March Madness Brackets: Do You Pick Teams by Vibes or Actual Strategy?

March Madness is underway.  Did you fill out your bracket?

Around one in six Americans planned to this year . . . and it’s a lot easier when you know NOTHING about basketball.  (???)  A poll found our top strategies for filling out brackets include “hunches,” “vibes,” and whatever our friends think.

18% of Americans think they follow basketball closely enough to make good picks, and another 16% have “limited knowledge.”  So together, that’s a third.

Everyone else is just winging it:  23% said their top strategy is asking friends or family for help . . . 14% choose winners based on “hunches” . . . and 22% said just whatever “vibes” they’re feeling.  (Like, “Ooh, I like their colors.”)

Around one in 10 said they sometimes make picks based on the team’s mascot. 

(NY Post) 

31% of Americans said they’ll follow the tournament this year.  14% will mainly follow the men’s games . . . 3% only care about the women’s tournament . . . and 14% will follow both.