Need a bracket? The Inquirer’s got you covered.
After all, it’s not just about watching your favorite team, but the bragging rights from picking the games against family, friends, and co-workers.
Conference tournaments have been won, the NCAA Selection Show has passed and the field of 68 for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments is set.
We have officially reached the fun part of March. For college basketball fans, this is our Super Bowl.
The tournament tips off on Tuesday with a quartet of play-in games but Thursday is when real the action begins as top-seeds UConn (East Region), Houston (South Region), North Carolina (West Region) and Purdue (Southwest Region) look to be the last one standing against 60 other teams hoping to knock them off the mountain.
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So with all of that said you need a bracket, right? Of course you do. After all, it’s not just about watching your favorite team, but the bragging rights from taking part in that office pool, or a bracket challenge with family and friends.
Well, The Inquirer has you covered with the tools you need to make sure you get off to a good start.
Below is a copy of The Inquirer’s 2024 NCAA men’s tournament bracket, but you can click here or the link below for a copy to share or for one to print out — you know, if you’re into living and breathing on every shot with a tangible paper copy in your hands. Also, while you’re at it, cast your vote for the best local mascot in the region in the Inquirer Mascot Bracket. One winner will be selected in April for a chance to win a $1,000 prize for their athletic program!
For a copy of the Inquirer’s 2024 men’s tournament bracket, CLICK HERE.
On the women’s side, North Philly native Dawn Staley leads undefeated South Carolina as the overall top seed, scoring phenom Caitlin Clark and No. 1 Iowa await the winner of a play-in game between No. 16 seeds Holy Cross and Tennessee-Martin, No. 1 Texas will host CAA champions Drexel in Austin, while JuJu Watkins and USC close out the final No. 1 seed against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
One more: Haddonfield native Hannah Hidalgo looks to continue her breakthrough freshman season leading second-seed Notre Dame against No. 15 Kent State.
Here’s a look at the rest of the women’s bracket. Click the link below for a sharable or printable copy.
For a copy of the Inquirer’s 2024 women’s tournament bracket, CLICK HERE.