ALEX FRANCO
STAFF WRITER

With the month of March in full affect and the NCAA men’s basketball season coming to a close Sunday morning, there’s only one thing that can be said, it’s time for the madness that is ‘March Madness’ to ensue.

Each year the NCAA national champion of basketball is decided with a winner take all single elimination 64-team tournament, which features the top talent the college basketball world has to offer. The teams involved aren’t the only ones who are engulfed in all the uproar of the tournament, basketball lovers from across the globe take part in the tournament by printing out their own blank brackets as they get a group of their closest fellow sports fanatics and try to successfully predict the winners of each game.

Every year there are no shortage of selection Sunday surprises and snubs and this year was no different. SEC conference champion Kentucky led the way with their 32-2 record and claimed the number one overall seed of the tournament. The other three number one seeds were Big East champion Syracuse (31-2), Big 10 champion Michigan State (27-6) and ACC champion North Carolina (29-5).

Michigan State was the only number one seed to have won their conference tournament with their 68- 64 victory over Ohio State University. All other number one seeds ended their season with weekend losses but still garnered enough steam during the season to make their case for the number one seeds.

The number two seeds of the tournament who will take their shot at becoming one of the ‘Final Four’ teams will be ACC conference runners-up Duke (27-6), Missouri (30-4), Ohio State (27-6) and Kansas (27-6).

The tournament games begin bright and early Thursday morning, March 15 on television sets across the country, so you’ll have until then to round up the gang and make your predictions to see who’ll ultimately win the big dance and claim your bragging rights. The full bracket can be found online at espn. com or ncaa.com