Why is March Madness so popular every year?

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I know it won't last. The good, Division I teams pull away in the second half. But yes, that's what makes it fun.

Well Pfffft. Duke won. But they never pulled away.

 

[bdrex28]

Every March I never have understood why March Madness has become a big affair next to the Super Bowl and the World Series because it seems that every year March Madness has gotten overhyped and overpromoted. Because I have seen commercials for pizza chains like Little Caesars Pizza and Domino's promote deals for March Madness and even Coca-Cola promotes March Madness by having contests. In my eyes I think college basketball has seen a giant rise in viewership which is why March Madness continues to get strong ratings every year. But to me they have given March Madness the Super Bowl-type treatment these days and CBS thinks that these college basketball games are giving them ratings and I mean huge ratings every year

Because in general people root for the underdog. When you compile 68 teams into a tournament it's fun and upsets are going to happen because everyone wants to cheer for the Cinderella team.


You think fans around the country aren't taking off work to watch these games right now?

 

[bdrex28]

12 High Point 83
5 Wisconsin 82

That's always the pick, at least one 12 over a 5 seems to happen nearly every year. Small conference champ faces top 20 team.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Well Pfffft. Duke won. But they never pulled away.

Today must have been National I Hate Siena Day.

 

[WDW_fan_in_TX]

That's always the pick, at least one 12 over a 5 seems to happen nearly every year. Small conference champ faces top 20 team.

Yea, I don't even really consider it much of an upset. Like an 11 beating a 6 or a 10 beating a 7. None of those 3 are upsets. Once you get to 13, then it becomes a real upset.

 

[sam_gordon]

That's always the pick, at least one 12 over a 5 seems to happen nearly every year. Small conference champ faces top 20 team.

Hasn't there been two today?