It’s that time of the year again. People are putting money down left and right to see if they can make it back and then some. Everybody is hoping for the perfect bracket, but everybody tends to forget that the odds of having a perfect bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808. That’s slightly over 1 in 9.2 quintillion. The good news is somebody has to win your pool, but the bad news is nobody will have a perfect bracket. These are the 11 best ways to fill out your bracket before the Big Dance gets started this week.
1. Flip a coin.
Ahhh, the good ole fashioned coin flip. If the coin says so, it’s meant to be, am I right? Just don’t be like Joey Tribbiani.
Heads I win, tails you lose.
2. Pull names out of a hat.
No opinion or anything, just pick the name and hope for the best.
3. Pick the higher seed.
Just remember David beat Goliath.
4. Pick the better name.
Villanova. Gonzaga. Florida Gulf Coast. These are some cool school names. They might just be cool enough to help you beat that annoying, know-it-all fraternity brother.
Quinnipiac. What a name.
5. Pick the team with better colors.
Art majors rejoice! You can do this appreciating the colors you surround yourself with daily. Pick your favorites.
6. Pick the team with the better mascot.
This requires a little research on your part, but you’ll know who’s better based on the costume one of the students runs around in.
Just hope Clemson and Memphis don’t play each other.
7. Pick the school with the better football team.
Hint: Alabama won.
8. Pick the teams closest to you.
If you're from Missouri, good luck.
9. Ask a child.
You may not be smarter than a 5th grader anyways.
10. Copy an expert’s bracket.
Dick Vitale wants you to copy his bracket.
11. Go with your gut.
Joey didn't trust his before the Thanksgiving dinner.
12. Or go against your gut.
You did have Chick-Fil-A today after you told yourself you couldn’t go back again on the same day. Maybe you shouldn’t trust yourself.
But, Chicken Minis.
May the odds be ever in your favor.
