March Madness bracket: The internet has thoughts

March Madness is here. The arena is slated for the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, and Selection Sunday did exactly what Selection Sunday always does – gave 68 fans a reason to celebrate or lose their minds on social media. The speech was extremely offensive as required by tradition.
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The biggest flashpoint was the handling of the Miami Redhawks — Miami, Ohio, no one else — who were disappointingly entered into the tournament as a playoff team despite finishing their first undefeated season since the 2020-21 Gonzaga Bulldogs. For months, pundits and fans spent a lot of energy debating whether the Redhawks would be worth the big money if they lost one game. They finally made it, making it to the quarterfinals of the MAC Championship, and apparently, going 31-1 wasn’t enough to earn the respect of the committee.
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Instead of a clean sweep of the 64 berth, Miami (OH) now has to survive the First Four – the tournament’s opening round bracket that includes the four lowest-seeded teams and the four weakest conference champions. However, people are not happy.
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The selection committee’s decision to keep Auburn out, however, was met with widespread approval from everyone who isn’t an Auburn fan. The omission of the War Eagles was made all the more satisfying by the weeks of national airtime consumed by former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl – the father of current Auburn coach Steven Pearl – passionately urging a 16-loss team to jump to a 31-1 success. The college basketball world heard the argument, considered it, and was very glad the committee didn’t.
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Besides the talk of Miami (OH) and Auburn, Selection Sunday and the return of March Madness this year means a good collection of really good tweets.
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Where can you find a printable March Madness bracket?
If you like to keep things old school, there are several places to find printable, colorful brackets for this year’s Men. again Women’s competitions.
They can be found, linked here, on the websites of ESPN, CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports, The Athletic, USA Today, and, of course, the official NCAA website. They can also be found on many local news sites.



