March Madness is still a couple of months away but it’s never too early to take out that bracket and to consider the possible matchups going into the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Are you ready? Selection Sunday takes place March 15th.

Every year the NCAA Selection Committee gathers around some dusty old boardroom table in an effort to pick 65 of the best men’s college basketball teams. And every year they inevitably face the public and media scrutiny for at least a few of their selections, omissions and seedings. Once the final selections have been made…that’s when the real fun begins.

Filling out your bracket

Bracketology is the process of predicting the field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It isn’t an exact science or anything…it’s all about predicting how the NCAA Selection Committee will drum up its roster of 65 teams so that you can fill out your bracket. (Apparently, Joe Lunardi of ESPN was the firs to use “bracketology”. )

But before you can predict which teams will make the cut, you need to get your hands on a fresh clean bracket. You won’t want to use last year’s raggedy old thing…that one’s all busted up, remember?