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There was a sad 7-year-old boy in our house on Thursday night after IU’s blowout loss in the first round. He couldn’t believe how much his team disappointed him! But he hasn’t given up on them and expects them to

Welcome to mid-March, which means it’s bracket time! After two weird years, hopefully this year’s tournament will be almost 100 percent completely normal. Our household is pretty stoked that IU has returned to the tournament and won its play-in game.

Congratulations to the Baylor Bears for winning their first men’s basketball national title. And congratulations to me for winning our family trophy! All of our records were pretty close this year. Karen and Avery made great showings. Grandma and Grandpa

Tonight it will be sister versus sister as Karen and I fight it out over the family trophy. Karen will proudly hoist the trophy for the first time if Gonzaga wins, and I will gain my third victory if Baylor

Welcome to the Elite Eight update! Grandpa is at the top of the standings, but Karen is right behind him. It all comes down to the championship game. If Gonzaga wins the championship, Karen gets the trophy. If Baylor wins

Not much changed in our standings during the Sweet Sixteen, except Avery dropped to last place. But I think everyone still has a chance (mathematical at best) at the trophy! Here is our update of the tournament (rankings are in

And just like that, many of our brackets are busted! Grandpa and Damon put their hopes in the Illini and subsequently lost their championship team. Chris lost three of his Final Four teams (Illinois, Texas, and Kansas). Karen and Grandma

The first round never fails to disappoint, right? And this year was no exception. I loved seeing a fellow MAC team (Ohio) beat a powerhouse team (Virginia). And typical for the Big Ten, several teams didn’t live up to their

More than 700 days after the last NCAA men’s basketball championship game, we’re finally enjoying March Madness again! And it’s all right in our backyard. If only we could get tickets to a game! Never in a million years would

Oops! I made a miscalculation. It turns out that Grandpa’s bracket was better than both Grandma’s and Damon’s because Grandpa had Virginia playing in the final game. And since tonight’s championship game doesn’t affect our standings, we can announce that