March Madness 2021 - The Official DP Bracekts

It's been a while since I've done one of these posts. Obviously, last year, the madness that was March was more real-life than connecting to the joy of sport, fandom, and entertainment. Actually, the madness was more the disbelief and concerning kind of madness, but that again - super obvious.

Nonetheless, I'm back with the DP official brackets for the Men and Women's tournaments. I won't even pretend to know anything about any of the teams this year as I haven't watched much college basketball this year. Like many, I'll be using the force, random decision-making, and my internal bias against specific programs to complete this bracket.

If you disagree, don't come at me.

The Truth is, I've seen Paige Bueckers and the UCONN women play more than any team in college basketball - such has been pandemic.

Without further rambling, here are my predictions.

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