The highly anticipated and well-known NCAA basketball tournament, March Madness, is enjoyable for everyone to watch, particularly due to the bet-placing and excitement. Since March has arrived, madness has followed from competitive families, friends and basketball-crazed fans.
While people might think that only basketball fans can be invested in the tournament, there are ways for everyone to follow along. Following your dream college or your parent’s alma mater is a great way to place yourself in the crazy competitiveness of the tournament by having a team to root for. Even if you completely randomize your brackets, it is fun to see those insane basketball fans rage over you beating them at their own game. The suspense in a close game is undeniably alluring to everybody, no matter how well you know the sport.
With 64 teams invited to the tournament, the brackets go to seven single-elimination stages. There is the first round, second round, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four and the championship. Everyone can make their bets on who they think will be eliminated by considering upsets, past records and star players.
The games are streaming in so many public places, it is hard not to follow the tournament’s progression. Ways to follow could include going out to eat at restaurants and seeing it live, following along with your teachers class brackets or just downloading the ESPN app on your phone. If you have been interested in starting to follow more sports, now is your chance with one of the highest streamed sports tournaments currently happening.
