SI.com's Men's College Basketball

Well, it's finally here: the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

It's what we would like college football to be: a playoff with the crowning of an undisputed champion. It's simply competitive perfection.

The best way to get here is to win your conference. Failing that, you have to run up an impressive record against a majority of capable opponents. Schedule creampuffs to beat up on and gain lots of victories, you'll be weeded out.

The potential for upsets and upstarts is excellent. Last year, little James Madison made it to the Final Four! What a great story. And at presstime, perennial championship contender was knocked out in the first round by Virginia Commonwealth! A shame for Coach K's young squad, but a great sports story.

Today's FamilyFirst site is a typical excellent Sports Illustrated presentation: Men's NCAA Basketball.

Check out the brackets, the schedule, and best of all, read the articles by SI's amazing team of columnists. Phil Taylor, Grant Wahl, Stewart Mandel, and of couyrse, the immortal Frank Deford offer their observations and opinions. Agree or disagree, you have to concede it's great writing.

So here's the March Madness. May your favorite team do well.

SI.com's Basketball Coverage

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