March Madness is the best time of year for college basketball fans and gaming savants alike. Nothing brings both worlds together quite like the NCAA Tournament,which means you're undoubtedly looking for a 2022 MarchMadnesscheat sheet while filling out your bracket.
We here at Sporting News have you covered with expert brackets, upset predictions, betting odds and all the other tips and tricks to give you a leg up on your co-workers.
The NCAA Tournament schedule begins in earnest Thursday with the Round of 64, so the clock's ticking. Below you'll find all the aforementioned tools plus our printable and interactive brackets to guide you through the process.
Make sure to bookmark this page and check back often for additional advice so you can dominate your March Madness pool.
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Printable March Madness bracket
Download Sporting News' printable NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF) by clicking here.
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MORE:Download your 2022 March Madness bracket PDF here
NCAA bracket guides by region
West Region:Can No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga survive its collision course with Coach K's farewell tour to finally win a nationally championship?
East Region:The region runs through Baylor, which returns as a No. 1 seed to defend their championship thanks to Scott Drew, the Wizard of Waco.
South Region:No. 3 Tennessee was under-seeded by the committee. That should spell trouble for No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Villanova, who will need to get past the jaded Vols.
Midwest Region:Kansas will need to traverse a region packed with All-Americans;60 percent of The Sporting News first team will be stationed in the Midwest.
March Madness predictions
It wouldn't be enough to just have one expert tell you who they think will win it all, so we got several writers to submit their NCAA Tournament predictions to help you deflect blame when your bracket busts in the first round. Here are out experts' picks to reach the 2022 Final Four with links to their full analysis.
Mike DeCourcy: Gonzaga, Purdue, Arizona, Kansas
Bill Bender: Duke, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas
Ryan fa*gan: Gonzaga, UCLA, Tennessee, Auburn
Elliott Pohnl:Texas Tech, Purdue, Arizona, Auburn
Vinnie Iyer: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee, Kansas
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The Sporting News' college basketball experts are also breaking down individual game matchups to help make sense of the biggest toss-ups across your bracket.
WEST
- 8 Boise State or 9 Memphis?
- 7 Michigan State or 10 Davidson?
SOUTH
- 8 Seton Hall or 9 TCU?
- 7 Ohio State or 10 Loyola Chicago?
- 6 Colorado State or 11 Michigan?
MIDWEST
- 8 San Diego State or 9 Creighton?
- 7 USC or 10 Miami?
- 4 Providence or 13 South Dakota State?
EAST
- 8 North Carolina or 9 Marquette?
- 7 Murray State or 10 San Francisco?
- 6 Texas or 11 Virginia Tech?
NCAA bracket tips from SN's experts
- TeamRankings' NCAA Predictor Tool: An interactive way to see how two teams stack up head to head in various statistical metrics.
- Best March Madness bracket names: In case you need help impressing your co-workers.Some of these bracket names may be so bad, they're good.
- Play the odds when picking Final Four, national champs: Don't get cute. Your Final Four should include a lot of chalk.
- Ranking the field 1-68: Every team technically has a shot at the title. Here's how they fall in line behind Arizona.
- Using KenPom to predict NCAA bracket upsets, Final Four:Ken Pomeroy's in-depth, numbers-based bracket breakdown carries a history of success.
March Madness upset picks, sleepers
Upset alerts: These sleepers and Cinderella candidates are most likely to bust your bracket in Round 1.
Bracket busters: SN identifiesnine underdogs with the best odds to go on a deep March Madness run.
10 vs. 7 breakdowns: Which 10 seed is most likely to score a first-round upset?
11 vs. 6 breakdowns:Which 11 seed is most likely to score a first-round upset?
12 vs. 5 breakdowns: Which 12 seed is most likely to score a first-round upset?
13 vs. 4 breakdowns: Which 13 seed is most likely to score a first-round upset?
HISTORY OFUPSETS BY SEED:
15 vs. 2| 14 vs. 3 | 13 vs. 4 | 12 vs. 5
NCAA Tournament betting odds
Championship odds:Opening lines for every team to win the NCAA Tournament.
Round-by-round odds: SN looks at the favorites and underdogs most likely to make a deep run.
: Here are thebest bets and parlays for picking First Four, Round 1 games.
Perfect March Madness bracket odds: Here's why it's nearly impossible to pick all 63 games correctly.
Best March Madness bracket of all time: What is the longest an NCAA Tournament bracket has stayed perfect?
