My Bracket.

Very lame, I realize, to put all four #1 seeds in the Final Four, but I just couldn't figure out where any of them might lose. As with term papers in college, I applied the F.L.O.D. method (first, last, & only draft).

ESPN reduces the Madness to numbers:

• $1.5 billion: Amount of lost workplace productivity due to the tournament, according to the consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas
• $2.5 billion: FBI's estimated amount of illegal wagering in office pools and other bets
• $37.39: Cost for a half-case of HammerMill color copy paper at Staples
• $109.99: Cost at Staples for a two-pack of toner cartridges for a Canon ImageRunner 9070
• 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 1: Odds on picking a perfect bracket according to Pregame.com
• $15,452.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 1 seeds if you live in state
• $28,101: Average annual cost to attend the No. 1 seeds if you live out of state
• $14,469.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 16 seeds if you live in state
• $19,734.75: Average annual cost to attend the No. 16 seeds if you live out of state
• $70,322,772: Average athletic budget at the No. 1 seeds according to Blue Ribbon
• $9,056,728.75: Average athletic budget at the No. 16 seeds according to Blue Ribbon
• $1.36: Salary you wasted your employer by reading this list