Bracketology Madness

It's that time of the year again when all sports fans are talking about are NCAA basketball team records and the likely teams to dominate the bracket. But how does one, who doesn't really follow the general college basketball scene, go about filling out a bracket? Not to worry, you can always count on ESPN and the other sports coverage websites and TV channels to inform you on the best teams and the most likely upsets.

Naturally, ESPN's main coverage during this time of the year is the March Madness festivities. ESPN fans around the world are partaking in their Sprint Tournament Challenge. They give you a bracket with all of the second round teams and on your computer; you can pick and choose which teams you think are going to proceed to the next round. They make it so easy that if you want to know a teams' record or facts about them and their star players, all you have to do is click an arrow that compares the two teams that will be playing in that round, therefore making your selection process easier.

As the tournament gets underway, your bracket will be constantly kept up to date without you even having to lift a finger. They show the score of every game that is in process on your bracket, they highlight the games you predicted correctly, cross out and color in red the ones that you predicted incorrectly, and give you the dates and times of when every game will be occurring. Honestly folks, I can't say it any clearer... it doesn't get an easier than this!

In addition to being kept up on everything March Madness simply by entering in this bracket challenge, they keep a score for you; every game that you predicted correctly earns you 10 points, every game you predict incorrectly you don't receive any points, and then they calculate your percentage of correctness, if you will, and your rank, while also giving your score out of the total possible points per round. It is really quite interesting (even if you don't like math).

While other news sights might not be able to focus primarily on March Madness at the moment, they still give you the latest headlines on every game, upset or not. But if you are looking for the full madness experience and you are the competitive type, try out ESPN's Tournament Challenge!