NCAA Tournament Bracket 2013: PRINTABLE March Madness Match-Ups

Ready or not, it's bracket time. The field of 68 teams in the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has been revealed on Selection Sunday. Four No. 1 seeds have been named by the selection committee, bubbles have been burst and potential Cinderella squads are being sized for glass high-tops. Who will cut down the nets? Who will leave fans shredding their brackets?

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Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga claimed the No. 1 seeds, with the Louisville Cardinals earning the top overall seed after completing a 29-5 season out of the Big East. A tumultuous regular season was fittingly followed by another wave of upsets in the conference tournaments. After weighing the merits of all contending teams, 68 invitations to the Big Dance were handed out. With the work of the selection committee complete, it's time for fans to print out the bracket (CLICK HERE) and begin making picks.

Are chalk picks the way to go? Or will the 2013 NCAA Tournament be yet another defined by stunning upsets? In 2012, No. 15 seeds Norfolk State and Lehigh busted many brackets by defeating No. 2 seeds Missouri and Duke, respectively. Which underdog teams will surprise in 2013?

The "First Four" games -- popularly referred to as the play-in games -- return to be Dayton and will be contested on March 19 and 20. The wall-to-wall, productivity-sapping schedule of "second round" games takes place on March 21-22. The third round will be contested over the weekend on the the 23 and 24, while the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games will go through the 28-31.

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The 2013 Final Four will take place in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome and the national semifinals will tip off on April 6 with the championship game to be played on April 8.

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Comments

[predict this]

07:49 PM on 03/31/2013

GO Michigan

[Channa]

12:36 AM on 03/31/2013

When the Tar Heels are out of the game, I stop pretending to care about this.

[Baby Bear10995]

11:58 AM on 03/25/2013

Hey Huff Po do you have the women's tournie anywhere?

[JohnBryansFontaine]

10:37 AM on 03/24/2013

Dr. Boyce: March Madness Revenue Exceeds $1 Billion, Players Get Harmed in the Process
by Dr. Boyce Watkins

" In case you’re not aware, the NCAA is big, really big. This professional sports league that disguises itself as being amateur is rolling in money and profitability. Much of this excess is driven by the fact that their competitors, the NFL, NBA and Major League baseball, have one line item in their budgets that the NCAA does not have: The cost of compensating their players.

For the first time ever, ad revenue from March Madness has crossed the $1 billion dollar mark. According to Kantar Media, no other professional sports league has surpassed this number. The NFL took in in a “measly” $976 million and the NBA was even more embarrassing at $537 million. Oh, Major League Baseball was barely worth mentioning, at $354 million. "

http://www.blackbluedog.com/2013/03/news/dr-boyce-march-madness-revenue-exceeds-1-billion-dwarfing-all-professional-sports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-boyce-march-madness-revenue-ex

[AgingLady]

11:25 AM on 03/22/2013

Please keep chart updated. Really like watching all this!

[EmilyZager]

10:52 AM on 03/22/2013

Bring on round 2 today. Interesting medley of games yesterday. MU game was thrilling, but no way that Davidson should have been 14 seed.

[ellasophia]

09:18 AM on 03/23/2013

Bingo! I've been following Davidson b'ball for over 50 years. They have a rich NCAA history.

[Thomascharle]

06:10 PM on 03/21/2013

Well, so far about ten games have gone by and the only 'upset' that happened was with Wichita State beating Pitt, but there have been a lot of near upsets. Davidson and Marquette, and St. Mary's and Memphis. I imagine the day is not done, though, and Gonzaga only leads Southern by three points.

[bikeguy54]

08:53 AM on 03/22/2013

Pitt losing early was no upset...it's the way they roll in the NCAA's!

[Thomascharle]

12:58 PM on 03/22/2013

That's why I put it in quotations.

[NBA Draft Room]

07:59 PM on 03/20/2013

Let the upsets begin! Can't wait to see which underdog team makes a final four run this year.

[PoorRichardsHeartache]

06:10 PM on 03/20/2013

15-20 gets you a spot?? really need to re-evaluate the criteria

[bikeguy54]

08:55 AM on 03/22/2013

They won their conference tournament. In essence, the tournament is open to all schools.
They have the regular season and then their conference tournament, with the exception of the IVY League.
The reality is, IMO, when the Final Four is set, you'll have some familiar names there.

[PoorRichardsHeartache]

04:32 PM on 03/22/2013

I understand the conference title, but really, 15-20.  Makes the bubble teams with winning records seem pointless. At least ought to be a rule you have to have an overall winning season record.  but, somebody will get a bye out of this contest.

[aascott]

06:04 PM on 03/20/2013

Thanks!

[GNews2Night]

05:22 PM on 03/20/2013

It isn't religion that is the "opium of the masses", it's professional sports.

[bikeguy54]

08:56 AM on 03/22/2013

And any new electronic gadget that comes along!

[Arturo Aguirre]

03:30 PM on 03/20/2013

The final four will be Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan, and Indiana. If Louisville losses Michigan State will go to the final four. If Ohio State losses Wisconsin will take over. If Michigan loses North C. will advance and indiana has a pretty clear path so im almost 90% sure they will go to the final four.

[duhtruth]

07:01 PM on 03/21/2013

Of this group only Louisville will be there.

[avarua57]

01:49 PM on 03/20/2013

G-TOWN ! Go to the Bank on it !

[ae12wrangell]

05:24 PM on 03/21/2013

No way! Not now, not ever!

[360Dunk]

11:23 AM on 03/20/2013

Here's your Final Four and you can thank me later - Albany, Pacific, Belmont, and Harvard.

[PoorRichardsHeartache]

06:11 PM on 03/20/2013

what year VCR?

[360Dunk]

11:09 AM on 03/21/2013

1901, turn of the century....made during Teddy Roosevelt's term. Honestly, trust me.

[bikeguy54]

08:57 AM on 03/22/2013

Beta or VHS?

[Unsalted]

10:56 AM on 03/20/2013

Michigan State - Go Green, Go White