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Featured Article of the Month

March 2008

 

Go Mad with March Madness

Terri McLaughlin
Admissions Counselor
Western Illinois University
Co-chair Communications Committee

Brian Pumilia
Admissions Counselor
Northern Illinois University
Co-chair Tech Communications
Committee

March Madness is filled with excitement. Where legends are made and history dances. There are Cinderella stories, cross state rivalries, and nail biting excitement. Choose your top seed. See how far your favorite team goes. You don’t have to be a sport’s fanatic to enjoy the insanity.

Even if you will not be attending college at one of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) finalist teams’ school you can still have a favorite. So check out the bracket and make your picks. The only prerequisite is your enthusiasm. The games begin March 20th on CBS. There will be nothing but college basketball from morning till night through April 7th. It is truly around the clock madness.

Each year the NCAA selection committee chooses the top 64 teams in Division I athletics. Choosing the teams is a complicated process and best left up to the selection committee. Hopefully your favorite team made it.

The first round action tips off Thursday, March 20th. This round is sure to offer some great upsets and unexpected excitement. After the first two days of play half the field will be eliminated.

The second round is the gateway to the sweet sixteen. The last sixteen teams will take the tournament to new heights. These teams are fighting for an opportunity to become one of the elite eight. As you follow along on your brackets you can keep track of the teams as they advance. There will be cheers and there will be tears but one thing is for sure it is a magical place where dreams are made.

Stay tuned for that “One Shining Moment” when the clock strikes midnight for the NCAA champions. It won’t disappoint!

 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 


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