So, you think you know the brackets. Memorized all the pods, picked your upsets, and locked in your Final Four, have you? Know by heart exactly which teams are playing in Columbus. You can name all of the seven seeds, spout off the starting guards for each at large, and even compute the inverse relationship between AP ranking and graduation rates. You’re confident which games to watch: those that will provide the shining moments, the guaranteed bracket-ripper-uppers, and the telecasts that will not include Billy Packer.

Well, my friend, you don’t know Dudley.

Read on for a real guide to the NCAA Tournament. Not another tired set of picks and promises for your pool. No, I’m giving you more than that, my friends. Not just who gets where, but the real significance of how they got there.

Do these predictions sound unrealistic? Crazy, even? Perhaps, if you’re basing this on reality, or as I like to call it, your sissy security blanket. C’mon, make some real predictions. Break out of your safe little “reality” and embrace the real guide to the NCAA Tournament.

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