Among friends and in offices around America, predicting which teams would win and lose each game of the NCAA Tournament has exploded into an almost greater madness than the actual tournament.
Online groups have been formed, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes awarded to the winner with the most accurate predictions.
From political forecasters like Nate Silver to those who live by their daily horoscope, millions throw $10 into the office pool to see if their totally random color- or mascot-based picks will come out on top.
Let me know how much March Madness destroyed your bracket by following @sedonanews on Twitter, and I’ll tell you which part of this column was an April Fools’ joke.
For the full column, please see the Wednesday, April 1, issue of the Camp Verde Journal and Cottonwood Journal Extra.