March Madness Is Back!

Bridget helped Veronica fill out her bracket. Julia seems to think hers is all correct.

Emily looks frazzled. She really wasn't.

It's that time of year again. Our annual tradition of filling out brackets for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. It's an annual rite of spring that has brought about many surprises over the years.

It all started back in 2008. On March 20, 2008, to be precise. Veronica, as a two-year-old, took home top honors that year. Bracket time in 2009 was equally as fun, as I could barely get the defending champion's attention. 

And here's an entry from 2010. I don't seem to know who won that year, but judging by the Final Four picks, I had three teams still in the hunt.

So this time around, there was plenty of discussion and Olivia even filled out two brackets (the other one under the name "Zahn"). So we'll see how things work out in the end. So you can follow along, here are the summary picks for everyone. (Jon and Bridget also filled out brackets but I didn't know if they wanted their picks shared on here.)

Veronica
Elite Eight: Louisville, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Harvard, Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Butler
Final Four: Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Kansas, Butler
Championship: Gonzaga vs. Kansas
Winner: Kansas

Olivia
Elite Eight: Louisville, Memphis, Ole Miss, New Mexico, Kansas, Florida, Indiana, Davidson
Final Four: Memphis, Ole Miss, Kansas, Indiana
Championship: Ole Miss vs. Kansas
Winner: Ole Miss

Julia
Elite Eight: Louisville, Duke, Gonzaga, Ohio State, Kansas, Georgetown, Indiana, Miami
Final Four: Louisville, Gonzaga, Kansas, Indiana
Championship: Louisville vs. Kansas
Winner: Louisville

Lauren
Elite Eight: Colorado St., Duke, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan, Minnesota, Syracuse, Butler
Final Four: Duke, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Syracuse
Championship: Duke vs. Minnesota
Winner: Minnesota

Emily
Elite Eight: Louisville, Duke, Gonzaga, New Mexico, Kansas, Georgetown, Syracuse, Miami
Final Four: Duke, Gonzaga, Georgetown, Miami
Championship: Duke vs. Georgetown
Winner: Duke

Dad
Elite Eight: Louisville, Duke, Gonzaga, Ohio State, Kansas, Georgetown, Indiana, Miami
Final Four: Louisville, Gonzaga, Kansas, Indiana
Championship: Louisville vs. Kansas
Winner: Louisville

"Zahn"
Elite Eight: Colorado St., St. Louis, Michigan St., Gonzaga, Ohio St., Kansas, Florida, Syracuse, Miami.
Final Four: St. Louis, Gonzaga, Kansas, Miami
Championship: St. Louis vs. Kansas
Winner: Kansas

Julia didn't like me peeking at her picks.

Olivia was doing some research of her own.