Score Big: Get Ready to Dominate Pool Night with These Pro Tips!
Ed Feng dives into strategies to help you fill out your bracket pool this year.
Everyone wants to win their March Madness pool. But it's important to remember that college basketball looks different in 2026. It makes sense to pick high-probability events in your bracket.
There is no shortage of analytics resources out there, like the ubiquitous Ken Pomeroy . At my site, The Power Rank, the higher-ranked team in my pre-tournament college basketball team rankings has won 70. 9% of tournament games in the last 23 tournaments.
Even with all of the resources now available, it's critical that you employ proper strategy when filling out your bracket, depending on the size of your pool. Sometimes going contrarian is the way to go. Let me explain.
[ Enter Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem now for your shot at $50K ] Using chalk for smaller pools To explain the two different strategies you might use, let’s use the 2019 NCAA tournament as an example. Duke dominated the college basketball landscape in 2019. Mike Krzyzewski’s team featured Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett, two players who would both get drafted in the top three picks of the NBA Draft.
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