For my money, it doesn’t get any better than March Madness. The Super Bowl is obviously a phenomenon, the Masters is an event unlike any other and the Kentucky Derby is the ultimate high-stakes sprint.
But for as great as those events (and all the others in American sports) are, they’re simply not the NCAA tournament.
March Madness is aptly named, as the tournament brings chaos in all forms. It shuts down school and work productivity. It routinely provides a sustained level of drama that you don’t get in most places. And it brings together groups of fans, friends and coworkers as they participate in bracket pools.
Sometimes just for fun, sometimes for some cold, hard cash, bracket pools are one of the most fun elements of the NCAA tournament. But of course you don’t want to just slap your name on “Bracket” and submit it. You might as well let everyone in the office know who you’re rooting for with your bracket name.
Basketball-Themed Bracket Names
47. One And Won
48. You Miss Every Upset You Don’t Take
49. Buzzer Beaters
50. One Shining Moment
51. He Shoots, He Scores
52. The Airballers
53. The Shot Callers
54. Survive And Advance
55. One And Done
56. LOUD NOISES
57. Corner Threes And Upsets Please
These are simple, sure. But they’re also pretty fun without being too niche.
Memes, Internet-Themed Bracket Names
58. Crying Jordans
59. Gimme Two Claps And A Busted Bracket (WOO)
60. Bracket Royale
61. The Ceiling Is The Roof
62. Make Brackets Great Again
63. Five Big Booms Bracket
64. See My Picks? Very Demure, Very Mindful
65. Bill Walton Can Smell Colors
66. The Rizzler Of March
67. March Sadness
68. MUSTARD!
The problem with these is that not everyone will know the reference, which might hurt the joke. But if you’re in any of my bracket pools, I’ll have you covered.
