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Breaking Down the March Madness Bracket

Happy Monday! What a stacked day, week and time for sports.

March Madness. NFL free agency. Oh yeah, and Tom Brady’s short-lived retirement has come to a close.

As they say, “This is March.”

There’s lots to get to today, including an analysis of the entire tournament. Let’s dive in.

Bracket Breakdown

The Field of 68 was revealed Sunday night. By that point, there weren’t too many surprises left for the weekend—other than Brady’s news dump. But the college basketball world is still reeling from the committee’s surprising decision to put 17-14 Michigan in the tournament over perceived snubs like Texas A&M, which beat Auburn and Arkansas on its way to a loss in the SEC Championship.