Harvard Bracketology Competition

There is now one more thing to do during the hours spent anxiously staring at your television waiting for Kyle D. Casey '13, Oliver R. McNally '12, and other members of the Harvard basketball team to appear in HD. Thanks to the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, Crimson fans have a place to (virtually) compete to see who has the most knowledge of college hoops with Harvard's first Bracketology competition.

Betting is open to all students until Thursday at 10 a.m. EST. The rules of the game are simple: fill out which team you think will win each match-up, wait for the games to go final, and receive points for each correct pick. But, there's a kick: in this bracket-battle, correctly predicted upsets are rewarded more generously than cases where the higher ranked team comes out victorious. This suggests that picking just the top-seeded teams to win every game may not be the most profitable to one's overall score, depending on the results.

The first-place winner of the Bracketology competition receives a $100 gift card to Amazon and the runner-up will win one worth $25. Best of all? There is no entry fee.

So if you're feeling lucky, procrastinating spring break work, or just want to show off your basketball IQ, register and make your predictions. And remember, with Harvard as a number 12 seed, there are a lot of points that you can earn considering they make it all way the way to the final four.