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5 nonsensical ways to fill out your March Madness bracket

The deadline to fill out your March Madness bracket is coming up. If you want to participate but don't care or know anything about basketball, try these hairbrained rules for picking the winner.
The UConn Huskies are the No. 1 seed and are favored to win this year's NCAA March Madness tournament. But is Jonathan the Husky the cutest mascot in the competition?

The NCAA men's March Madness tournament technically began Tuesday when Wagner College beat Howard University in a First Four game.

But you still have time to fill out your brackets, which are due before the First Round games begin on Thursday when Michigan State plays Mississippi State at

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