Get Set for Elite March Madness Predictions—Style and Strategy Rule the Court!

Only vaguely familiar with that LSU coach who wears a lot of feathers and yells all the time (that’s Kim Mulkey! )? Maybe you’re just a big fan of one team, and you’re not really sure how the rest of the field should play out.

Maybe you love March Madness for the spectacle, the camaraderie and the monoculture, but you really don’t want to do homework. Well, huddle up, team, because we got you. Regardless of why you’re here, you’ve come to the right place.

You found your tribe. Here we’re not doing in-depth roster analysis, combing through stats, or pinning up red-string maps on our walls. Because we’re not sickos; we’re just here for the fun.

And — newsflash — making your bracket can be fun! We rounded up a bunch of stories from The Athletic staff to get their favorite examples of wild, random, everything-but-basketball-knowledge brackets, and we’ll share some of their real-world anecdotes about using the following … ahem … “strategies. ” We have plenty of advice for sports fans who want to build a “real” bracket with “real” strategies (no, really): beginner’s bracket guide , 7 tips for filling out your bracket , best bracket names , and even a predictions game !