Do you celebrate "Selection Sunday"?
You've probably seen me post about it quite a bit if you follow this blog. Then again, I don't think many people do, so maybe you haven't seen me post about it. Either way, the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament is less than a week away from starting.
Sunday night all of the conference tournaments will be wrapping up and people will be settling down in their viewing area of choice to watch what has become known as "Selection Sunday".
This is the time when the overseeing committee announces what the NCAA tournament bracket is going to look like. Teams will get their seed number and they will find out who they are going to go up against in the first round of the "Big Dance".
Growing up, I didn't pay too much attention to college basketball, so this was never a huge day for me. In more recent years it has become a bit more significant.
Then you have the people who go all out for Selection Sunday. I'm not kidding, I know some people who have parties bigger than they would host for the Superbowl just for Selection Sunday. If you are a fan of college basketball, it is easy to see why it is so important.
Right now we have a pretty good idea of the teams that are going to be in the tournament, but we don't know what they will be seeded or who will be playing where against whom. You could try to fill out a bracket and guess what might happen, but until it's announced on Sunday, you are just trying to rope the wind.
Once that final team name drops, people will be flocking to their computers to print off their brackets and fill them out online.
It's like opening day!
Personally, I will probably be sitting at home with @mrsbozz watching the show and starting to get an idea in my head about what teams I might pick. We will probably have something normal for dinner. No pizza or nachos or any of that. I may or may not crack open a beer to celebrate the occasion.
My in-laws on the other hand will be making nachos for sure. They always do on Selection Sunday. It is a family tradition for them. My other brother in law will likely be hanging out with his friends waiting to see what Michigan gets seeded as (assuming they make it into the tournament).
What about you? Will you be watching Selection Sunday? Do you do anything special for it? I'd love to hear your traditions in the comments!
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All I remember about college basketball was March Madness, that was because we lived near Gainesville so were by default Gators fans!
I paid no attention to Selection Sunday, but I will now!
It is funny, when I mention March Madness it is because of that tourney!
It's a magical time of year! The tournament starts next week and we will be in the throes of March Madness!
hehe and I just went to ESPN and read about it, damn so fluffing easily I get sidetracked 🤣
You and me both!
Damn! Wish there was some sort of culture like that in Australia. Selection Sundays sounds cool!!! Well we've embraced Halloween in more recent times as we become more "Americanised". Sorry maybe I should spell that "Americanized" now?
Maybe soon enough we'll embrace Selection Sunday!
Don't you folks do something special down there for Rugby or Aussie Rules Football? I am sure there is some kind of similar thing. Maybe it's just an excuse for Americans to drink and eat more... Who knows!
nope! We've got nothing like that down here. Our "Grand Final" days are huge. One thing we do different in some of our sports is we have whats called a "Magic Round". Every team across the country will come together and they'll play the entire round of fixtures at one stadium. It's a nice carnival atmosphere. Wonder if something could kick off like that in the NFL or NBA
That is pretty cool. How many teams are there across the country? The NFL has 32 teams and I am guessing most of the other leagues are pretty similar. It would have to be a whole week event. It would be kind of cool though. I understand what you mean about it being a carnival atmosphere.
Ah yes that would be hard in a league that huge you're not wrong. Our "Magic Round" in rugby league takes place with 14 teams so a lot easier to have. A 32-team NFL magic round would be extremely difficult. But perhaps you could split it up and have the two conferences having a "Magic Round" and have a 16-team carnival weekend
Yeah, they kind of do that with the playoffs, but it isn't every team in the league. It's still an interesting concept. I think they could make it work if they wanted to.