It’s easy to pick a FIREDISC® cooker. Tall or short? Fireman Red or Jet Black? There are no upsets to sink your college basketball tournament bracket in FIREDISC® Nation.
Here are a few tips to pick a bracket that doesn’t suck. It might work. It might not. If it doesn’t, you could always toss darts at it.
- Look for an upset of seeds Nos. 3-6
They’re far less solid than 1s and 2s because these are potential paper lions. Many have dealt with injuries or made a deep run in a conference tournament that hid weaknesses.
- Pick a No. 1 to win it all
The Cinderella pick is trendy, but they’re rarely the one that pays out. After the attrition of regional play, any No. 1 that advances has an advantage against lower seeds that scraped to get here.
- Work backwards
Pick your champion first, then your Final Four. They’re the ones you’ll win with, and going round-by-round puts you at risk for all the hopeful upsets.
- Let a 12 seed in
It’s tradition: A 12 knocking out a 5. Look at all four in the bracket and go with your heart with the 12 that feels like a dragon slayer.
- DON’T flip a coin!
Coin flips don’t know that 16s rarely beat 1s. Or that senior-heavy mid-majors are stronger than middling teams from power conferences. Save your quarter for scratching lottery tickets.
