Welcome to the 18th year of the Kelley Brothers March Madness pool.
Last year's 463 participants was a record. We expect even more this year..
Important: The field of 64 is now the field of 68!
NCAA Changes
1. There will now be 4 play-in games on March 13th and 14th. The "regular" tournament will begin as usual on Thursday morning, March 15th.
2. Two of the play-in games will feature the last 4 seeded teams, those ranked 65 to 68 by the committee. The two winners will each advance to what the NCAA calls "Round 2" and occupy two 16 seeds on the bracket we are all accustomed to seeing.
3. The other two play-in games will feature the last 4 at-large teams (seeded by the committee as numbers 34 through 37).
Pool Ramifications
1. We will continue to use the 64 Team Bracket.
2. For all play-in games, BOTH teams will be listed on our pick-em bracket line when you select your teams, exactly as we have done in the past.
3. If you pick that bracket line, you will end up with the winner of that particular play-in game as one of your 12 teams.
4. Be aware, new strategy and risk/reward scenarios are sure to result from this change.
5. On Sunday evening March 11, this site will be live for you to click the Pick Teams hyperlink and get started.
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