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Mar 21, 2016

The Top 50 Types Of People Who Filled Out March Madness Brackets

A lot of people believe that you need some college basketball knowledge to fill out a March Madness bracket. Sure, some familiarity helps, but more often than not you can do really well just by going with your gut. Whether you're a die-hard basketball fan, or are just playing for the first time, anybody who is anybody can play this game. Out of the 40 million Americans that filled out college basketball brackets, here are the 50 different types of people who came to play March Madness this year.

1. The guy who's trying this for the first time

2. The guy who knows absolutely nothing about basketball

3. The guy who has never watched a college basketball game in his life and is now a UNC fan

4. The sports bigamist

5. The "go hard or go home"

6. The "flip a coin" guy

7. The "I did this with my eyes closed" guy

8. The one with beginner's luck

9. The guy who is cheering for the wrong team

10. The fantasy first fan

11. The front runner

12. The underdog

13. The guy who jumped on the bandwagon

14. The college basketball scout

15. The coach

16. The mom

17. The dad

18. The grandma

19. The finance faker

20. The workaholic

21. The guy who could've gone pro

22. The basketball player that plays D1 at the club level

23. The statistics major

24. The bleacher report

25. The regular sports radio caller

26. The one who does it for charity

27. The one who does it for the money

28. The one who just likes filling out the brackets

29. The one who was forced against his will

30. The international student who didn't know what he signed up for

31. The "Anonymous User42693" who joined your bracket group because you forgot to make it private

32. The guy who can't watch a seven-game series

33. The "drunk and suddenly an expert" fan

34. The cheerleader

35. The former high school star

36. The soccer fan

37. The celebrity

38. The guy who made multiple brackets to increase his chances

39. The girl who guessed all of them right

40. The president of the United States

41. The guy who copied President Barack Obama's bracket

42. The guy who did this the night before

43. The guy who had his bracket ready in January

44. The faithful alumni

45. The "hates one guy" fan

46. The "back in my day" guy

47. The girl who picks based on jersey colors

48. The "I only know a few of these schools" guy

49. The guy who always picks "Ask Madden"

50. Kevin

If you made a March Madness bracket this year, I wish you the best of luck. If not, definitely hop on next year because it's a lot of fun. Thanks for chilling with me this week, and let's go Michigan State...

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1. The guy who's trying this for the first time

2. The guy who knows absolutely nothing about basketball

3. The guy who has never watched a college basketball game in his life and is now a UNC fan

4. The sports bigamist

5. The "go hard or go home"

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8. The one with beginner's luck

9. The guy who is cheering for the wrong team

10. The fantasy first fan

11. The front runner

12. The underdog

13. The guy who jumped on the bandwagon

14. The college basketball scout

15. The coach

16. The mom

17. The dad

18. The grandma

19. The finance faker

20. The workaholic

21. The guy who could've gone pro

22. The basketball player that plays D1 at the club level

23. The statistics major

24. The bleacher report

25. The regular sports radio caller

26. The one who does it for charity

27. The one who does it for the money

28. The one who just likes filling out the brackets

29. The one who was forced against his will

30. The international student who didn't know what he signed up for

31. The "Anonymous User42693" who joined your bracket group because you forgot to make it private

32. The guy who can't watch a seven-game series

33. The "drunk and suddenly an expert" fan

34. The cheerleader

35. The former high school star

36. The soccer fan

37. The celebrity

38. The guy who made multiple brackets to increase his chances

39. The girl who guessed all of them right

40. The president of the United States

41. The guy who copied President Barack Obama's bracket

42. The guy who did this the night before

43. The guy who had his bracket ready in January

44. The faithful alumni

45. The "hates one guy" fan

46. The "back in my day" guy

47. The girl who picks based on jersey colors

48. The "I only know a few of these schools" guy

49. The guy who always picks "Ask Madden"

50. Kevin

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