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Best sports tournament in America. Has upsets, big wins, big teams, and personalities. It's just long enough to sustain energy but not so long where it becomes boring or irritating. One loss and done- no BS, no whining, no room for a lousy game. Great tournament.

not as good as the Stanley Cup... but a good warm-up act. especially if USC is still in

I can't stand the NBA but I love the NCAA tourny. What makes it even better is it comes shortly after football is done so I am geared up!

its the best cause unlike the national championship for football, there is no arguement. head to head competetion till there is no one but one team left

The madness of it is the key to its success. UPDATE: Baller, nothing is better than March Madness. Not even the Super Bowl.

WHAT IS BETTER THAN MARCH MADNESS???? NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! The upsets, the disappointments, the emotion! This is such a big deal!!! Brackets are printed off every two secs. when it's the season! I love seing the outcome of these games!! Especially upsets like this year....Bucknell over Kansas, W. Virginia over Wake....Michigan St. over Duke (well that wasn't too pleasant for me......). I can't get enough...that's the month I gain so much weight from watching games instead of playing myself.

there's nothing better. College basketball is one of the most interesting sports to watch all season, and march madness just takes over. My grades have already begun to plummet as i devote all time to watching games, reading articles about teams/games/players, and filling out my bracket predicitions.

If you are a huge basketball fan like me and you can watch most of the good game that are on, you will understand why this tourney is coveted for many universities, even those who don't have a football program. 40 minutes of 64 games (or 63 in women's as theirs are as ecstatic as the men's) should not be missed as potential for upsets and close game can happen at any time. Cinderellas and buzzer beaters galore make this tourney so dramatic and much better than the NBA because of the pros wanting to play better for more money. The students play for the pride of their school and the Final 4 is always the team's goal.

There is nothing better than the madness that March brings... The only thing that could top it would be a college football version of March Madness

I love this. It's dramatic, it's long enough to be interesting and short enough not to be boring. The only problem is that it's basketball, which I don't much care for, but other than that its great.

Compared to the WNBA Finals and the Olympic Basketball tournaments, this one is hardly anything.

The best event in sports. Beats letting the computers decide who should play in the championship. How anti-climatic.

I like how everyone demands that you should have to win a conference title to play for the title in football, but those same folks find it so wonderful when Cinderella dances for the title in hoops. Kansas lost to Big 8 Champs OU 3 times in 87-88, but since they got hot, a low seed beat a team that was better than they were 3/4 times over the course of the season. Not to mention KU got to play in Kansas City. Did I forget to mention lousy Villanova winning the title. Oh that's great, play 25 games and then start all over with Pick-6 tourney.

best, bar none

Clearly the best and most exciting sport event (at least in the United States). Sixty-five teams playing in a single elimination tournament for bragging rights for an entire year. Moreover, fans tend to be more attached to their college teams than their chosen pro teams which leads to better rivalries. Finally, the NCAA Basketball Championship always has some close games, major upsets (especially the 12th seeds over the 5th seeds), and the annual office pool to enjoy as well... something for everyone.

The Final Four run is one of the best showing of sportsmanship on the line. There are Cinderellas and upsets unlike in other sports. Also, for alot of the kids you wont come back to your team next year and retry. If you're a senior this is your last chance. Also, there are alot more teams competing for the title. And for another thing, you dont know who the winner will be. In the NBA, the Lakers will usually win. Its pretty much a done deal, obvoiusly this year was an exception. In baseball, the Yankees are almost always going to be in the finals and they will probably win. In hockey, oh woops I forgot, no one watches hockey. At least the NFL is pretty much a surprise until the last four. The only thing that sucks is when your team gets all hyped on and then loses, which is usually what happens.

Final Four sucks.

At least you're not playing four to seven games.

I hate it when you turn on the t.v. and all you see is this stuff. I couldn't care less if some ivy league school wins this tournament or not. Everyone is just waiting for the NBA finals to start anyway when this is on.

I don't like basketball.

People say the NCAA is way better than pro sports because the kids aren't playing for money. Right! They're still (in the big schools) pampered whiners and they all are hot dogs on the court trying to impress and get their million in the draft. It may be college, but it is still all about money when you get to the 64 college playoff.

March Madness is the greatest playoff in sports. It adds the nothing-to-lose mentality of the NFL postseason, throws in a bit of the pagentry of NCAA football's bowls, and combines the drama of close games like the Stanley Cup finals. Anything can, and usually does, happen in March, and it is the most entertaining month-long spectacle in sports.

It is SO overhyped.

College sports are awesome

March Madness is the best time of year. It's a shame, however, that CBS has the TV contract and the only way to see all of the games is with a dish or at a sports bar. Nevertheless, the first two days with 32 games are the best two days of sports around. The yearly buzzer beaters, Cinderella teams, and the "One Shining Moment" montage after the Championship Game are what makes it so special.

I am not a huge sports fan, that being said, I really enjoy March Madness. I don't necessarily tune into every game, however I do enjoy hearing the results, cheering on the underdogs and hearing about the Cinderalla teams. It seems to me, this (2001) is one of the best championships that I can remember, many upsets, and all the games that I have watched have been very close and exciting. Maybe it is the fact that these talented athletes are not professional that makes college basketball even more fun to watch..whatever it is, it is the one Sports Championship that even I (a 27 year old, non athletic mother of two ) can enjoy!

This one can be pretty exciting even if you don't keep up with the sport, and I don't.

Nothing compares.

The best two weeks of the year. No other sporting event runs the emotional gauntlet like the NCAA'S. This is the year the Bonnies of Saint Bonaventure take it all. Long live Bob Lanier!

I was priviledged enough to see the final three games in San Antonio in 1998 and it was FUN FUN FUN!

Keep the World Series, give me March Madness. Simply the best sporting event of the year. I wonder how much office productivity drops on those early Thursdays and Fridays, when everyone calls in sick so they can stay home and watch the games.

It doesn't get any better than March Madness. Every year I do the best I can to play hooky from school / work so that I can watch 14 hours of basketball on the the Thursday and Friday of the first round. My favorite kind of game is the Kentucky's of the world playing against the Ragin Cajuns of Southwest Louisiana State (or a comparable team). The high seeded team ALWAYS comes out flat, and the low seeded team usually comes out wild, athletic, and hyped up to shock the world. This is basketball. This is competition.

NCAA football should be taking notes. This series is always exciting no matter who ends up on top.