesday morning to practice at Mackey, the site of their NCAA Tournament play-in game against UCLA on Thursday (9:57 p.m., TBS).
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No. 11 seed UCLA (17-9) vs. No. 11 seed Michigan State (15-12)
NCAA Tournament First Four, Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana; Thursday, 8:57 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: UCLA and Michigan State are set to collide in a NCAA First Four matchup. Michigan State lost 68-57 to Maryland in its most recent game, while UCLA fell 83-79 in overtime against Oregon State in its last outing.
LEADING THE CHARGE: Aaron Henry has averaged 15.3 points and 5.7 rebounds to lead the way for the Spartans. Complementing Henry is Joey Hauser, who is maintaining an average of 9.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Bruins have been led by Jaime Jaquez Jr., who is averaging 11.7 points and six rebounds.