In an awesomely depressing show of support, around a whopping 200 tickets have been sold for the Boise State–Louisville game. While there’s no way to tell which side has shelled out the money, we will say this: We didn’t see any Louisville papers running headlines like “Ticket sales for NCAA sluggish among Bronco fans”. But, again, we’re not pointing fingers.

While we’re not placing blame, let’s also point out this quote from said article: “At the BSU ticket office, not a single supporter came in or called for tickets while we there.” The span of time is unknown, but we write news (news = funny jokes!) and we know real reporting (reporting = joke telling) does not just happen in two minutes.

Evidently, if it's not the Liberty Bowl, nobody's interested. The reason? Broncos fans are blaming the distance and steep ticket prices. Way to go, guys. It’s nice to know the limits to your loyalty!

Do these photos of Gennelle Frenoy have anything to do with the tourney? Probably not. And if you think that matters, you probably shouldn't be showering with the other guys.

Every March, college kids, office drones, and degenerate gamblers alike drop everything to lay a few bucks on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. We enlisted USA Today sports analyst Danny Sheridan to dissect four years’ worth of tournament trends and give you a toe-tapping edge on the Big Dance.

Round One:  Beginner’s Luck
Always take a No. 7 seed over a No. 10 seed and a No. 6 seed over a No. 11 seed, as these teams are 12-4 and 10-6 against the spread, respectively. What’s with the lopsided pattern? No. 10 and 11 seeds score impressive records in crappy conferences, but No. 6 and 7 seeds earn mediocre records in brutal, big-name conferences.

Everything you need to appear knowledgeable about March Madness. Er, at least the teams that could actually win.

Remember a time when the NCAA had balls and actually limited the number of teams that deserved invites to the tourney? According to Drexel University's Math Forum, the current 64-team format means each year's bracket has over nine quintillion possible outcomes. That's over nine quintillion ways for the receptionist in your office who picks on the basis of team cuteness to win your company's bracket pool. So, for nostalgia's sake—and because we’re tired and this is boring—we present to you the top 23 remaining teams in college basketball.

NORTH CAROLINA
Record: 31-2 (14-2 ACC)
What’s to like: One of America’s best point guards in Ty Lawson, and All-American beast Tyler Hansbrough. The Heels are up-tempo with terrific slashers and shooters, and get out on the break off of turnovers, misses and makes.
What’s not to like: Other than the fact that Hansbrough’s face looks regularly as if he’s in the middle of a colonoscopy? Not a whole lot, though they're close-scrape-prone and rank just 10th in the ACC in scoring D.
Bracketability: While often shaky on D, the Heels more than make up for it with the nation's most potent offense. They’ll ride Psycho-T (a.k.a. Tyler Hansbrough) into April.

As the NCAA Tournament starts up, we’ll again hear how coaches win games and mold men. Um, not these guys.

6. Larry Eustachy
(301-194)
It’s expected that college basketball players attend raging frat parties and mack on hot coeds. It’s a surprise when their 47-year-old coach does so. After a tough loss to the Tigers, Iowa State’s Eustachy wandered into a bash with Missouri students, where he was photographed drinking and kissing assorted women. (If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em!) When the pics ran in The Des Moines Register, other Big 12 students came forward to say that Eustachy had lived la vida loca at their schools, too. Eustachy had to resign, but he taught his players a valuable lesson: If you’re gonna revisit your youth, make sure there aren’t any cameras around.