Bracket Time

If the calendar shows spring about to start, it must be time for college basketball at its best. March Madness is here.

Everyone in my family fills out a bracket. By all accounts this will be a year for upsets, so it's anybody's guess as to who will win it all. I have Duke going all the way, and Ken picked Villanova.

My strategy this year for filling out my bracket was to jot down the names of any teams that I heard anybody mention, from guests on "Charlie Rose" to politicians making jokes about a point spread. Then I have certain favorites, Maryland and Georgetown to name two. And I like to spread the love around and pick schools in as many different states as possible.

Basically this means I have no strategy at all. It's hit or miss. I could flip a coin or throw darts at a dartboard to choose my teams and have the same chance at picking the winners.

But that wouldn't be as much fun.

In our family of five I got the most points a few years ago. My husband and kids were stunned. Ken could not believe that I did better than he did. After all, what could I possibly know about college basketball?

That's what makes March Madness so much fun ~ there are always upsets.

It's a great reminder that the underdog will often surprise us.