May the best 1 win. Here’s the bracket for the men’s NCAA Tournament:

By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.

Tip 1: Remember, there's no such thing as a perfect bracket. You're going to be wrong at some point. It's going to happen. It happens to everyone. With that in mind, make your picks with conviction. Trust your gut. There's some skill to this, sure. But most of it is luck. So do your best.

The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.

Teachers are scoring big with students by bringing the spirit of March Madness into the classroom. Every year, college basketball teams face off in the NCAA tournament where even fair-weathered viewers turn into die-hard spectators.

Three No. 1 seeds will be in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament. It’s the No. 2 seed favored to win the title in Tampa, Florida. South Carolina reached its fifth straight Final Four with a 54-50 win over Duke.