The clock is ticking and the moment we have all been waiting for will be upon us tomorrow just after noon EST time. March Madness will kick off and the race to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship will be on. There are only two bracket spots left to be decided with the remaining two "first four" games taking place tonight. North Dakota State and North Carolina Central will fight it out for the unenviable opportunity to take on #1 seed Duke in the first round while Arizona State and St. John's will battle to be a number 11 seed in the big tourney. Those games will take place tonight and the winner will have to make a quick turn around and play their tournament game tomorrow. I can only imagine how stressful and exciting that must be for these players.

Last night saw Belmont punch their ticket as a number 11 seed by knocking off Temple 81-70. The second highest scoring offence in the country was on full display as the Bruins high paced motion offence was clicking on all cylinders. They will go on to play #6 seed Maryland in what many experts feel could be an upset game. In the other game, Fairleigh Dickinson earned the number 16 seed by beating Prairie View A&M and will now head to Salt Lake City to take on # 1 seed Gonzaga.

300 SCR NCAA March Madness Pool

There is still a day left to get in on the big NCAA March Madness Pool here on Scorum. The response so far has been fantastic and we already have 16 people who have signed up. It would be fantastic if we could get the total up to 20 or more contestants. We had over 30 people take part in the NFL Power Ranking Pool.

The goal of the pool is to pick the teams that you think have the best chance to win in the tournament.

How to enter:

Entering the contest is super easy. All you need to do is respond to the 300 SCR NCAA March Madness post with your teams and their seed number. See the example on that page. You could also respond to this post if you want.

Rules:

The tiebreaker is the total number of points in the championship game. Once someone has chosen a point total it cannot be chosen by another contestant.

**Make sure to choose 12 teams and to double check that your tiebreaker points total has not already been chosen.**

Don't miss out on one of the most fun and exciting sports events going. Click on the 300 SCR NCAA March Madness post and get yourself registered for the contest. It is FREE and FUN!!

Make sure to register for @mikey's underdog contest as well. 300 SCR on the line in that one too. Find his contest here: 300 SCR 2019 NCAA Tournament Underdog Contest

NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Entries so far:

(Check to see what point totals are gone)

Point totals taken

(129, 132, 133, 138, 141, 144, 150, 151, 152, 153, 161, 165, 167, 169) 2 totals Missing


broncofan99 - My Picks

Duke #1, Virginia #1, Gonzaga #1, North Carolina #1, Kentucky #2, Michigan #2

Michigan St. #2, Kansas #4, Villanova #6, Buffalo #6, Cincinnati #7, Nevada #7

Total Points 165


kp33

Duke #1, Virginia #1, Gonzaga #1, Kentucky #2, Michigan #2, Michigan St. #2

Tennessee #2, Texas Tech #3, Kansas St. #4, Kansas #4, Florida St. #4, Villanova #6

Total Points 133


bamamama

Gonzaga #1, Virginia #1, North Carolina #1, Duke #1, Kentucky #2, Michigan State #2

Tennessee #2, Michigan #2, LSU #3, Houston #3, Texas Tech #3, Florida State #4

Total Points - 167


kryptokeeper

Duke #1, Virginia #1, Gonzaga #1, North Carolina #1, Kentucky #2, Michigan #2

Michigan St. #2, Tennessee #2, Villanova #6, Cincinnati #7, UC Irvine #13, Buffalo #6

Total Points - 144


ronaldo420

Gonzaga #1, Virginia #1, Duke #1, Michigan State #2, Kentucky #2, Tennessee #2

Michigan #2, LSU #3, Houston #3, Texas Tech #3, Florida St. #4, Villanova #6

Total Points 141


roll-tide

Duke #1, Louisville #7, Gonzaga #1, Michigan #2, Virginia #1, North Carolina #1

Purdue #3, Maryland #6 , Kentucky #2, Houston #3, Texas Tech #3, Marquette #5

Score: 161


bigtom13

Duke #1, Gonzaga #1, North Carolina #1, Michigan State #2, Michigan #2, Tennessee #2

Houston #3, Kansas #4, Kansas State #4, Buffalo #6, St. Mary's #11, Murray State #12

Total Points 169


fredkese

Gonzaga #1, Virginia #1, North Carolina #1, Duke #1, Kentucky #2, Michigan State #2

Tennessee #2, Michigan #2, LSU #3, Houston #3, Texas Tech #3, Florida State #4

Total Points - ???


tadas

Duke #1, Maryland #6, Louisville #7, Gonzaga #1, Buffalo #6, Nevada #7

Virginia #1, Villanova #6, Cincinnati #7, Kentucky #2, Houston #3, Washington #9

Total Points - 138


mikey

Duke #1, Virginia #1, North Carolina #1, Gonzaga #1, Michigan State #2, Tennessee #2

Kentucky #2, Nevada #7, Houston #3, Auburn #5, Buffalo #6, Kansas St #4

Total points - 129


robbijg

Duke #1, UNC#1, Michigan #2, Michigan State #2, Virginia #1, Houston #3

Villanova #6, Baylor #9, Kentucky #2, Purdue#3, Cinncinati #7, FSU #4

Total Points - 150


thebull

#1 Virginia, #1 NC, #4 VA Tech, #3 Texas Tech, #1 Gonzaga, #2 Michigan State, #2

Tennessee, #2 Kentucky, #1 Duke, #12 Oregon, #2 Michigan, #5 Marquette

Total Points - 132


potplucker

#3 Texas Tech, #2 Tennessee, #1 Virginia, #1 Duke, #4 VA Tech, #1 N. Carolina

#3 Houston, #2 Michigan State, #2 Michigan, #9 Baylor, #2 Kentucky, #6 Villanova

Total Points - 151


boatsports90

MIchigan St. #2, Virginia Tech #4, Louisville #7, Florida St #4, Florida #10, UVA #1

Wisconsin #5, North Carolina #1, Kentucky #2, Ohio State #11, Cincinnati #7, Purdue #3

Total Points - 152


costanza

Duke #1, LSU #3, Virginia#1, Wisconsin #5, Purdue#3,Tennessee #2

Gonzaga#1 Michigan #2, Florida State #4, Buffalo #6, North Carolina #1, Houston#3

Total Points - 153


thesportsguru

#1 Duke, #1 Gonzaga, #1 UNC, #1 Virginia, #2 Tennessee, #2 Kentucky

#2 Michigan State, #3 Houston, #3 Purdue, #4 Florida State, #5 Auburn, #7 Nevada

Total Points - ???